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@medicalmodelwithabriochebun GMC Wes Streeting NHS Employers We saw her three times, I begged her to refer my son but she insisted he didn't fit the criteria for referral. We had no idea she wasn't a doctor, a receptionist told us later, she wasn't supervised at all and I don't feel she was qualified to make these decisions.










@medicalmodelwithabriochebun UMAPs.org.uk The College of Medical Associate Professionals I’ve heard rumours that local PAs who have faced unemployment since graduation are taking legal action against the university. Unsubstantiated. Yet the same university is still advertising for recruitment Jan 2026. Full support to the PAs if reports of legal action are true.

Department of Health and Social Care Recognising our hard work with a pay award that’s only 0.9% above inflation, that will see us paid less than our assistants, and take over 20 years to get back to 2008 levels? Pull the other one. If you’re a resident doctor in England, vote YES for strike action. Remember, the

Department of Health and Social Care When are you going to start fixing the unemployment doctors crisis now or in August? Doctors will be signing up for universal credit. You have qualified doctors, GPs wanting to work in the NHS but in August they won’t have jobs. Explain that logic to the public. Wes Streeting


Robert Jenrick Out of interest, what would you suggest should be the consequences for a minister who unlawfully approves a planning application to help a party donor avoid £40m in tax?