
Danielle Richards
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Danielle Richards
@Danielle3429342
BA Hons English. NCTJ. Newly qualified Speech and Language Therapist. Mom to 3 amazing children. #ActuallyAutistic. All views my own.






"three week training programme" + "150 hours supervised clinical practice" = manage patients independently + deliver "autonomous care" Surely this is stretching the bounds of being called "advanced practice"? What do you even learn in such little time? @ImperialNHS









While patients wait years for surgery and weeks to see their GP, doctors in England are facing unemployment. This year, 40,000 doctors applied for just 10,000 NHS training jobs. Without these jobs, doctors cannot progress to become Consultants or GPs. This is not an accident. The Government has capped training posts, forcing qualified doctors into unemployment or out of the NHS altogether. At the same time, Wes Streeting is recommending a real terms pay cut for doctors in the coming months. The combination of a worsening jobs crisis and continued pay erosion is why resident doctors in England are being re-balloted. Resident doctors in England: Post your ballot back on jobs and pay now. The last safe date to post is 26th January. No ballot yet? Request a replacement by 19th January: bit.ly/BMAReballotReq…










