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Send us Fan Mail Audio version of a youtube video explaining the reasons behind the consultant ballot of 2026, why we need to be standing together as resident Drs, SAS and consultants. Along with what the aims of the campaign are, essentially returning being a consultant in the NHS to the best job in the world.

Send us Fan Mail Episode with Mike Henley deputy chair of BMA Consultants Committee and Andrew Jordan discussing the background to the indicative ballot, next steps, why it matters to consultants and how you can get involved.

Send us Fan Mail Are job planning objectives binding? Private work and additional NHS capacity? Can Trusts just cancel activities eg clinics without your agreement and PA’s > 10? Can your employer unilaterally reduce your PA’s to 9 from 10? What can you do about a non standard contract? What can you do in the work place to defend against cuts in extra contractual sessions? How do you cope with...

Send us Fan Mail Here are some round ups from the questions we had in the job planning webinar series, more will be follow! Topics covered; My job plan is unchanged but suddenly I’m told it should be less (e-job planning software)? Are roles such as governance lead etc SPA and should they be absorbed into so called core SPA? Is SPA time pro-rata for less than full time consultants? What do you do...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is an audio rip from a youtube video here  https://youtu.be/YMgPNretvcI It's 40 minutes long. Get back to us with comments and we'll do a further chat episode regarding the questions!

Send us Fan Mail Sorry it's long! A lot of stuff has happened!!! Update on the juniors action What about paying back sessions? Are pensions fixed? What about pay and pay review body (pay starts at 25:54)? What's next with government/negotiations etc? As ever, find us on Twitter and ask us questions, suggest topics for discussion. @trentconsultant @vish_sharm @DLGDen @rammoorthyENT

Send us Fan Mail Opening and closing dates.  Just how vital turnout is What if 'I can't take action' Should I just vote yes anyway? This podcast is about the practicalities. For the background to why a ballot is needed at all listen to episode 6 which is a 13 minute talk on the consultative ballot. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/10-minute-talk-on-the-consultative-ballot/id166...

Send us Fan Mail This is the audio version of a youtube video here https://youtu.be/9hu-g1tclVs placed here for ease. Obviously it will be referring to graphics but it still makes perfect sense and is commute friendly.  It gives a potted and succinct reason for the ballot and exactly why you should vote yes & what you need to do as a follow up action on that vote. For the negs team talking abo...

Send us Fan Mail Fix pay, fix pensions, fix the DDRB. Why, what, when and how. 30 minutes. Why we must all encourage colleagues to vote and why we want consultants to vote yes.  Mike Henley, Vish Sharma, Den Langhor, Matt Waddup.

Send us Fan Mail We cover how medical pay is set? Is it a negotiation with Government?  How should it be set?  Is it working?  Is it worth keeping the mechanism? What are the alternatives? Mike Henley, deputy chair consultants committee, Den Langhor and Ram Moorthy from the negotiations team.

Send us Fan Mail We worked really hard and kept it less than 30 minutes! Juniors ballot How to send it back and when Can you still join? Strike fund Meeting with Steve Barclay How the discussion went Is a strike dangerous Concerns with the DDRB Are the Government arguments against pay restoration valid? What are consultants committee doing about pensions, pay & DDRB? Will consultants ballot fo...

Send us Fan Mail Ok, it's long but there was a lot to discuss. Options 1. Be brave 2. Listen 1.5 speed 3. Press pause halfway through! It's good though and full of important info and insights. Why are juniors considering taking action? Why do we need to take action on pay, how does pay compare? Why not just talk to government? Is now the right time? Is the juniors fight consultants fight...

Send us Fan Mail Topics covered in this episode pay background pay for working at the weekends is it contractual to work in premium time? what’s happened to consultants pay? why is pay important for the profession and uk medicine? medical student debt Is it right for us to ask for more money? What about other staff members and the service? Are consultants really well paid? Is health spending just...