Andy Thornley

Consultant Electrophysiologist. Former chair BMA Junior Doctors Committee and BMA Consultants Conference. Used to do some medical management stuff

[Andy Thornley @AndyThornley]

@SueSci4shaw @ShaunLintern @wesstreeting @BMAResidents That’s easy - start of austerity. The govt started borrowing money from NHS pay in the form of sub inflation pay rises. Borrowed a big wad in 2008 again in 2009 and smaller wads most years since. When I want to know what someone owes me I’ll start when they borrowed most.

[Andy Thornley @AndyThornley]

Hey @elonmusk any thoughts on the number of @teslapowerwall 2s failing since mid August?

My 4 year old powerwall appears to have totally failed. Along with a lot of other peoples.

https://t.co/Nw1qZlFUx1

[Andy Thornley @AndyThornley]

Last chance for @TheBMA consultants and SAS members to vote in indicative ballots consultants link here:

https://t.co/tE2k03dz0J

[The BMA @TheBMA]

Calling all SAS doctors and Consultants in England – there's still time to vote in our indicative ballots.

Our Chair of Council @thomasdolphin shares why it’s important to make your voice heard.

✅ https://t.co/RmAByXNzHF
✅ https://t.co/W99OMwJxWC

[Shanu Datta @ShanuDatta4]

Please vote now in the indicative ballot for BMA NHS Consultants in England

https://t.co/nOldtAqzIA

[Andy Thornley @AndyThornley]

Any @TheBMA Consultants out there? Have you voted in the Consultants indicative ballot? Vote yes. Vote now. Only 11 days left to vote.

https://t.co/tE2k03dz0J

[Andy Thornley @AndyThornley]

Hey @virginmedia given we’ve
Had your service for 12 years now can this be true?

[Andy Thornley @AndyThornley]

Members of @theBMA enter in to formal dispute with @uhbtrust on extra contractual rates:

https://t.co/HHXvKHYh6K

[Andrew Jordan @Andrew_Jordan_]

Wow!

This survey of thousands of @TheBMA members working at @uhbtrust went out at about 4:30pm yesterday

By this morning over 40% of you had already responded and almost all of you are prepared to take action - including no longer picking up extra-contractual locum shifts

[Andrew Jordan @Andrew_Jordan_]

🚨 FAO all @TheBMA members working at @uhbtrust 🚨

You will have received a ‘Survey - Pay rates for extra-contractual work’ email this evening

It contains an update, chronology of events since Monday last week and a survey that will take ~1 minute to complete - please do so

[Andy Thornley @AndyThornley]

https://t.co/JDRYJNDaaV

[Andy Thornley @AndyThornley]

@HRS_O2Journal @True_EP @JoanManuel26 @Candrew2000 @CarlosMatosMD @DrKoplan @JorgeERomeroMD @BUMedicine @BrighamWomens @UTHealthSA How was procedural time defined? Haemostasis or sheath removal?

FOE is very quick and I would think less fiddly than perclose.

Given this is case series is this just people getting better at the procedure over time?

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

Trump Bibles are made in Hangzhou, China. They shipped 120,000 of them this year to US. Cost to wholesaler is $3 each. Trump is selling them for $60. Are his new China tariffs going to be slapped on these since they cost American jobs, or will these get one of his famous waivers.

[Den Langhor @DLGDen]

Attention please consultants in England. Last week you will have received an email with a link to our job planning survey. Please fill this out so we can assess what’s happening and how to support consultants better with job planning going forwards. Thanks!

[Andrew Jordan @Andrew_Jordan_]

Update 🚨

Pleased that @RBNHSFT have now decided to halt the implementation of these extra-contractual rates

Any employers that seek to collaborate on setting extra-contractual rates without meaningful consultation with @TheBMA LNC should note that we will respond accordingly

[Tom Watson @tom_watson]

Wow. Twitter is collapsing.

[Mike Henley 🤨 @trentconsultant]

If you’re an NHS consultant based in England please search your email for the BMA job planning survey, it’s one of the biggest issues for most of us, we need to measure your experience! Only open for a couple of weeks, please do this weekend if possible,-) takes 10-15 min. Pls RT

[Andy Thornley @AndyThornley]

@doctorcaldwell @somersetwyvern @jotalbotbowen I’m not sure that those of us who were happy being called juniors in the past should dictate what current resident doctors are called. Self determination is part of being a professional.

[Andy Thornley @AndyThornley]

@doctorwibble @clare_eliza This massively (we have an on site M&S and my lunchtime spend is much larger than it was before, although the M&S meal deal saves me a whopping 10p a day)