Andy Thornley @andythornley.bsky.social · 07/08/2026This looks like a left shift to the community that might actually make a positive difference. How many more geriatricians / older people’s medicine doctors / OTs / physios do we need to do this? 100
Reposted by Andy ThornleyTom Hunter @onelifestand87.bsky.social · 09/07/2026I really don’t think people are prepared for how much the Daddy thing creeps people out. I’ve told 5 people & every one has flinched when they realise I’m not joking 1225640
Andy Thornley @andythornley.bsky.social · 10/06/2026English NHS Consultants get your BMA Ballot vote in the post asap. If you're not a member and you want to vote you can join and vote up to the 22nd of June. Demand Better Vote Yes youtube.com/shorts/mUQc-...youtube.comConsultants ballot in England | British Medical AssociationYouTube video by BMAtv 000
Reposted by Andy ThornleyThe BMA @bma.org.uk · 27/04/2026🚨SAS doctors in England🚨 Sign up to one of our campaign webinars. New dates have been added. You'll find out more about our campaign to improve SAS doctor pay, recognition and career progression - and how you can get involved. bma.org.uk/saspay 043
Reposted by Andy ThornleyOrkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Today is #NationalPenguinDay so we're remembering that time we made a Penguin out of Penguin Books. It's a Penguin Penguin. 🐧 11068991082
Andy Thornley @andythornley.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Correct on so many levels www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comBehold, another second coming. But this one is Donald Trump – WAY BETTER than that Jesus guy | Marina HydeThe Middle East on fire, a spat with the pope – and he posts himself as Potus Almighty. Will his disciples now see that their messiah has feet of clay, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde 000
Reposted by Andy ThornleyShaun Lintern @shaunlintern.bsky.social · 05/04/2026"We previously had decent progression, and we didn’t have a jobs crisis, and doctors were valued as they were back in 2008. That is not some fantasy standard that has never existed" - BMA RDC chair Jack Fletcher www.thetimes.com/article/0a68...thetimes.comInside the junior doctor bottleneck: why trainees can’t get NHS jobsGraduates are trapped because the NHS cannot afford the training places. Now BMA strikes have scuppered an attempt to fix the mess 0239
Reposted by Andy ThornleyThe BMA @bma.org.uk · 03/04/2026As in December, the BMA has again agreed a derogation for some obstetrics shifts in Nottingham due to unique, difficult circumstances. We attach the letter to Nottingham obstetrics residents below for more information. Thank you to colleagues who were otherwise preparing to strike for pay and jobs. 153
Andy Thornley @andythornley.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Dear America - keep doing the awesome stuff. Get rid of that orange idiot though. 010
Andy Thornley @andythornley.bsky.social · 31/03/2026www.theguardian.com/society/2026...theguardian.comThree hospital doctors’ groups threaten to coordinate strike action in EnglandUnion to ballot consultants and SAS medics about joining resident doctors in industrial action over pay and conditions 002
Reposted by Andy ThornleyThe BMA @bma.org.uk · 31/03/2026The pay review body’s 3.5% pay ‘uplift’ is hugely disappointing for SAS and Consultants whose value and pay have been eroded for years. Senior doctors are standing together to push this Government to commit to improvements. On the 11 May we will open ballots for Industrial Action in England. 135
Reposted by Andy ThornleyMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/03/2026To whoever did this at the #NoKings in Boston: Thank you.❤️ It made me tear up. And we must to be reminded of needless damage to humanity that results directly from the careless, bellicose bluster coming from the Pentagon and White House. 6664013511487
Reposted by Andy ThornleyThe BMA @bma.org.uk · 26/03/2026“We’ve had more than a decade’s worth of real terms pay cuts. Yes, there has been a good start to reversing that trend since 2024, and we fully recognise that, but it does need to continue on that journey towards restoring pay.” @fletchjack.bsky.social talks to BBC Breakfast this morning 👇 067
Reposted by Andy ThornleyThe BMA @bma.org.uk · 26/03/202699% have said no. GPs and GP registrars across England have overwhelmingly rejected the Government’s imposed contract changes for 2026/27. These plans would pile unsafe, unfunded workload onto already stretched practices, putting patient care at risk. 1128
Andy Thornley @andythornley.bsky.social · 25/03/2026BMA resident doctors committee confirms new strike dates after talks fail to make adequate progress 000
Andy Thornley @andythornley.bsky.social · 19/03/2026“Austerity left NHS in 'precarious position'” “A collapse of the NHS was only narrowly avoided, the report says, because of the extraordinary efforts of its staff.” And what is happening now? Financial constraints and further freezes on recruitment as well as MARS www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukCovid inquiry NHS report key findings - from impact of Stay at home advice to visiting rulesAn NHS close to collapse, patients failed and NHS staff put at risk - what you need to know. 000
Reposted by Andy ThornleyJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Every senator who voted to confirm RFK Jr owns this tragedy. Every single one. 541167147014
Reposted by Andy ThornleyEmma Runswick @redrunswick.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Stand for election to @bma.org.uk Council by 4pm Council sets the strategy of the BMA, and has multi-year projects on strategic and governance priorities e.g. 🔸️strike fund 🔹️doctors substitution 🔸️NHS 10 Year Plan 🔹️managing union finances Want to make big long-term change? Stand. 021
Reposted by Andy ThornleyLed By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 24/01/2026Board of Peace - Season 1 472115346469
Reposted by Andy ThornleyOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 23/01/2026Sky News: Danish PM Mette Freideriksen’s note in the visitors book when she visited UK today 12592981775
Andy Thornley @andythornley.bsky.social · 23/01/2026For those of us in the UK this is why the European Convention on Human Rights is important. You don’t know what’s coming next 030
Reposted by Andy ThornleyJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 03/01/2026Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes. 15375929820100
Andy Thornley @andythornley.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Nobody wants to be striking at any point. It’s a shame Wes and the government have driven residents to this. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukPatients warned to expect disruption as doctor strike beginsBritish Medical Association members started the 14th walkout over pay in England at 07:00 on Wednesday. 110
Andy Thornley @andythornley.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Ah more rationing of care Operations and treatments cut back as NHS orders hospitals to save money www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comNHS orders hospitals to cut back on treating patientsDocuments seen by BBC show hospitals being ordered to slow down on activity to help balance the books. 000
Reposted by Andy ThornleyAdrian Monck @amonck.bsky.social · 07/12/2025From the @wsj.com chief foreign correspondent 160104783226
Reposted by Andy ThornleyThe BMA @bma.org.uk · 18/11/2025The announcement of new asylum measures by the Home Secretary risks fuelling anti-migrant rhetoric. We reiterate our solidarity with our colleagues, many of whom are being subjected to increasingly hostile treatment as a direct result. www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi... 36739
Reposted by Andy ThornleyGod @thegodshow.com · 19/10/2025Spotify is running ICE ads. I went to cancel on mobile and saw that this isn’t allowed on mobile. They make you cancel on desktop. You think that’s gonna stop me, Spotify? I will erase you and forget you ever existed. THOU SHALT CANCEL SPOTIFY!!! 1183225997097
Reposted by Andy ThornleyHuw Marshall 🏴 @huwmarshall.substack.com · 17/10/2025Do you know what? It IS working. It hasn't caused tailbacks, quite the opposite actually. More importantly it's saved the lives of at least a dozen kids. Reform are actually campaigning for the return of more deaths and injuries. Absolutely bonkers. 1512749
Reposted by Andy ThornleyThe BMA @bma.org.uk · 03/10/2025SAS Week kicks off next week! We’re proud to be joining forces across all four nations – alongside @nhsemployers.bsky.social – to shine a spotlight on SAS doctors. From policy wins to career progression, there’s been real progress in every nation. www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi... #SASWeek25bma.org.ukCelebrating SAS week – strengthening the future for SAS doctorsThe SASC chairs of each devolved country describe the progress that has been made in the branch of practice 166
Reposted by Andy ThornleyOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 07/09/2025The only country to have left the ECHR in this century is Russia... and they were expelled. Is that really the example you want Britain to follow? 902206634
Andy Thornley @andythornley.bsky.social · 01/09/2025For @bma.org.uk consultants out there. It’s the last day to vote in the indicative ballot www.surveymonkey.com/r/Indicative... 153
Reposted by Andy ThornleyTom Dolphin 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @tomdolphin.bsky.social · 22/08/2025The BMA and many others warned that this was coming, and now it is here. The UK government must act immediately to prevent widespread death in Gaza from hunger. This is entirely man-made and is intolerable. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ck...bbc.co.uk‘Children are paying the highest price,’ says aid worker as famine confirmed in Gaza City - live updatesIsrael says 02112
Andy Thornley @andythornley.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Any @bma.org.uk Consultants out there? Have you voted in the Consultants indicative ballot? Vote yes. Vote now. Only 11 days left to vote. www.surveymonkey.com/r/Indicative...surveymonkey.comIndicative ballot for consultants 2025Indicative ballot for NHS consultant over pay and pension disputes in England - 2025 031
Reposted by Andy Thornleybmacymru.bsky.social @bmacymru.bsky.social · 13/08/2025⏳There are just two more days to take up our summer offer (ends 15 August) 🩺Join thousands of doctors and help to shape the future of the profession ⬇️ 001
Andy Thornley @andythornley.bsky.social · 12/08/2025www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... This has to be right. How many children’s lives are a few minutes worth?theguardian.comDear Britain, it’s now clear: 20mph zones save lives and don’t slow traffic. Implement them | Sadiq KhanThere is too much bluff and bluster on this subject. Ordinary people just want safe streets for themselves and those they love, and we can achieve that, says London mayor Sadiq Khan 010
Reposted by Andy ThornleySteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 11/08/2025Someone forgot to take down this webpage: www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/v... 5252805711552
Reposted by Andy ThornleyMatt Green @mattgreencomedy.com · 06/08/2025I'm sad to say that since leaving Twitter/X my sales for live shows have dropped quite a lot - it turns out that even though it's a dreadful place it was still useful for getting the word out about events. So any shares / RTs of my posts about live shows are hugely appreciated! 46718556
Reposted by Andy ThornleyDr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 30/07/2025EVERYONE has seen their pay fall🤔 Well yes & no! Resident Doctors have had their pay cut the most & even using CPI the recent increase still leaves their pay lagging Some perspective on why they are so angry & frustrated Also the ones with £100k+ student debt growing by RPI Pay the young less! 22614
Reposted by Andy ThornleyDr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 26/07/2025How to tell if your appointment was cancelled due to a Doctors strike Answer you can’t On a average day in the NHS hospitals cancel 50,000 appts Strikes days affect 40,000 appts, apparently🤔 Blaming the Drs for a broken system is giving Management/Govt the excuse they want 05620
Reposted by Andy ThornleyHarlan M. Krumholz @hmkyale.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Our paper: since SCOTUS McDonald v. Chicago decision, states w/permissive firearm laws have had thousands of excess pediatric firearm deaths. 📊 6,029 excess deaths in the most permissive states 📈 Especially sharp rise among Black children 🔗 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @jeremyfaust.bsky.socialjamanetwork.comFirearm Laws and Pediatric Mortality in the USThis study attempts to measure excess mortality due to firearms among US children aged 0 to 17 years after the McDonald v Chicago US Supreme Court decision (2010). 03820
Reposted by Andy ThornleyTom Dolphin 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @tomdolphin.bsky.social · 27/06/20251) Residents in England, post your strike ballot back ASAP - and tell your colleagues 2) GPs in N Ireland, find your referendum email and stand up against contract imposition 3) Sign @bma.org.uk's demand for an alternative regulator to the GMC: activism.bma.org.uk/page/172664/... 4) Enjoy the sun! 🌞 187
Andy Thornley @andythornley.bsky.social · 27/06/2025Any UK resident doctors out there. Get your strike ballot back and vote yes. Last day for guaranteed post is 30th June (may get there if posted after this date but not guaranteed) 010
Andy Thornley @andythornley.bsky.social · 23/06/2025From @redrunswick.bsky.social Motion 15 at #BMAARM25 The BMA is acting to support those who have experienced or witnessed sexual misconduct - from harassment to rape. We will support you on this even if the events predate BMA membership t.co/y2fzzQREPut.cohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzbDwpGJcQ4 011
Andy Thornley @andythornley.bsky.social · 23/06/2025UK doctors. Show your support for a new regulator. Time is up for the GMC www.activism.bma.org.uk/page/172664/...activism.bma.org.uk 000
Andy Thornley @andythornley.bsky.social · 12/06/2025To someone who doesn’t live in the US it’s amazing how absolutely obvious this is 032
Reposted by Andy ThornleyAlan Beattie @alanbeattie.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Give this man a TV show and a book contract. Lovely reveal gag at the end as well. (ht @helenebismarck.bsky.social) bsky.app/profile/buck... 419635
