Great to get some press today on this important survey - which will predictably and disappointingly get very little airtime. Streeting hasn't mentioned it once today...

But we will.

Too many Poole families face the worst of both worlds.

Low wages and sky-high housing costs.

Local Housing Allowance is meant to bridge the gap. But it’s been frozen while rents keep rising.

We need higher wages and a safety net that works - so no one is left behind.

Britain's shadow workforce is paid as little as 65p an hour. Who cares for the carers? | Frances Ryan Carer’s allowance turns 50 this year, but it’s no reflection of the labour of the millions who cook, clean and nurse behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

Recognising unpaid care as work is one long overdue part of tackling the UK's care crisis.

Doctors in Unite have been involved with End Social Care Disgrace, who have a local election campaign pack here:

endsocialcaredisgrace.org/local-electi...

Absolutely bang on 👇

Email your MP about Palantir's NHS contract On April 16, MPs will debate Palantir's NHS data contract. Ministers are already exploring the break clause. Email your MP and ask them to be there

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Striking resident doctors like me are sick of being scapegoated You cannot run a healthcare system on goodwill alone. You cannot retain a workforce by devaluing it.

"You cannot run a healthcare system on goodwill alone. You cannot retain a workforce by devaluing it. And you cannot fix a crisis by blaming those who are holding it together."

Excellent piece from @jatinderhayre.bsky.social

metro.co.uk/2026/04/07/s...

We could have made a deal to avoid this strike action, but the government moved the goalposts on pay at the last minute and then removed the offer of 1000s of much needed training posts.

Dr Emma Runswick on BBC Breakfast today talking about how we need a deal that is good for doctors and patients.

So maybe just pay them properly instead?

Resident doctors on a picket line outside St Thomas' Hospital.

Resident doctors on a picket line outside St Thomas' Hospital. Their signs say "Doctors Need Jobs Now"

Medicine can't be done on the cheap, cutting corners that risk patient safety.

Invest in the future of the NHS - back your resident doctors.

Resident doctors lose jobs package and will strike next week The medics will strike for six days from 7 April, just after the Easter bank holiday weekend. It will be their 15th walkout since 2023.

Do you ever start writing a post, realise you can't sufficiently put into words the level of hurt, anger and injustice you feel, and then abandon it?

That's how I feel about the government's attitude towards our Residents.

2020 anyone??
I am so done.

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I’m campaigning to stop political donors getting Government contracts.

14 million people went hungry last year, we owe it to them to ensure decisions are made in the public interest.

Cosy relationships with vested interests undermine trust in politics.

Time to break the link.

Dr Katie Bramall GP Contract Update | British Medical Association YouTube video by BMAtv

"Over 55% of GP members have voted and rejected the 2026/27 GP contract, to the tune of 99%. We will now take that message and exert even more pressure on the Government to do the right thing for general practice cross England."

Watch the video from @drkatie.bsky.social here 👇

All power to their collective elbows.

All NHS staff have been treated appallingly for over a decade - including being shamefully abandoned after 2020.

Nothing will change for staff OR patients without them taking a stand.

I will ALWAYS be proud to stand beside them.

@bma.org.uk

Have you voted yet?

Polls close at NOON TODAY in the GP Referendum.

Do you want things to change for the better in your practice, with a better GP contract?

You need to vote!

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The Government's so-called "Earned Settlement" proposals are upside down.

Underpaid social workers contributing to their community will get shafted.

Punishing these workers doesn't support cohesion or assimilation - it does the opposite.

BMA graphic reading: 'Referendum on unacceptable changes to the GP contract in England - Now open. Make sure you vote'

The GP contract referendum is open NOW.

Before you do anything else, please stop and check your inbox for your voting link by searching for bma@cesvotes.com

An email has been sent to all eligible members today and it’s crucial we hear from you.

The deadline to vote is 12pm, Wednesday 25 March.

Today saw the publication of the Covid-19 Inquiry Module 3 report, which speaks personally to the experiences of the people at the centre of the NHS response.

Read our full statement: www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...

I’ve called on the Government to ban the “givers and takers” - donors who bankroll political parties and land Government contracts.

It stinks.

We need to break this link and restore trust in politics.

💥 The BMA GP contract referendum is OPEN and closes noon 25th March.

📊 Current turnout is <50% – we need a high turnout. EVERY VOTE COUNTS.

✅ ALL BMA GP members can vote – partners, sessional GPs, registrars.

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‘Superhuman’ healthcare workers saved NHS from collapse, Covid inquiry finds Chair Heather Hallett says pandemic had devastating impact due to NHS being in ‘parlous state’ at time

NHS staff were applauded, but services are still not sufficiently funded or more generally supported.

Healthcare workers are not 'superhuman' - they are human, and should be treated with humanity.

www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Why is smoking so addictive – and what are the best ways to give up? That first cigarette can lead to a lifetime of dependency, as well as cancer, strokes, heart attacks … Here’s why smokers crave their nicotine hit – and how they can fight back

"Smoking a cigarette brings you back to the level you should have been at if you’d never smoked in the first place"

Ministers said Motability changes wouldn’t impact disabled people.

@transportforall.org.uk has compiled testimony from disabled people that calls this into question.

I’ve written to the Government with 70 organisations raising concerns.

Ministers must listen to disabled people.

I'm standing for BMA UK Council to deliver a new deal for GPs that recognises our irreplaceable contribution to the NHS. We should be:

🙏 Valued

🤝 Trusted

✊ Supported

BMA members will receive a voting pack by post. Vote by April 27th. More here:

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Campaign seeks 50 objects to ‘take the heat’ out of Englishness debate Billy Bragg, Caroline Lucas and Kojo Koram among those encouraging people to share cultural artefacts

So pleased to support #AVeryEnglishChat - at a time of division, by bringing individuals & communities together to share their own reflections on national identity, we can discover far more compelling & inclusive stories of who we are & who we can be 👇

British businesses need a better deal with Europe Sign our petition to Prime Minister Keir Starmer and demand a better deal for British businesses trading with Europe

Show your support by signing our petition here:

The public believe in fair play: hard work and playing by the rules should matter.

Migrant care workers do vital work, often in tough conditions for low pay.

It’s un-British to rip up the rules & pull the rug from under them.

Divisive for communities. Bad for public services.

Dr Katie Bramall on why the new GP contract is unsafe and how GPs can fight back

Podcasts!

This week:
GP Online’s Talking General Practice: open.spotify.com/episode/6jwi...

Today:
eGPlearning with Andy & Gandhi www.youtube.com/live/-UMwjgk...

Next week:
BMJ with Kamran Abbasi

Week after:
Medics Money with AISMA’s Andy Pow and Dr Tommy Perkins

In the same week as Reform criticised me for *checks notes* promoting physical activity through dance.

Factionalism gave us Mandelson. We must do better – Neil Duncan-Jordan MP "Our country needs to get back its moral compass; to rediscover what public service means and to speak up for those who have no voice."

The Labour Party was founded to represent working people.

Mandelson and other servants of the elite should never be able to use it for their own ends.

To expose Reform as a party of the super-rich, we must show we are something different