u/NHStothemoon

I will be upfront and say that I voted against the deal that was offered to us. I was highly - and I believe rightly - sceptical of Jack Fletcher as chair given his links to the labour party. Overall, I was disappointed by the last iteration of the RDC, feeling it was a step backwards and a diversion from the goal of FPR. The diluted messaging and kneecapping of our momentum felt deliberate. And, to be honest, the council's priorities felt quite self-serving, as a group of mostly LEDs/early-stage trainees pushing for exam fees being covered and improvements in LED contracts, etc., rather than improving pay and conditions for all and addressing bottlenecking at all levels. Not to mention the censure and all the dodginess which ensued in its wake.

With all that being said, we are facing many issues as a profession and as the new council, this is your opportunity to advocate for us and try to turn things around. Ultimately, I believe we all hate the schoolyard politics and want to see our situation improve. We need to do away with the division and take urgent action on the following:

• Doctor substitution (arguably our biggest fight yet) - ACPs, "consultant" AHPs, reporting radiographers; noctors as responsible clinicians for psych patients
• Bottlenecking at consultant level
• Working conditions (yes, including pay - FPR has still not been achieved in England)
• Bringing back the BMA rate card
• Excessive growth of medical schools without capacity for training

Nurses don't even do bloods in lots of places but we're letting them perform ocular procedures?

Let's say you complete your postgraduate training here in the UK, then after a year or two of working as a consultant you move abroad. Perhaps you go to Australia or Canada, or maybe Ireland or Germany. I understand this is quite hypothetical and it is difficult to predict what the landscape will be in years to come but how feasible or easy would it be to return to the UK after a period of time away? Has anyone seen this happen?

I've also heard of arrangements where people keep their registration in the UK by flying back and doing enough shifts, I guess in a block, or staying on a hospital bank? Does anyone have any familiarity with this situation?

Thanks for yet another disappointment

Let's get some strikes booked in for the week after the current ones at least?