A doctor today faced criticism for claiming a £50-an-hour NHS shift was “very insulting”.
Dr Matthew Evans said the replacement sum, offered to a “friend of mine” who is a consultant, was proof the country was “broken”.
Responding to his post on X, formerly known as Twitter, other doctors working in the NHS described the hourly rate as “absurd” and “insane”. One even said they should “stay in bed or do something else.”
Others, however, mocked the complaint of Dr Evans, who has supported a wave of devastating NHS strikes.
Writing on Platform X, formerly known as Twitter, Dr Evans said: “The value that [NHS] The trust placed in medical expertise is very insulting.
Writing on Platform X, formerly known as Twitter, Dr Matthew Evans said: “The value that [NHS] The trust placed in medical expertise is very insulting. ‘A friend of mine has just been paid £49/hr for a CONSULTANT substitute. €49/hour. Health care in this country is broken’
Dr Evans, believed to be a registrar in north-west London, said he himself “stopped doing” locum shifts because his local trust only paid around £45 an hour. And he added: “If you don’t value my time, I can’t help you, I’m sorry.”
Others mocked the complaint of Dr Evans, who supported a wave of devastating NHS strikes. Someone wrote: “How can anyone get by on just £8,000 a month?”
In a separate post, they added: “You complain if someone points out that other systems that pay more are funded differently.”
A second person commented: ‘Only four times the living wage? It’s better to let people die’
‘A friend of mine has just been paid £49/hr for a CONSULTANT substitute. €49/hour. “Health care in this country is not working.”
One wrote: “How can anyone get by on just £8,000 a month?”
In a separate post, they added: “You complain if someone points out that other systems that pay more are funded differently.”
A second commented: ‘Only four times the living wage? It is better to let people die.
Dr Evans, who works in north-west London, said he himself “stopped doing” locum shifts because his local trust only paid around £45 an hour for a registrar shift.
He added: “If you don’t value my time, I can’t help you, I’m sorry.”
It is not clear which trust Dr Evans works for and his X profile indicates that he is a clinical professor of neurology.
Last week, she told her followers she couldn’t bring herself to watch ITV’s Covid drama Breathmaking because it brought back bad memories.
And earlier this month, Dr Evans also claimed he had “forgotten how rotations work” because he had worked at the same trust for three and a half years. Rotations are a common part of physician training.
The BMA advises consultants, who are among the top two per cent of earners in the country, to charge more than three times the rate allegedly offered to Dr Evans’ friend.
The card encourages consultants to aim for an hourly rate of £161 on weekdays, £215 on weekends and upwards of £260 overnight.
In a second tweet about the £49-an-hour offer, Dr Evans added: “The idea that someone somewhere thinks that is an appropriate rate for a consultant fills me with rage.”
Today’s ongoing strike marks the 10th time since March that junior doctors have walked out as the bitter pay dispute with the government shows no signs of slowing down. Pictured are doctors on the picket line outside St Thomas’ Hospital in Westminster yesterday.
It is not clear which trust Dr Evans works for and his X profile indicates that he is a clinical professor of neurology. In response to a comment agreeing that the rate was “insulting”, he noted that the deal was “pretty standard across North West London as far as I know”.
In January, speaking about an earlier strike by BMA junior doctors, the doctor also criticized the Health Secretary’s appearance, saying he would support a pay rise of 34.9 per cent rather than 35 per cent, if it meant Victoria Atkins I could hire a “stylist to solve that problem.” marginal’
Responding to a comment agreeing that the rate was “insulting”, he noted that the deal was “pretty standard across North West London as far as I know”.
In January, speaking about an earlier strike by BMA junior doctors, the doctor also criticized the Health Secretary’s appearance, saying he would support a pay rise of 34.9 per cent rather than 35 per cent, if it meant Victoria Atkins I could hire a “stylist to solve that problem.” marginal’.
Responding to his comments today, Christopher Snowdon, head of lifestyle economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs, told MailOnline: “It’s easy to laugh at the limitless greed of self-qualified doctors, but they are not working in a labor market. so it works”.
‘This man’s work might be worth half or twice as much on the open market, but the number of doctors has been restricted over the years (partly due to pressure from the BMA) and the NHS is almost a monopoly .
“The solution is for hospitals to compete for doctors and patients, but no political party in Britain will accept that conversation.”
His comments come at the busiest time of year for the NHS due to the rise in winter illnesses.
In addition, junior doctors are on strike until 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday.
It is the tenth time since March that junior doctors have walked out as the bitter pay dispute with the government shows no signs of slowing down.
Emergency services remain open on strike days and officials have told Britons who need urgent medical attention to continue seeking help as normal.
Dr Robert Laurenson and Dr Vivek Trivedi, co-chairs of the BMA’s junior doctors committee, blamed the strike on the Government’s lack of agreement to negotiate payments.
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Young doctors in their first year now have a basic salary of £32,300, while those with three years’ experience earn £43,900. The oldest wins £63,100
Ministers have given junior doctors a pay rise of 8.8 per cent, on average, for the 2023/24 financial year. However, the increase was largest for first-year doctors, who were given a 10.3 percent raise. Pictured is a black cocker spaniel wearing a BMA cap on the picket line outside St Thomas’ Hospital yesterday.
“The government could have stopped these strikes by simply making a credible pay offer for young doctors in England to begin to reverse the pay cuts they have inflicted on us for more than a decade,” they said.
‘The same government could even have accepted our offer to delay this round of strikes to give more space for talks; all we asked for in return was a brief extension of our mandate to strike.
“The fact that ministers chose strike action rather than what could have been the end of this year’s pay dispute is disappointing, to say the least.”
The BMA has claimed that young doctors have seen their salaries eroded by more than a quarter in real terms since 2008.
Doctors have been demanding full restoration of salaries (worth about 35 percent) and have said they would not settle for less.
In the summer, ministers had initially offered young doctors a pay rise of 8.8 percent, on average, for the 2023/24 financial year.
However, the increase was largest for first-year doctors, who were given a 10.3 percent raise.
Young doctors in their first year now have a basic salary of £32,300, while those with three years’ experience earn £43,900. The oldest earn £63,100.
Ministers insisted this was the final offer. But Mrs Atkins offered doctors an additional 3 per cent on top of this increase.
Nurses, physiotherapists and paramedics have called off strikes following pay deals, while consultants will vote on an offer their leaders have accepted.
Meanwhile, consultants voted in January against a pay deal that would have given them up to an extra £20,000 each year.
The proposed deal would have changed the pay scheme for senior consultants, reducing the number of pay increases as they gain experience.
However, doctors would have reached the top rung of the ladder five years earlier than under the current plan.