Organising and campaigning with Doctors and Medical Students across the East Midlands for the BMA. Leicester City fan 🦊 All views are my own
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James Pell - BMA East Midlands retweeted
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📖 Info on campaign:
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James Pell - BMA East Midlands retweeted
BMA staff have spoken loud and clear: enough is enough.
With a 96% vote for strike action on an 80% turnout, GMB members are standing up for fair pay after years of erosion.
James Pell - BMA East Midlands retweeted
Today is #UniversityMentalHealthDay
We know it’s a particularly challenging time for medical students. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, you are not alone.
Our wellbeing services are free for all medical students, as well as their partners and dependants
👉 bma.org.uk/yourwellbeing
James Pell - BMA East Midlands retweeted
📍 Last week GMB members working at the BMA protested outside BMA House demanding fair pay for staff.
After years of real-terms pay cuts, members are now balloting on strike action.
📮 Post your ballot now
🗳️ Ballot closes at 12pm on Monday 16 March
#FairPayAtTheBMA #GMBLondon #MembersFirst
James Pell - BMA East Midlands retweeted
Vote now to have your say on the 2026/27 GP contract which is being imposed on GP practices in England. GPs are being asked to do more and more, list sizes and GP-to-patient ratios are expanding while continuity of care is shrinking.
James Pell - BMA East Midlands retweeted
Nice to feel valued… what a way to treat staff.
Resident doctors are particularly exposed to mis-payment, as they rotate often, and it frequently seems to be a huge surprise to employers when they arrive. Paying them correctly is complex and often done incorrectly.
Bailiffs used to pursue NHS staff over pay errors bbc.in/3MEAL7E
James Pell - BMA East Midlands retweeted
#FixOurFunding in the media this week.
Use the Write to Your MP tool today! 🔗🖋️ activism.bma.org.uk/page/186…
Great support for our #FixOurFunding campaign at Nottingham Medical School!
bma.org.uk/our-campaigns/med…
@BMAstudents @TheBMA #MedTwitter
James Pell - BMA East Midlands retweeted
It’s a YES.
An overwhelming 93.4% of resident doctors in England have voted for further strike action, giving a clear mandate to continue pressuring the Government on jobs and pay in 2026.
The overall turnout was 52.54%.
Stay tuned for updates on our next steps.
ALT An orange graphic shows figures holding placards reading 'Yes'. It shares that 93.4% of resident doctors in England have voted yes.
James Pell - BMA East Midlands retweeted
We remain concerned about the inappropriate substitution of doctors with non-medically qualified staff.
We’re exploring how advanced practice roles are being used by NHS employers. To help with this, we’re asking UK doctors and medical students to complete our advanced practice survey.
Make sure your voice is heard 👇surveymonkey.com/r/MVXCB99
James Pell - BMA East Midlands retweeted
Fantastic effort by @ChrisSmith2211 & team!
Avg 9.9% pay uplift for 🏴 resident doctors.
The 🏴 govt negotiated & avoided strikes with 9.9%.
The 🏴 govt negotiated & didn’t get any strikes with an *extra* 4%.
We’ve maintained all along we want to negotiate to avoid strikes in 🏴. The govt CAN make that happen.
‼️ANNOUNCEMENT – Resident doctors in 🏴
📣 Strikes next week are suspended after new pay offer from Scottish Gov following negotiations
You will have your chance to vote on it in the coming weeks
Read the full details 👇
bmascotland.home.blog/2026/0…
James Pell - BMA East Midlands retweeted
🚨 Strike action confirmed 🚨
Resident doctors in England will walk out 7am, 14–19 Nov.
We don’t take this step lightly but pay restoration and jobs can’t wait.
🔗 bma.org.uk/our-campaigns/res… #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
ALT CONFIRMED Resident Doctors' Strike 7am on 14 November to 6.59AM ON 19 November
James Pell - BMA East Midlands retweeted
NHS England will be hosting a webinar this afternoon on the 2026 round of Medical Speciality Recruitment, covering how to apply, timelines and key changes to the process.
📅 22 October, 4.30pm - 5.30pm
🔗 medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-t…
James Pell - BMA East Midlands retweeted
1000s of doctors are unemployed while A&E wait times rise, GP appointments remain scarce and the waiting list stays at record highs.
This was completely avoidable and preventable.
The govt must make immediate interventions: prioritisation and more jobs.
inews.co.uk/news/resident-do…
James Pell - BMA East Midlands retweeted
FY1s in England! Not received your ballot yet?
Fill out our ballot request form here to receive a new one: brnw.ch/21wVHaw
All ballots must be posted by 29 September, before the ballot closes on 6 October. #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
ALT Bright orange poster with a taped notice reading "MISSING" at the top. Below is an image of an envelope with the message: "Resident doctor pay in England is still down by 21%." It urges viewers to "VOTE YES for job security and full pay restoration" and includes the BMA logo and hashtag #BMABallotReady. The bottom of the poster asks, "Not received your ballot?" with another BMA logo.
James Pell - BMA East Midlands retweeted
“If you don't say yes now, it could mean you don't get your career later.”
Dr Kelly Gurnett sends a message to FY1s in England about why it’s so important to make your voice heard. bma.org.uk/our-campaigns/res… #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
James Pell - BMA East Midlands retweeted
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.
✅ bma.org.uk/saspay
✅ bma.org.uk/consultantspay
James Pell - BMA East Midlands retweeted
Our national study found that for every one hour with patients, UK resident doctors spend four hours on admin.
In @bmj_latest today, we break down why this isn’t just an inconvenience, it’s a safety risk.
1) Fragmented EHRs → endless copy-paste + re-entering data
2) Trainees turned into scribes
3) Less training, less confidence, less preparedness
We suggest:
• Reassign admin to allied staff
• Joined-up IT that fits clinical workflows
• Minimum patient-facing time requirement in training
• Clinicians co-designing digital tools
If you work in healthcare: what’s one admin task you’d automate or reassign tomorrow?
👇 Your answers might shape the fix-list.
Thank you to my co-authors @KaranChhatwal_ @HamaadAKhan and Professor Stuart D. Rosen, and BMJ editors @Juliet_hd and @jolie__neill.
You can find the link to the full BMJ piece in the comments.
With thanks to @imperialcollege and @bmj_latest
So pleased we can finally launch our pay checking app for our members!
Too many residents are paid incorrectly.
If you’re a resident doctor in England on the 2016 contract, our new pay checker is here to help.
Learn more: bma.org.uk/pay-and-contracts…