Dr Cheska Ball (@drcheskaball) 's Twitter Profile
Dr Cheska Ball

@drcheskaball

Dr Cheska Ball, GPST3 and BMA GP Reg Committee co-Chair - these views are my own

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This is one of the many actions GPRC are taking to help ease the unemployment crisis for GPs. Please sign up - free for BMA members.

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Sad to hear Wes isn’t valuing resident doctors. We’re still 22% down in pay — this isn’t a demand for a rise, it’s for pay restoration. Know your worth. Get ballot ready. Vote YES to strike for full pay restoration. #PayRestoration

Sad to hear Wes isn’t valuing resident doctors.

We’re still 22% down in pay — this isn’t a demand for a rise, it’s for pay restoration.

Know your worth. Get ballot ready.
Vote YES to strike for full pay restoration.

#PayRestoration
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We have a market failure in primary care. Underemployment and unemployment of GPs. Subsidies for substitute roles. GPs handing contracts back when demand is increasing. Demonstrable benefits and efficiencies of a strong primary care sector that offers continuity. There are

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“It is incomprehensible, at a time of immense pressure on the health service, and patients waiting too long for appointments, that GPs are struggling to find work.” Mark Steggles We've shared heartbreaking stories from GPs. Read the full statement: bma.org.uk/bma-media-cent…

“It is incomprehensible, at a time of immense pressure on the health service, and patients waiting too long for appointments, that GPs are struggling to find work.” <a href="/msteggy/">Mark Steggles</a>  

We've shared heartbreaking stories from GPs. Read the full statement: bma.org.uk/bma-media-cent…
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GPs retraining as bus drivers, applying for employment benefits, moving abroad, working for free to keep their professional registration Patients need GPs and GPs need jobs Wes Streeting an entire generation of GPs are leaving because there are no jobs for them to stay...

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Come August we are likely to have thousands of newly qualified GPs, unemployed A bizarre paradox to find ourselves in - we need more GPs to care for our patients, yet there's a GP unemployment crisis because of a lack of funds Wes Streeting #MakeitMakeSense #endGPunemployment

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How has it come to this... Patients are waiting over 4 weeks to see their GP whilst there are MANY GPs unemployed that could reduce these waits Instead of treating patients in the community, our colleagues are considering employment benefits Wes Streeting #EndGPUnemployment

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Up to 1,000 newly-qualified GPs face unemployment this summer, The BMA warns Streeting #endGPunemployment gponline.com/1000-newly-qua…

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@msteggy tax payer money is being spent on training GPs for jobs in Australia Come Aug, many won't find a GP job & those that do will be offered terrifyingly low pay/working conditions So why stay? Wes Streeting Meanwhile, patients STILL can't see their GPs. #makeitmakesense

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I had a brilliant evening last week hosting the very first Resident Doctor Awards Ceremony 2025 at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Here are the fabulous Winners 🎖️🎉 (some winners were otherwise engaged with on-call bleeps so could not feature in the photo!)

I had a brilliant evening last week hosting the very first Resident Doctor Awards Ceremony 2025 at <a href="/DCHFT/">Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust</a> 

Here are the fabulous Winners 🎖️🎉 
(some winners were otherwise engaged with on-call bleeps so could not feature in the photo!)