The average Resident Dr remains £10,000/year worse off than their predecessors, it was more in 2022

In theory that’s £10/year that ‘we’ are all better off as a result

But in reality it went on PPE & dodgy deals for MP’s mates

Better spent on the people who actually save lives

Ambivalent care: when patients feel unheard and unsupported bjgplife.com/ambivalent-c... via @bjgp.org fyi @euanlawson.social @nadakhan.bsky.social @timsenior.bsky.social @drtomround.bsky.social @sammerriel.bsky.social

Well, a ton of them voted for him...

Soon to be appearing in midterm political ads for Democratic candidates nationwide. Thanks, Darnold. 🙏

Dr James Le Fanu was happy with £7500 in his day!

His day as a Junior Doctor 1974 - the following year Junior Doctors were in industrial action with Government

£7500 would be £72k now if kept with CPI inflation - no wonder he was happy

Maybe he should get back on his sofa

Holiday advice: It's pleasant to get a train to Europe. You just have to turn travelling into a core part of the holiday - lunch in Paris, dinner in Bordeaux, trip to Spain, week on beach etc. It's limiting, but very enjoyable & decent alternative to a flight you won't be able to afford by summer.

Who am I when I put the stethoscope on? – BJGP Life

Who am I when I put the stethoscope on? A great student reflection on @bjgp.bsky.social #BJGPLIFE bjgplife.com/who-am-i-whe... fyi @oxprimarycare.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

Who's gonna tell him?

Is it happening again?

Caring for carers – BJGP Life

Was working on another article and this @bjgp.bsky.social article popped up by Helen Walker of NHS Assembly and @claregerada.bsky.social - we should be thinking more about carers bjgplife.com/caring-for-c...

Yonder: ethnic inequalities in breast cancer, denigration of general practice, knee braces, healthcare on release from prison – BJGP Life

Yonder: ethnic inequalities in breast cancer, denigration of general practice, knee braces, healthcare on release from prison bjgplife.com/yonderapr26/ via @bjgp.bsky.social fyi @bjgpopen.bsky.social

Good enough should be good enough – BJGP Life

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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

Why is smoking so addictive – and what are the best ways to give up?

Fine. Thanks. – BJGP Life

Fine. Thanks. bjgplife.com/fine-thanks/ via @bjgp.bsky.social @bjgpopen.bsky.social fyi @sammerriel.bsky.social @nadakhan.bsky.social @euanlawson.social @rcgp-innovait.bsky.social @rcgpscotland.bsky.social

A few days ago we announced 200,000 members.

The Green Party has 215,000! 🚀

Join us making hope normal again:

Join.greenparty.org.uk

So far the war in Iran has cost an estimated $5.5 billion.

That's roughly $1 billion per day.

$41,666,667 per hour.

$11,574 per second.

People do not want this.

They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.

The prisoner’s dilemma, the patient’s, and the doctor’s – BJGP Life

The prisoner’s dilemma, the patient’s, and the doctor’s bjgplife.com/the-prisoner... fyi @timsenior.bsky.social @drtomround.bsky.social @sammerriel.bsky.social @euanlawson.social @nadakhan.bsky.social @bjgpopen.bsky.social from @bjgp.bsky.social

Happy World Book Day from Oxford's cavern of treasure

Happy World Book Day from Oxford's cavern of treasure

Welcome to this first update from 2026, where Emilie Couchman and Chris Salisbury interview some of the key opinion leaders in health and medicine. @euanlawson.social
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A syllabus for whole-person medicine – BJGP Life

A syllabus for whole-person medicine represented well here bjgplife.com/syllabus/ fyi @euanlawson.social @drtomround.bsky.social @timsenior.bsky.social @hyms.ac.uk @nadakhan.bsky.social @sammerriel.bsky.social

Hes so good at this. I wondered why he held off responding, but keeping your powder dry until it really counts is just good politics

How many more GPs has the government recruited? – Full Fact The government claims it has put 3,000 GPs into general practice, but that figure is a headcount of the GPs recruited through a specific scheme. The overall net increase in full-time equivalent GPs…

Is the government right to claim it has recruited 3,000 more GPs?

That figure is based on a headcount of GPs recruited through a specific scheme. But the overall net increase in full-time GPs is less.

We’ve crunched the numbers 🔍

Aziz Sheikh | The Team Based Approach - Medics Voices “I want to create teams and environments where people are judged on their abilities…

Great interview, love the philosophy
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"We accept what is offered. We compete with each other to be the most accommodating. This is not sovereignty. It is the performance of sovereignty while accepting subordination."

One in four children in England start school without being toilet trained, say teachers Survey finds rising numbers of reception pupils struggling with basic life skills such as eating independently About one in four children who started reception in 2025 were not toilet trained, a survey of teachers has found, prompting warnings that growing numbers of pupils are struggling with basic life skills. In an annual survey of primary school staff in England by the early years charity Kindred Squared, teachers estimated that 26% of the children in their reception class were having frequent toilet mishaps, rising to more than one in three (36%) in the north-east. Continue reading...

One in four children in England start school without being toilet trained, say teachers

America’s ideological imperialism The UK must decide how to respond – it has three obvious options

"Can we depend now on America in the event of nuclear conflict? Can we be sure the US will continue to supply us with the weapons technology and software for the UK’s Trident missiles? Will the deployment of our military in future need approval from the US?"