Richard Donovan

Orthopaedic SpR based in Severn

[platinumpizza™ @Xeon4f145d96s1]

How’s it going @itvnews?

[Dr Done @Dr_Done_]

This person destroys any logic for Physician Assistants in 40 seconds

[Mike Henley 🤨 @trentconsultant]

The first two aims of the doctors pay review body when founded are they helping avoiding strikes and avoiding government suppression of pay? 1/2

[The BMA @TheBMA]

While it's sometimes claimed that PAs and AAs are trained according to a 'medical model', in a new statement the @BMA_Academics argue this terminology is outdated and misleading.

Full statement: https://t.co/VxGw9hpxRv

[The BMA @TheBMA]

We have published a report compiling the shocking testimonies of doctors who have witnessed unsafe practice by PAs and AAs. Patients are being let down by the repeated failures of NHS leaders to keep them safe.

Read the full report here: https://t.co/GzHfJJi0au

[The BMA @TheBMA]

This Government has acknowledged there is a safety issue with the employment of PAs, now the NHS must tell us how they intend to keep patients safe during this review.
“You do not fly a plane under safety review; you ground it.” @DrPhilBanfield

https://t.co/VOedfjJHEH

[Liam Thorp @LiamThorpECHO]

I spoke to doctors working across Merseyside about their growing concerns at how the NHS is using physician associates 👇

https://t.co/i2yy00OoJu

[Mamas A. Mamas @mmamas1973]

Our letter published in the @thetimes today led by @martinmckee and 30 other signatories including @TYoungstein @djnicholl @DrAsifQasim @parthaskar @trishgreenhalgh @parthaskar @doctor_oxford @drmattuk @nolanjimradial @ShrillaB @DrOKaneAgain @kidneydoc101 etc

We must pause this experiment. Patients are being placed at risk with several deaths now that could have been avoided .

[ClinOncDoc @ClinOncDoc]

This is an excellent way to put pressure on @gmcuk to release the data on the PUBLIC consultation of PAs.

It takes 20 seconds to fill in and sends an email to the gmc automatically.

If the unfettered expansion of PAs in the NHS concerns you, please send the GMC this email.

[Resident Doctors @BMAResidents]

@ExplosiveEnema2 @TheBMA @_MarieTolan @sumitriptan Hi there, if you're a BMA member you can request one of our new 'resident doctor' lanyards here: https://t.co/t0Zcuk8z6Z

[Dr Matt Kneale (🦋drmk.link) @drmattuk]

Reject it — it's derisory. Downright insulting.

[The BMA @TheBMA]

Today we launch legal action against
@gmcuk over its decision to apply good medical practice equally to PAs & AAs, & the use of “medical professionals” to describe these professions
PAs/AAs are not doctors – blurring the lines can have tragic consequences https://t.co/OtsO5y7yfm

[The BMA @TheBMA]

"If others won't lead, we will."

Today @DrPhilBanfield announced we are launching legal action against the GMC, over MAPs and the use of the term ‘medical professionals’.

Here's why ⬇️📣 #ARM2024

[Anaesthetists United @AnaesUnited]

Update on our legal case - We have raised just over £60,000. Our solicitor and barrister are hard at work. We have arranged a conference with them during the first week of July and we will be able to report after that on our next steps.

https://t.co/o3UWvciSUf

[Secret Physician @SecretPhysician]

Quite.

(Not my work)

[Dr Rachel Clarke @doctor_oxford]

BREAKING/

This is a scandalous moment in UK medicine.

Over 80 Fellows of @RCPhysicians have just declared their lack of confidence in the College.

Why?

Because they believe its stance on physician associates (PAs) is recklessly failing patients.

Pls read - this matters. 🧵

[The Labour Party @UKLabour]

NHS waiting lists are higher now than they were when Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister.

[platinumpizza™ @Xeon4f145d96s1]

🚨PLEASE READ🚨: Earlier today, a video recording of a @gmcuk seminar ("Frontline perspectives on integrating PAs and AAs into multidisciplinary teams") was shared onto Reddit. With @AnaesUnited cooking something big, a more strategic time to share the video was planned. (1/15)

[Greg Birks @GregBirks]

government national service advert just dropped

#nationalservice #tories

[Nick Hopkinson @COPDdoc]

Thoughts on the physician associate question ahead of tomorrow’s @RCPhysicians council meeting, to approve concrete measures that deliver the policy positions determined by overwhelming vote after the College EGM in March. https://t.co/N50PHsAq7b 🧵/n