This morning on @BBCr4today the Health Secretary @SteveBarclay said Consultants get a "tax-free pension of £73,000 a year" when they retire.
This is categorically not true, and we expect him to issue an urgent correction. Here's why 🧵 (1/5)
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- Consultants in England have voted a resounding YES to taking industrial action this July. ✅Turnout: 71.08% ✅Yes votes: 20,741 – 86.08% Together we can #FixConsultantPay now and for the future. Read more: bma.org.uk/consultantspay
- Replying to @BMA_ConsultantsThis is further misinformation from the Secretary of State, who seems intent on misrepresenting the facts (or doesn’t know them) – and we expect him to issue an urgent correction. @SteveBarclay (5/5)
- This morning we have written to the Health Secretary calling on him to meet with us, after only meeting with us once in the last 7 months. We remain willing to talk, it's not too late to properly negotiate. #FixConsultantPay
- Replying to @BMA_ConsultantsDoctors pay income tax on pension benefits in the same way as everyone else. Many doctors will also have already paid additional annual allowance tax on their pension growth before this. (2/5)
- Replying to @BMA_ConsultantsMr Barclay also fails to mention that doctors have to pay a higher proportion of their wages towards their pensions than other NHS staff, with no corresponding increase in benefits. (4/5)
- Replying to @BMA_ConsultantsThe value of pensions is also highly individual and it's misleading to suggest this is what Consultants would typically expect to receive. (3/5)
- DDRB's 6% is an insult to the profession and underscores why 86% of our consultant members in England voted to strike. We'll share picket locations in the coming days, so get ready for your #ConsultantStrike on July 20 & 21. We want to see you fighting to #FixConsultantPay.
- Another day, another Government minister grossly misleading the public on doctors pay. @Jeremy_Hunt told #r4today that doctors received an above-inflation pay award. But RPI was 11.4% in April. The pay award was 6%. Something doesn’t add up.
- Consultants are not worth a third less than we were 15 years ago. @thomasdolphin speaks to Sky News on why we’re taking industrial action next month. #FixConsultantPay
00:00 - Consultant pay has fallen by 35%, and we’re leaving the NHS in droves. Watch @thomasdolphin explain why we’re on strike in England today 👇👇👇 #ConsultantStrike
00:00 - We can now announce that for the first time, junior doctors and consultants will be taking joint strike action in England. Here are the dates for September and October #DoctorsStrike
- We have written to the Health Secretary outlining our successful ballot result. We have made clear that the Government can avert strike action with a credible offer that addresses our decline in pay. Read more about how we plan to #FixConsultantPay: bma.org.uk/consultantspay
- The BMA is clear that NHS consultants planning to strike should not schedule any other work, including in private practice, when they are taking part in industrial action.