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Pensions, pay, job planning, rate cards, all the stuff that annoys you. Chat's, Q&As, interviews with the BMA consultant's committee negotiating team.

Episodes

  1. 06/20/2025

    The background to the indicative ballot

    Send us a text 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.

    31 min

  2. 03/07/2025

    Job planning FAQ 2

    Send us a text 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 the ‘You’re lucky to be working in this Trust’?What happened in UHB when they tried to cut payment rates for doctors?What can clinical managers do if colleagues are being unreasonable during job planning?Can you be forced to use e-job planning softwareDoes everyone in the department need to have exactly the same admin time for example?Do you have the right to see other people’s job plans

    36 min

  3. 02/21/2025

    Job planning masterclasses episode 1

    Send us a text 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 about work done out of hours and out of job plan, e.g. spending an hour on a Sunday looking at the patients for Monday’s list?Should external duties like international guidance, college or specialty association work be paid for? Does it matter if I’m less than full time and it’s not on a day when I normally work?The never signed off job plan?New appointed consultants?What’s an LNC?

    29 min

  4. 12/10/2024

    Job planning for consultants!

    Send us a text 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!

    41 min

  5. 03/19/2023

    Fix pay, pensions and pay review process v2

    Send us a text Sorry it's long! A lot of stuff has happened!!! Update on the juniors actionWhat 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

    54 min

  6. 02/10/2023

    Ballot chat with the negs team. Nice and short!

    Send us a text Opening and closing dates. Just how vital turnout isWhat 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/id1661324470?i=1000599060360 It's based on a youtube video which is here if you prefer some slides https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hu-g1tclVs As ever, please leave a review and rate the podcasts. Vote and discuss with all of your colleagues, especially the ones who you think won't vote!

    16 min

  7. 02/10/2023

    13 minute talk on the background to the consultative ballot

    Send us a text 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 about logistics listen to episode 7

    13 min

  8. 02/03/2023

    BMA Consultants announce consultative ballot

    Send us a text 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.

    30 min

  9. 01/20/2023

    How is doctors pay set? The DDRB, a busted flush?

    Send us a text 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.

    23 min

  10. 01/13/2023

    Update on juniors ballot, meeting with Secretary of State for Health, what does it mean for pensions, pay and pay review body.

    Send us a text We worked really hard and kept it less than 30 minutes!Juniors ballotHow to send it back and whenCan you still join?Strike fundMeeting with Steve BarclayHow the discussion wentIs a strike dangerousConcerns with the DDRBAre the Government arguments against pay restoration valid?What are consultants committee doing about pensions, pay & DDRB?Will consultants ballot for industrial action?Last messages

    25 min

  11. 01/06/2023

    Episode two - junior doctors ballot and consultants

    Send us a text 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?What can consultants do to help?When does ballot open?Why is it vital to vote, a ballot not returned is a no!Which specialties will be balloted?What should Trusts do to mitigate?What about consultants covering juniors?How does rate card apply?Is covering juniors contractual?

    39 min

  12. 12/23/2022

    Hot topics and introduction

    Send us a text Topics covered in this episode pay backgroundpay for working at the weekendsis 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 debtIs 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 money wasted?How much of a pay award goes straight back to the Treasury?Will paying doctors fairly drive inflation?We'll return to these and other topics in more detail in subsequent episodes. Send us comments via twitter on @trentconsultant @vish_sharm @DLGden

    34 min
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Pensions, pay, job planning, rate cards, all the stuff that annoys you. Chat's, Q&As, interviews with the BMA consultant's committee negotiating team.

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  • Creator
    Mike Henley
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    12
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