Hello everyone, They're at it again – the BMA and the government. Last week, the resident doctors' committee announced a fresh round of strikes, set to follow the Easter bank holiday. In an exclusive piece for The Independent, Wes Streeting issued a stark ultimatum: call off the strikes or lose 1,000 new training places. He argues a 4.9 per cent pay rise and expanded roles are a fair deal – and warns further walkouts will derail NHS progress. But one frontline doctor paints a bleaker picture. Dr Holly Tarn says she takes home just £1,700 a month after deductions, with pay down around 20 per cent in real terms since 2008, all while working in an overstretched system where "corridor care" and chronic understaffing are now routine. For her, striking isn't a choice – it's a last resort. Read her full column here. Mr Streeting has also pledged to tackle medical misogyny in a new women's health plan – and our recent reporting highlights why this is so urgent. One powerful story follows a woman whose teenage lupus diagnosis derailed her life, showing how poorly understood conditions that disproportionately affect women can leave patients feeling dismissed and isolated. Another reveals how girls continue to be overlooked and diagnosed later when it comes to conditions like autism. Meanwhile, despite the health secretary downplaying concerns over the impact of the war in Iran, NHS chief executive Sir Jim Mackey warned he is "really worried" about medicine supplies, with the UK importing 75 per cent of its drugs. |
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Health Check readers, you'll remember our ongoing coverage of scandals facing the UK's nursing regulator, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). In summer 2024, I was alerted to the case of Amelia Morton-Scotte, a nurse who died while under investigation by the NMC. After a long delay, the inquest into her death is finally scheduled to take place this year. Ms Morton-Scotte died in October 2023. I attended a pre-inquest hearing, which confirmed that the NMC will face scrutiny over her death. At the hearing, it emerged that she was under a fitness-to-practice investigation at the time she died. Coroner Covell stated that the inquest will examine both the "actions and omissions" of the NMC during the investigation, as well as the potential impact of delays on Ms Morton-Scotte's mental health. Should the coroner find that the NMC's handling contributed to her death, the implications for the regulator could be significant. |
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| Exclusive: A coroner will investigate whether there were any 'failings' by the nursing regulator over Amelia Morten-Scott's death |
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In other news, last week I reported that I had approached the government and the Department for Health and Social Care to ask why no ministers had commented on the abuse allegations at St Andrew's Healthcare. Their response, issued without a named minister, said: "The issues at St Andrew's are absolutely shocking and must be incredibly distressing for patients and their families. The safety of individual patients is paramount, which is why NHS England and the CQC have taken decisive action to keep patients safe. Given a live police investigation is ongoing, ministers are restricted in what they can say publicly. Patient safety and finding alternative mental health care arrangements are being prioritised. "We expect the highest standards for all NHS patients, but especially those who are vulnerable. We will continue to work with NHS England, the Care Quality Commission, and other partners, at the most senior levels, to ensure those who have fallen far short in their care responsibilities are held to account and this is never allowed to happen again." |
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Rosie Viva used to travel the world as a fashion model. It wasn't until being arrested after a psychotic episode in Stansted Airport that she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. On the week of World Bipolar Day, Rosie joins Emilie on Well Enough to ask: what does the world still get wrong about bipolar, especially for women. |
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Rosie Viva used to travel the world as a fashion model. It wasn't until being arrested after a psychotic episode in Stansted Airport that she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. On the week of World Bipolar Day, Rosie joins Emilie on Well Enough to ask: what does the world still get wrong about bipolar, especially for women. |
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