BMA SAS Doctors
@BMA_SAS
We represent specialist, associate specialist and specialty (SAS) doctors across the UK - @TheBMA
Our indicative ballot for SAS doctors in England is NOW OPEN. Watch this message from your SAS committee chair on why you should vote YES for fair pay and proper recognition. brnw.ch/21wUisE
SAS doctors must be afforded greater access to career progression opportunities and leadership roles for the sake of the NHS’s future, doctors at #BMAARM25 have agreed. Read our coverage: bma.org.uk/news-and-opini… @BMA_SAS
‘If you truly want leadership that is reflective of our workforce and delivers for our patients, then we must unlock the full potential of SAS doctors.’ Find out why we're calling for greater representation of SAS doctors in leadership roles. bma.org.uk/news-and-opini… #BMAARM25
We support our resident doctor colleagues in their fight for #PayRestoration SAS doctors: show your solidarity with resident doctors Read our guidance on working during the strikes bma.org.uk/our-campaigns/…
At today's RDC meeting, we’ve voted to go ahead with strike action. Last week when we met @wesstreeting we were open to finding solutions to restore pay and improve working conditions. Today, we still do not have a credible offer on the table @Melissa_S_Ryan @RossNieuwoudt
Happening today at 12.30pm – an important webinar for SAS doctors in England x.com/BMA_SAS/status…
Got a question about the upcoming indicative ballot of SAS doctors in England? Join our SAS committee for one of two webinars happening next week. Register now: 🔗Weds 23 July, 12.30pm brnw.ch/21wU8ft 🔗Thurs 24 July, 7pm brnw.ch/21wU8fs
Consultants and SAS doctors in England - look out for your indicative ballot email from @TheBMA today! Wes Streeting called pay restoration "a journey, not an event" - so why have we stopped? Are you prepared to stand up to demand your value is recognised by the government?
SAS doctors in England, it’s time to be seen. Vote YES for fair pay and proper recognition bma.org.uk/SASpay #SASdoctors
I have voted YES to put my trade union in a position to negotiate fairer pay and career progression for all SAS doctors. #SASdoctors #SASPay #Specialists
Our indicative ballot for SAS doctors in England is NOW OPEN. Watch this message from your SAS committee chair on why you should vote YES for fair pay and proper recognition. brnw.ch/21wUisE
Got a question about the upcoming indicative ballot of SAS doctors in England? Join our SAS committee for one of two webinars happening next week. Register now: 🔗Weds 23 July, 12.30pm brnw.ch/21wU8ft 🔗Thurs 24 July, 7pm brnw.ch/21wU8fs
The NHS would unravel without SAS doctors, yet our pay is being eroded. So if you’re a SAS doctor in England, it’s time to get #BMABallotReady and update your details. The indicative ballot opens on 21 July. Learn more: brnw.ch/21wU2Mk
Welcome news from our resident doctor colleagues, who we fully support in the fight for pay restoration. Soon SAS doctors in England will have a chance to have our say on our own eroded pay, with an indicative ballot opening 21 July. Vote YES when the ballot opens.
The results are in: we have a clear mandate to strike. More than 90% of you who voted in our ballot, voted YES. You’ve made it clear: enough is enough. Our fight for full #PayRestoration for resident doctors in England continues.
It’s the third and final day of #BMAARM25 here in Liverpool! It’s been an action packed event so far. Follow along live with today’s proceedings brnw.ch/21wTFmK
On 21 July, new indicative ballots will open for consultants and SAS doctors in England Together we can act to tackle pay erosion and value doctors properly @BMA_SAS @BMA_Consultants Not a member? Sign up today & your 1st 3 months membership is free: join.bma.org.uk/intro?discount…
‘At that level of pay increase it would take 38 years for our pay to recover’. Deputy chair Mike Henley (@trentconsultant) speaks to @LBC this morning, explaining the rationale for consultants and SAS doctors to launch an indicative ballot over their recent pay offers.
SAS doctor members in England will vote in an indicative ballot from 21 July. Learn more ⬇️
On 21 July, new indicative ballots will open for consultants and SAS doctors in England. Together we can act to tackle pay erosion and value doctors properly. Learn more: 🔗Consultants: bma.org.uk/ConsultantsPay 🔗SAS doctors: bma.org.uk/SASpay
This uplift is hugely disappointing and underlines how SAS doctors are still far from being properly recognised or valued. With both the DDRB and the Government failing us we are now entering into dispute.
A 4% pay uplift, less than current inflation, is an insult to doctors in England. This Government has shown it simply doesn’t value doctors. “The DDRB has failed doctors. If this is the best they can do, government needs to think again.” says @DrPhilBanfield This ‘award’…
#SASWeek25 new date: 6-10 October We've taken the decision to move the date so that as many people as possible can prepare and join in. We thank you for your flexibility and understanding. You can download the updated comms resources on our web page. bit.ly/44i7m9L
A big thank you to everyone who joined us at #SASConf today – and followed along online. It was great to welcome so many of you to BMA House! Find out more about our SAS committee’s work 👉 bma.org.uk/what-we-do/com…
Words matter, Dr Jeanette Dickson from @AoMRC speaking on benefits SAS bring to workforce and how barriers can be removed by using inclusive language #sasbychoice #abilitynotgrade #sassix @BMA_NI @BMA_SAS #sasconf
@JeanetteRCR of @AoMRC tells us there have always been medical careers that do not end in cons/GP. These SAS careers have been devalued over time but that needs to change.
Welcome to everyone attending #SASConf this year. At today’s conference, we'll be debating key issues and forming policy to guide our work over the coming year. Couldn’t make it to BMA House today? Watch along with our livestream here 👉bma.org.uk/events/bma-spe…