Anirudh Kumar

He/Him | Geriatric Medicine Reg | @GeriSoc Midlands Regional Co-Chair | @SocialMobilityF | Motorsport and Tech Geek |

[Dr Ross Nieuwoudt @RossNieuwoudt]

I'm running for BMA UK Council on the @DoctorsVoteUK slate, and humbly ask for your vote.

As the previous co-chair of BMA RDC, I have fought every major force in medicine... and won.
Here's some of what we achieved, and why the fight isn't over 🧵 1/7

[𝙠 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇪🇸 🇳🇴 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @lecvsn]

this looks like a clip from the office 😭😭😭

[Dr Richard Webb @DrRJWebb]

I’m becoming increasingly irate with how this is being framed as reducing disruption to parents. Chicken pox has nasty complications for children, including death, stroke, PICU admission. Let’s start with that. With child health, the child is first, always.

[David Desai @CaptainDavidoff]

@DrLukeCraddock I'm ST7 and graduated in 2016. In 7 years of speciality training I've done several things that would have scored me highly at core training level. If I was to apply solely to IMT next year with my CV today I would have 21/35 points. How is this viable for post FY applicants??

[Trackhouse Racing @TeamTrackhouse]

It's more than just a car number.

[Becky Lavelle @DrBeckyl]

Any resident doctor reading this:

Get involved in your Resident Doctor Forum (RDF). The only way to fix a broken system is to take a look inside and make changes.

Today we covered ER reform, understaffing, annual leave, rotating on nights, and more. Get on it.

@BMAResidents

[Louella Vaughan @DrLKVaughan]

It's why fragments of songs are maddening.

It's also why doctors carrying around vast hinterlands of redundant knowledge learnt from books IS actually quite important.

'Working knowledge' of Medicine is NOT sufficient for pt safety. The internet can't substitute for just
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[Louella Vaughan @DrLKVaughan]

Every recent on-call has seen a pt with a rare presentation/diagnosis being admitted under my care.

Like fine-print or NEVER heard of that rare. So rare can't mention the diseases cos that would identify the pts.

A few reflections on knowledge, cognition and the doctoring.🧵
1/

[Becky Lavelle @DrBeckyl]

F1 inductions are this week.

Welcome to the profession, fellow Resident Doctors. You've worked extremely hard to get here, earn your place, and start your career.

I know I speak for all of RDC when I say we've got your back 🦀 Let's go!

@BMAResidents
@DoctorsVoteUK

[Phil Smith @PhilSmithIsBack]

I remain aghast the nonsense with @RCPhysicians over rescinding @parthaskar's fellowship is not over. What are RCP council doing? I understand from a colleague it was discussed & it was not unanimous (at all) that this was the right thing. So, in which case, you drop it then! 1/3

[Shaun Lintern @ShaunLintern]

It also confirmed hospitals have used them as substitutes for drs...no surprise there. Hospitals have been doing same with nursing associates for years, as with many other lesser trained roles.

This is taskification of care, now Govt policy in NHS 10 year plan #patientsafety

[Dr Sandeep Bansal @iDrSunny]

4/ 🧓 Fix social care—or the hospital system dies
•13,000+ beds blocked by patients fit for discharge
•1 in 7 care-worker vacancies, average pay just £10.85/hr; 43% of providers at risk of collapse

🟥 The Plan ignores social care.
🟥 But without post-hospital care, A&E and beds are permanently log‑jammed.

[Professor Azeem Majeed @Azeem_Majeed]

I am very surprised that non-GPs are being appointed as programme directors and educational supervisors on NHS GP Training Programmes. Although other professional groups can be involved in GP training, leadership roles should always be held by GPs. https://t.co/Egt2R4isyV

[Dr Haseena Wazir @DrHWazir]

Dr Ajay Verma’s letter is a vital response to the senior medics urging doctors not to strike.

He sets the record straight: today’s resident doctors face a very different NHS than the one those medics trained in.
➡️ £100k student debt
➡️ 22% real terms pay cut since 2008
➡️ Government imposed training bottlenecks
➡️ Growing doctor unemployment
➡️ Unaffordable housing

Those senior doctors trained in a system that worked for them.
We’re working in one that’s failing us.
If they can’t help fix it, the least they can do is keep quiet and let us try.

[Andrew Jordan @Andrew_Jordan_]

Things @wesstreeting has done in recent days rather than agree an inflation-linked multi-year pay deal👇🏻

• Record a ‘personal message’
• Write a letter to every Resident Dr in England
• Interviews with the media

All instead of negotiating with @BMAResidents to avoid action

[Dr Tal Ellenbogen @Tal_Ellenbogen]

This year was a test of the “independent” and “reformed” DDRB.

It FAILED.

A leopard doesn’t change its spots. This government clearly hasn’t learned from the last.

@wesstreeting can still avoid strikes by negotiating urgently.

I will be voting YES in the ballot. Will you?

[British Geriatrics Society @GeriSoc]

Our Trainees Meeting is underway! @JKDhesi delivers the opening address ahead of a great 2-day programme. #BGSConf

[British Geriatrics Society @GeriSoc]

Lessons from a 2 year improvement programme to get 4AT assessments for all those over 65 and to prevent & manage delirium. @sean9n #bgsconf

[Dr Ross Nieuwoudt @RossNieuwoudt]

⏳14 days until the ballot opens ⏳

70,000 resident doctors
17 years of real-terms pay cuts
A government refusing to listen
In 14 days the next phase of our fight for full pay restoration begins

Make sure you're ready
✅ Check your emails
✅ Update your address

#DoctorsStrike #PayRestoration

[Vivek Trivedi @_VivekTrivedi]

This @UKLabour doesn’t care about public sector

Doctors are paid £17ph. Pay is down 22% from 2008

It should be being restored but instead govt wont’t fund

@BMAResidents plan to ballot

Doctors, update details:
https://t.co/byGlZT9P8R

Spread the word✊🏾

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