Saurabh Jain

"I'll do the 72 hour weeks. I will do the grind. But I can't because there's no job for me to do that." @BMAResidents Chair, Jack Fletcher @fletchjack explains to The BMJ why doctors are striking this December bmj.com/content/391/bm…

Really excellent interview by @fletchjack of @TheBMA laying out the issues underline these strikes, clearly and calmly. I will be doing the first on call today and fully support these residents standing up for their rights.

Labour MP @OliverRyanUK said on Monday that resident doctors got a 29% pay rise “last year”. But the 29% figure for doctors in England actually represents the combined effect of several pay rises over three years, including the current one. fullfact.org/health/residen…

This lovely ecard (available for sharing) is by Anne Bowes, illustrator of the Cedric stories (I'm the author). Social and health issues, including #strabismus, feature in my storytelling so that children can see themselves represented and having adventures! Happy Christmas😃

Half of trainee British doctors finishing this summer had no job lined up. Yet the NHS is poaching foreign doctors. One in six of Nigeria's are now in the UK. The real scandal isn't pay: it's a broken training pipeline. My column:- times-comment.com/nhs

AI “fixing” strabismus? Yes, and that’s the problem. 🧠 Olarewaju Uka’s visible eye misalignment disappeared in a ChatGPT-generated portrait. The incident reveals how generative AI may erase visible differences — a concern especially in medical imaging 🔗 ow.ly/uQki50XaXEN

When Generative AI Denies Difference theophthalmologist.com/issues/2025/ar… Delighted to say that @OphthoMag has published our article re AI and strabismus, written by me, Olarewaju Uka and @ProfSJain . With thanks to Alun Evans @AEOphtho for helping us to share this important discovery.

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Our national study found that for every one hour with patients, UK resident doctors spend four hours on admin. In @bmj_latest today, we break down why this isn’t just an inconvenience, it’s a safety risk.  1) Fragmented EHRs → endless copy-paste + re-entering data 2) Trainees turned into scribes 3) Less training, less confidence, less preparedness We suggest: • Reassign admin to allied staff • Joined-up IT that fits clinical workflows • Minimum patient-facing time requirement in training • Clinicians co-designing digital tools If you work in healthcare: what’s one admin task you’d automate or reassign tomorrow? 👇 Your answers might shape the fix-list. Thank you to my co-authors @KaranChhatwal_ @HamaadAKhan and Professor Stuart D. Rosen, and BMJ editors @Juliet_hd and @jolie__neill. You can find the link to the full BMJ piece in the comments. With thanks to @imperialcollege and @bmj_latest

Very pleased to announce the publication of “Surgical Management of Strabismus”. Thanks to all the excellent chapter authors who have contributed to this state of the art collection. link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

Another nice view of UK and Ireland today from Fengyun 3D (true colour made with SatDump.)

"We fight once more for a regulator that can clearly define who can, and who cannot, practice medicine. Today I’m announcing for the first time in over 150 years, we are launching a new BMA register solely for doctors." @DrPhilBanfield addresses #BMAARM25 calling for doctors to act now and sign the BMA register 👇 activism.bma.org.uk/page/172664/pe…

Most doctors now have no confidence in the GMC. So today we announce the BMA's NEW register for all doctors. Sign up today to show your support for change. activism.bma.org.uk/page/172664/pe… #BMAARM25

When you realize that you can no longer see well from far away or up close.. 😅

Social media needs more high quality strabismus-related content created by trained healthcare professionals states new research by Eeshan Ghanekara, Rachel Duff, Lakshmi Kowdley Hemanth, Saurabh Jain. strabismus-support.co.uk/2025/06/12/soc… @ProfSJain @Riva1Silvia

I'm delighted to share a fascinating int. with Dr Gemma, Arblaster, Orthoptist and Lecturer, discussing The Role of the Orthoptist in Strabismus Care for Adults and Children strabismus-support.co.uk/the-role-of-th… Please take a look. @ProfSJain @Riva1Silvia @g_arblaster

Everything you always wanted to know about strabismus… Come and find out @RCOphth #EyeConUK Hall 11, 9:10 am today

It’s a great pleasure to be in Liverpool after such a long time for the @RCOphth annual congress.

Staggering profiteering from the 5 main private companies providing cataract removals to the NHS. £169 million in 2023-24 alone. A profit margin of 32%. This is taxpayers' money being squandered on vast private payouts. Efficiency, @wesstreeting?