Dr Luke Craddock

Whilst I would like to comment on the hopeful state of medicine within the UK this year, I cannot. Whilst the atmosphere is not hopeful, I am, and I am glad to be a part of teams trying to make it better for future generations. So here we go. Issues to highlight. 1/n.

Tomorrow is my last shift as an F2 doctor, and with it, the end of foundation training. It feels quite bittersweet, and has made me pause and reflect on everything the last two years have taught me.

About 21% less than they should have been.

Doctors become apathetic and radicalised against the NHS before they even start working. Is it any surprise we no longer want to die on its alter? Given the contempt and disdain it treats us? They were right, weren’t they? #BMA1948

We work in this. We do our best. We struggle in a broken system. Our health secretary tells us we have disdain for our patients. How about you invest into fixing our national health service rather than vilifying doctors @wesstreeting.

Hi @wesstreeting. You keep suggesting you want to meet the BMA to discuss non-monetary, non-pay linked policies as a means to end the RD strikes. My question is, why aren’t you doing this anyway?

Suggesting that doctors have a complete disdain for patients is a bold statement. The public see right through this Labour government. Elected on a mandate of change, only to bring more of the same.

Wes Streeting has failed to put forward a credible offer to doctors. He refused to negotiate on pay. He proposed vague non pay elements with no timelines, no guarantees, and no accountability. Despite leaked media briefings, student loan forgiveness was never on the table. He…

🚨 NEW: The BMA will go ahead with its resident doctor strikes beginning 7am on Friday, saying there is “no credible offer” on the table

It seems that either @UHSFT don’t know the law or are trying to trick doctors out of their right to strike. Any resident doctor in England with BMA membership or no union membership can strike. You do not need to “register” with the BMA. Strike hard.

3000 physiotherapists will qualify this year. There are 20 hospital jobs advertised at the moment.

"We do not accept the recommendations of the Leng Review" says PA Group. And that is why AU are fighting for the GMC to enforce a defined scope of practice. Please help us achieve our target crowdjustice.com/case/stop-misl…

All tiered rotas must end. They assert false equivalences and unsafe interchangeability posing risk to patients. They blur the professional boundaries of all professional groups being clumped together. They also undermine each professional groups’ collective bargaining power.

Post tax income I receive to be equally split 3 way: @BMAResidents doctors strike fund Legal fund for @AnaesUnited vs GMC Personal compensation for my labour and time

This is blatantly unsafe. Our strikes have senior doctors covering emergency care. They cannot also cover elective lists. Impossible to be in two places at once. @NHSEngland will put patients at risk with this approach. All trusts must cancel elective activity to avoid harm.

Same again for Physios mate, 3k Physios graduating this summer into a recruitment freeze..

So let me get this straight. No jobs for graduating nurses, no jobs for graduating midwives, no jobs for newly qualified doctors. Either find the money for jobs, or shut the courses. Stop selling young professionals lies of a career in the NHS. theguardian.com/society/2025/j…

This is devastating news. I sadly suspect this will become more commonplace too. Fix this @wesstreeting. From this year. This cycle.

Competitive entry, difficult and long course, student loan debt, randomly allocated across the four nations, used as cannon fodder for two years, paid less (relatively) than what they used to be, specialty training unreachable, unemployment looming. Any surprises?

A resident doctor’s father was seriously unwell. The doctor hadn’t slept. Exhausted, emotionally drained, grieving in real time. They asked to be taken off their night shift. The NHS rota coordinator told them to come in anyway. This is what doctors are up against. Not just…

Will Streeting be able to put forward an offer strong enough by Monday to avert the strikes?