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1- #ARM2020 voted overwhelmingly

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">BMA should disengage itself from DDRB.This thread is about the reasons why I proposed this motion at #ARM2020

@KailashChandOBE @CNagpaul @helenamckeown @drhfidler @trentconsultant @DrOKaneAgain @ShafiAhmed5

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/937471?src=soc_tw_share">https://www.medscape.com/viewartic... via @medscape

Doctors Vote to Leave 'Independent' Pay Negotiations

Doctors voted to withdraw from the body that has negotiated their pay for decades, and to survey doctors on whether they would support industrial action to improve pay.

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/937471?src=soc_tw_share

2-DDRB has overseen real-terms pay erosion of all doctors over the last decade
-Consultants over 30%
-Other hospital based drs 22%
-Contractor GPs 26.8%
-Salaried GPs 24.5%

@aakochhar @H3MADRI @ParagSinghal09 @mathew_satheesh @inzyrashid @darshnasoni @bmj_latest @TheDA_UK

3- Recent pay award for NHS doctors is just not acceptable
-Giving consultants pay rise equating to just £20 per week in take-home pay for some is indeed unacceptable
-GPs and junior doctors not getting any pay rise is just scandalous!

@DrSarahHal @MunchkinDr @TheBAMEGP

4-Some colleagues still think that DDRB is an independent arbitrator & hence it is helpful to keep engaging

24% of NHS doctors in a recent survey I did

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Let me explain why this is not the case.......

@blmdh1 @doctorshaib @PeaPeaspot

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5-Royal Commission on Doctors&Dentists Remuneration laid down principles for formation of DDRB in1960

Lets refresh our memory what were those principles:

-two professions, need some assurance that their living standards will not be depressed by arbitrary Government action
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6- Principles contd--

- Doctors and dentists pay should not be used as a regulator of the national economy, it must not be held back for fear that others might follow

- Members should be independent persons not committed to the Government’s point of view

@ShareenIdu
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7- Principles contd--

-Members of the review body should be appointed by the Government after consultation with representatives of the medical and dental profession and should have the confidence of the profession

@DrShahidLatif @drtariq_ie @DrAkhtar @BeingMo @SonaliKinra

8-Do we think the current DDRB set up and process reflects the principles under which it was set up?

Of course not!

the reasons being...

@ashwin_endo @DrUmeshPrabhu @shekhawatgp @TheRajivSethi @DrIainKennedy @petermbenglish @BrennanSurgeon @surashsurash @YorksHumberBMA

9- the reason being....

-Doctors salaries have not kept pace with the general economy or comparator professionals

-The Current DDRRB appointments have not been consulted with BMA

@rajeev20111 @KalindiKrishna @m_alikaramat @BMA_Consultants @BAPIOUK @BIDAUK @DrZeshanQureshi

10. the reason being..

-Up front ‘remit’ letters were never part of original recommendations of Royal Commission.These should be submitted by Govt as evidence rather than instructions
@appne_official @MelaninMedics @BIDAUK @AmerGilani @DrwaqarianAhmed @AyazAsghar7 @ghanchif

11. the reason being..

-Review body members now are largely ex NHS HR managers,CEOs-having backgrounds which would be helpful as experts in submissions from Govt perspective rather than being independent assessors & they do not have the confidence of the Profession

@raj_psyc

12.
Finally @TheBMA is a representative org& it should do what majority wants. Results of recent survey

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I hope the above thread makes it clear why BMA should disengage with DDRB

@Dr_Kasaraneni @DrNighatArif @drphilhammond @jsbamrah @RCOphthPres @ERunswickBMA @DrAseemMalhotra

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