SAS & LE doctors, please take the time to respond to this new survey from the GMC about your roles, motivations, workplace experiences & access to training and development
Take par to directly shape the support, recognition & working conditions for this vital part of the workforce
👉️ buff.ly/2P92cZf
Great to speak at the London SAS Conference with Specialty, Associate Specialist and Specialist doctors from across London.
SAS doctors are the backbone of the NHS, delivering expert care every day, often without the recognition they deserve.
Thank you for all you do.
It must take active steps to close those gaps, to give the NHS and the patients it serves, additional staff and facilities that are so clearly needed.
Our full response: buff.ly/VU732x8 (5/5)
The action & preparation must start immediately. If not, any plans will be meaningless & leave UK nations no better prepared than they were in 2020. As a first step, governments must quantify current staffing & other existing deficits that both anaesthesia & intensive care are currently facing (4/5)
It is our view that for future plans to be fit for purpose, governments must look at staffing, beds, & equipment – and how levels can be improved – right now. Given the lead in time to train intensivists & anaesthetists, these plans cannot be created and left in a drawer for the next pandemic (3/5)
The report acknowledges several vital truths about the state of hospitals that we made forcefully to the Chair, Baroness Hallett, during our role as core participants in the Inquiry. (2/5)
“We coped, but only just.” This is the key message of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry which released its report into the impact of the pandemic on healthcare systems earlier today. As anaesthetists and intensivists, our members know this first-hand. (thread)(1/5)
We are dismayed by findings in this year’s NHS Staff Survey that show discrimination, racism, unwanted sexual behaviour & violence continue to affect patients and staff.
We reiterate our call that more needs to be done to make the NHS a safer and more just environment 👉️ buff.ly/U0UfwY3
We need more SAS in medical management. Helena is an absolutely amazing manager AND a jobbing SAS anaesthetist @uclh.bsky.social. Inspiring to hear her story at the inaugural London SAS conference.
@rcoanews.bsky.social @assocsas.bsky.social @nhsenglandldn.bsky.social
It's day 3 of #SASWeek25, with a focus on SAS development
💰 Members can apply for our SAS Educational Grant - up to £2,000 buff.ly/Kego0kr
☃️ Get an exclusive SAS member rate for Winter Scientific Meeting 2026 buff.ly/ohVlbf9
🚀 Apply for our Leadership Development Programme buff.ly/lF6rBLN
Great tips for leadership development here! #SASWeek25
I love my portfolio career - don't let anyone ever tell you that the only way to be happy in medicine is to jump on the treadmill to consultant jobs!
It's day two of #SASWeek25
📽️ Find out why SAS anaesthetists choose this path
#SASWeek25
🎥 Watch a day in the life of a SAS anaesthetist
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It’s the start of #SASWeek25 🎉
Each day we’ll be sharing dedicated content to celebrate the work of SAS anaesthetists. So, if you're curious about the benefits of a SAS career, looking for advice on stepping into leadership roles, or ready to explore our SAS Handbook - we've got you covered.
The 10-year health plan for England is full of ambition & we welcome the acknowledgement that the NHS needs to make big, bold changes in order to be sustainable.
We eagerly await concrete details of how this vision becomes a plan and of how anaesthetists can play their part 👉 buff.ly/FjMmvvb
Smart and sustainable 👏
🥳New scrub cap day!!! Don’t I look smart with my new Association of Anaesthetists cap?! @assocsas.bsky.social @assocanaes.bsky.social
I’ve spoken with people across Bury St Edmunds & Stowmarket about living with long-term conditions.
Last week, I took their cause to Parliament.
We must tackle disease, and the causes of disease.
www.suffolknews.co.uk/bury-st-edmu...
Today, we've written to David Lammy MP, calling on the Government to take immediate action to prevent famine in Gaza.
As Israel continues their blockade of humanitarian aid, 1 in 5 people face imminent starvation and hospitals are running out of medicines fast.
www.bma.org.uk/what-we-do/w...
Great to see this piece of work!
This, in addition to the #SASbyChoice handbook from @assocsas.bsky.social, are excellent documents for SAS doctors from our specialties & beyond
Please share widely with your colleagues
#SASsix #NHS #MedSky @rcempresident.bsky.social @rcem.ac.uk
The College’s EMSAS Doctor’s forum has just launched a practical and comprehensive guide to support the Emergency Medicine SAS workforce.
The ‘EMSAS Handbook’ provides essential information and useful links to help them navigate their chosen career field.
Read it here - tinyurl.com/4wr3ueec
Our response to NHS England's Medical Training Review highlights the current lack of training places, the inflexibility of training and the need for SAS doctors to be included in this work.
Read it here 🔗 buff.ly/YCYd4hu
An incredibly positive & forward-thinking event to be part of.
Proud that @bhrut-nhs.bsky.social was one of the first trusts to pledge to implement #SASsix and the increasing numbers of national organisations getting on board - @ics-updates.bsky.social being the latest
Let’s keep up the momentum!
And a huge thank you to @peterprinsleymp.bsky.social and @assocsas.bsky.social for hosting us at the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk !
Your support of #SASbyChoice doctors is so deeply appreciated
(Yes…that’s my face…)
#SASsix #NHS #MedTwiter
www.sascollective.com/sassix Exiting trip to London today with @sascollective.com to talk about SAS careers and SASsix. More info to follow
Thanks to the @assocanaes.bsky.social for inviting @sascollective.com, and little old me, to come to this event.
It was great to refresh some relationships and meet some new people.
Alternative career pathways are the workforce solution we are all looking for, and the #SASsix is a roadmap.
“There is no such thing as a non-training doctor”.
Dr Emma Wain wonderfully summed up who SAS doctors are and why they’re so important at our SAS Doctors Reception.
@ecewain.bsky.social