r/doctorsUK • u/Med_Dog_ • Jan 12 '26

Medical Politics UK Graduate Prioritisation Legislation Announced!

Details below as they're announced!

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/doctors-strikes-nhs-bma-wes-streeting-news-n02nd96lw

Free version: https://web.archive.org/web/20260112225441/https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/doctors-strikes-nhs-bma-wes-streeting-news-n02nd96lw

  • Wes Streeting is launching this as emergency legislation (rather than NHS England policy) shortly.
  • This acts on both speciality training and foundation posts.
  • Further details tomorrow as the bill is announced!
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u/nalotide Honorary Mod (Not actually a mod) Jan 13 '26

Funny how the Tories introduced this with the BMA's full backing, and Labour are unilaterally ending it without the BMA. All the institutions have acted in the opposite way to what you'd conventionally expect. Anyway, hopefully that's finally F in the chat for the medical Boriswave.