Acockandballstory

Singer, fun bringer, catheter slinger. Injury-prone urology ST4 in the South West. Will steal just about anyone’s biro.

[Acockandballstory @acockndballstry]

@amateuradam @amateuradam - wrote and performed this GMC exposé killer queen parody a little while ago - please watch + RT

[Acockandballstory @acockndballstry]

@BMA_JuniorDocs and @TheBMA Consultant body are about to stage joint industrial action. @SteveBarclay, history will prove you wrong. Your odds are beyond scary. Let’s hear the argument from both sides, through the medium of @HamiltonMusical, naturally. @Doctors_Vote

[Saul Staniforth @SaulStaniforth]

Interviewer: "Retention is the key word here, isn't it? Surely if you pay staff... what they deserve, then that will help with retention. That's not part of the plan, is it?"

The National Medical Director of NHS England: "No, its not part of the plan"

[Wall Street Mav @WallStreetMav]

A giant penis has been mowed into the lawn at King Charles coronation party location 🤨

[John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch]

NEW: we need to talk about NHS staff retention.

At a time when Britain’s healthcare system is acutely short of workers, *1 in 7* UK-trained doctors are practising overseas. No other developed country is like this, which immediately tells you there’s a problem.

Let’s dig deeper:

[Acockandballstory @acockndballstry]

@amateuradam @amateuradam preach 🙌🏻

[NHS Million @NHSMillion]

Please follow and RT if your on the side of NHS staff, not Steve Barclay.

Together we can make our voices heard and make a difference.

[Acockandballstory @acockndballstry]

Despite 2 rounds of strikes by junior doctors @SteveBarclay still refuses to discuss pay restoration with @BMA_JuniorDocs. Let’s hear both sides of the disagreement through the medium of @HamiltonMusical. @Lin_Manuel @Doctors_Vote #barclayrefuted

[Acockandballstory @acockndballstry]

https://t.co/zSJZ1OZ89T A 12 foot ladder to climb over the Telegraph/Times ivory tower paywalls

[Ollie Burton @ollieburtonmed]

We're in this for the long haul. Get the locums in and buckle down. The Tory government sees doctors and teachers (et al.) as enemies to be defeated, not a bruised, tired and neglected workforce to be supported for the betterment of the nation.

[Acockandballstory @acockndballstry]

Leaked intel on @Telegraph health correspondent Lizzie Roberts’ plan to demonise @TheBMA’s Rob Laurenson while he attended a friend’s wedding during the #JuniorDoctorsStike

[Resident Doctors @BMAResidents]

We're still out on the picket lines today, fighting for #PayRestoration - Join us across the country as day three begins.
#JuniorDoctorsStrike #CallUsBarclay

[Acockandballstory @acockndballstry]

Thanks to @Doctors_Vote for inviting me along to Trafalgar Square to perform ‘Call us, Barclay’ yesterday. @SteveBarclay, @TheBMA are ready to talk numbers when you are, pal. “You took your time with your call, you came back with bugger all…” #PayRestoration

[Dr Steve Taylor @DrSteveTaylor]

JUNIOR DOCTOR - PAY EXPLAINED

2008 - 24 Tins of beans an hour

2023 - 10 Tins of beans an hour

#PayRestoration

[Acockandballstory @acockndballstry]

Following the backlash from the Dr Ip case The GMC commissioned me to write them a new jingle that encompasses their core values and reaffirms their code of ethics to their underlings - sorry, members. (Parody, naturally..) #whoregulatestheregulators

[Acockandballstory @acockndballstry]

@BMA_JuniorDocs My name is Steve, you best believe, I don’t like meetings, I like late night tweeting, I get on my bike, when they go on strike, ‘cause let’s be fair, I just don’t care!

[Christina Uwins @ChristinaUwins]

From the https://t.co/SRx94MhB8E website... -Government acknowledges junior doctors salaries have dropped and that 35% pay award is what it would take to restore them.

#JuniorDoctorsStrike
@TheBMA @Doctors_Vote @BMA_JuniorDocs @RoshanaMN

[Acockandballstory @acockndballstry]

£14.13p - @JamesBlunt parody. Day 2 of the @BMA_JuniorDocs strike outside the @uhbwNHS. A junior doctor leaves medical school with up to £90k in student loan debt and a starting salary of £14.13p an hour. That ain’t right @SteveBarclay. #fullpayrestoration

[Acockandballstory @acockndballstry]

And remember… we’re not the only ones that have had to resort to industrial action to demand fair pay. 7/7

[Acockandballstory @acockndballstry]

We’re not the only ones - Sam Smith parody. Today, @TheBMA lead junior doctors in a 72h strike. This has been a winter of discontent with IA across all @GOVUK public sectors. We’re not worth less than we were a decade ago; time for full pay restoration🧵1/7

[Acockandballstory @acockndballstry]

Accusations and obfuscations from the government will fly; we will be branded ‘lazy’ and ‘greedy’ in the media. Try to look past this sad and predictable rhetoric and listen to the accounts from those on the front lines. 6/7