Ben Hurdus

My first paper has been published today! A @TheBHF funded longitudinal observational study looking at the benefits of #CardiacRehabilitation on #HRQoL see below for the link! ❤️ #ESCYoung

Yesterday we lost not only a colleague but a friend Over his career Rob touched the lives of thousands; not just his patients who love him, but of colleagues and generations of young doctors. Our thoughts are with Rob’s wife, children, family and friends

@gmcuk What a poor decision, how much is too much before doctors just stopping paying GMC fees on mass?

Today, an independent tribunal of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service has suspended Dr Sarah Benn’s registration for a period of five months. Dr Benn was referred to a tribunal because in 2022, she breached several court orders, which amounted to contempt of court, and as a result, she received a custodial sentence. This referral was not about Dr Benn’s right to protest about climate change. Our website has more information about this case and our media statement: gmc-uk.org/news/news-arch… Like all citizens, doctors have the right to express their personal opinions on any issue, including climate change. There is nothing in our guidance to prevent doctors from doing so, or from exercising their right to lobby government and campaign on issues, including taking part in protests. The threat of climate change is very real and we understand why this case has created strong interest from doctors and the public. However, our fitness to practise investigations consider cases which are referred to us and where doctors have broken the law, not their motivations for doing so. It’s not the role of regulators to determine UK law - that is a matter for parliament. Patients and the public rightly have a high degree of trust in doctors and that trust can be eroded if doctors repeatedly do not comply with the law.

@foi_requests @DrJCraneBatman @theveindoc Precisely Had his cake, eaten it. Now wants to eat everyone else’s cake.

@DrJCraneBatman @theveindoc @benhurdus He will as we are paying for it. Along with his triple locked state pension. Don't imagine he would accept a 25% reduction in it lying down though.

Doctors’ strike duo set their sights on the royal colleges. A real danger for our profession. thetimes.co.uk/article/df76aa…

@theveindoc So you think it’s acceptable that there’s been a 35% reduction in pay, you think this is the level pay should have always been? I mean I guess you rode the good times and had plenty of private practice so sod everyone else? P.s. if you’re still not sure, you are the baddie…

@benhurdus That’s semantics. It’s a rise compared to what they are earning now

@theveindoc It’s not a pay rise, not sure how you’re still not getting it 🤦🏻‍♂️

@theveindoc Have you ever considered you might be wrong or that you might actually be the “extremist” that you keep mentioning?

@theveindoc Maybe we wouldn’t be in this situation needing that just to restore pay if a generation of doctors before us stood up for the profession a bit more?

@benhurdus You think questioning doctors going on strike for a 35% rise in pay is extreme? Crikey

October No strikes Electives not cancelled Over 4 wards' worth of patients awaiting admission Almost all risk falling on ED clinicians This is the state of our health service. But it is not inevitable, nor irreversible. Staffing and funding just takes political will.

@nandwics 🤦🏻‍♂️

Please see our statement in relation to our recent Physician Associate post on social media in the images below. (1/2)

@DEAWlts @nandwics @ankitkant @DrLindaDykes @nandwics anything to say in response to this?

@nandwics @ankitkant @DrLindaDykes Interesting that she is Linda and he is Dr Kant… 🤔

@dr_merritt Another trust on the list of places not to work

@wonderwall1973 @TheBMA So I started medical school in 2012 so if you consider I started working and preparing for medical school around 2010. So that’s when I “knew the Al job and also knew the pay”. I’ll gladly go back to 2010 pay. Thanks for sorting all this out, you’ve really proved the point

You have totally misunderstood and this post is wrong. Please delete and/or correct your mistake. Tom (a consultant) covered for junior doctors who were on strike at the time. [1/2]

@penguinmand @wonderwall1973 @TheBMA Madness isn’t it

@wonderwall1973 @TheBMA I can only apologise on behalf of the government they haven’t been able to sort out the mess they’ve caused over the past 15 years

Well, this will be the last time the BBC tries to interview a highly competent professional.

@Master75272373 @Xeon4f145d96s1 @LTHTrust And yet the only department I’ve ever worked in where the consultant and coordinator of a small army of doctors works tirelessly to give you leave when you want it and to be as flexible as possible. All in exchange for one photo which will take you a few seconds of your time.

@LTHTrust This is for medicine rota at St James hospital. Annual leave and access to booking it are both statutory and contractual rights, they’re not dependent on a picture.

@sean9n I did a JCF and got a lot out of it, but wouldn’t it be more wonderful if those opportunities could be provided more robustly in ‘training’ posts?

Maybe we need more junior clinical fellow posts where junior doctors stick to one ward for a year and get some time in a week to pursue clinics/research/education? I’d love to have one on my ward.

@GrahamWhite64 @DocAnonX @BMA_JuniorDocs Alright, we’ll you can mention this to all the healthcare staff left in a few more years

@benhurdus @DocAnonX @BMA_JuniorDocs You seem to think that you lot are the only ones feeling the pinch, breaking news your not but unlike you we are not making people suffer.

The Government has left us with no option but to return to the picket lines. We'll see you there from 14 June fal.cn/3yJUj

@GrahamWhite64 @DocAnonX @BMA_JuniorDocs Hahahaahah People didn’t sign up to wage cuts Back in your box

@DocAnonX @benhurdus @BMA_JuniorDocs They have a contract to provide a service, they knew what they were getting into but like all greedy people they want more and more. All I want is for one person to do a proper job instead of half a job.