We are holding the first ever medical student rally to protest unacceptably low funding. Join us next Wednesday to raise your voice (and to grab a free, very limited-edition BMA pink bucket hat). #FixOurFunding #StopTheDrop
Sign up now: forms.office.com/pages/respon... @rob--tucker.bsky.social
New publication:📝
Halting medical doctor degree apprenticeships is a sensible decision
Here in the BMJ, I've discussed why this decision was for the best, what the unintended consequences of doctor apprenticeships were, and how best to truly widen participation in medical education!
This week @the-bma.bsky.social have once again wrote to the government (DHSC & DoE):
- To understand why +2% in 12yrs is all we have so far #FixOurFunding
- To compare Student Finance England, to the fairer process in Wales with no unliveable drop in funding #StopTheDrop
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Lush news:
For the last yr, I've been part of a small team in The BMA raising concerns about these programmes to NHS England, the pilot med schools & more.
Key issue is equity: we estimate the disparity in funding per student to be >£150k. There are better ways to widen access!
Great to join The Medical Schools Council at The House of Lords this week to launch the 10 year review of 'Selecting for Excellence'!
Significant progress has been made to widen access to medicine, but financial barriers still exist for students & med schools to do more.
@the-bma.bsky.social
The Foundation Doctor allocation process is the entry to the NHS for 10,000 doctors each year but it does not ensure the welfare and retention of incoming doctors!
Launched today: Including prioritising UK medical school graduates in allocation.
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www.bma.org.uk/UKFPOchanges
The Government must put valuing doctors at the heart of its 10 Year Health Plan.
We're calling for commitments to pay restoration, removing pensions disincentives and protecting the role of the doctor.
Read our submission to the Change NHS consultation: www.bma.org.uk/media/nhib2t...
This year, the BMA UK Medical Students' Committee have begun engaging with Student Finance & NHS Bursary to improve the unliveable amounts med/dental students are able to borrow as student loans, or given as bursaries.
There is a clear inequity between what med students get & what other students do.
Please Repost! Every UK Med Student needs to see this:
Med Student Funding is broken & today we have launched our #FixOurFunding campaign lobbying to fix this!
To make this campaign more successful, we need as many med students to share their insight in our survey here: www.bma.org.uk/fixourfunding
Medical students - We need you to help fuel the fight to #FixOurFunding. Complete our survey by telling us how the financial strain of being a medical student in 2024 impacts you.
YOUR voices must be front and centre in any negotiations with Government. surveymonkey.com/r/BMA_Medica...
