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Empathy: “I want to know how you feel”

I’m Adam Widdison, author of The Expert Clinician. My work explores how healthcare professionals (HCPs) think — and, more importantly, how we can sharpen that thinking in the high-pressure reality of modern practice. In my previous blog, Connection: The Secret to a Successful Consultation, I explored why a strong working relationship is essential to effective care. Without it, even the most accurate diagnosis or the most carefully designed management plan can fail. Managing a […]

https://theexpertclinician.com/2026/06/03/empathy-i-want-to-know-how-you-feel/

@[email protected] has moved May 27

In just under three weeks tie the Resident Doctors will be on strike again, unless the new Secretary of Health, James Murray can (re)build bridges.... oh wait a minute, the strike was called *after* RD representatives met him.

Oh well, perhaps he will busy himself in the next two weeks building those bridges.... oh no, hold on; he's also said he's unwilling to negotiate on pay.

So just more of the same stand-off then...

#health #NHS #ResidentDoctors

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8xw2vvlxeko

Resident doctors to strike in England for 16th time over pay

British Medical Association resident doctor members in England announce new strike for four days from 15 June.

BBC News

The Expert Clinician May 27

Connection: The Secret to a Successful Consultation

I'm Adam Widdison, author of The Expert Clinician. My work explores how clinicians think — and, more importantly, how we can sharpen that thinking in the high-pressure reality of modern practice. Every experienced healthcare professional (HCP) knows the routine. At the start of a consultation, you instinctively map out your goals: adapt your focus, refine your questions, and look for signs that will guide you towards a diagnosis and a management plan. In my previous post, 👉A Good […]

https://theexpertclinician.com/2026/05/27/connection-the-secret-to-a-successful-consultation/

Jude Jackson Apr 11

The action in pursuit of “full pay restoration” will be their longest yet, lasting for six days.

National resident doctors strike in England over pay and jobs - World Socialist Web Site

#ResidentDoctors #ResidentDoctorsStrike #NHS

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/07/hnns-a07.html

National resident doctors strike in England over pay and jobs

WSWS reporters spoke to striking resident doctors as they began a six-day strike.

World Socialist Web Site

@[email protected] has moved Apr 7

The Resident Doctors strike is under way & you'll have seen a lot of coverage, perhaps most obviously claiming that public support for the RDs is ebbing away.

Well, leaving the opinion polling issue to one side, here is Charlotte Tomlinson's view from the GP surgery. She is particularly critical of Keir Starmer's tactic of suspending training places for doctors.

(it might be better to read this than a lot of the online media commentary)

#ResidentDoctors #NHS #health

https://thehealthandhealingnarrative.com/2026/04/07/nhs-specialty-training-bottleneck/

Jude Jackson Apr 5

“We are striking in defence of patients, staff and the NHS itself”

Resident doctor appeals for a unified fightback against Starmer government threats - World Socialist Web Site

#ResidentDoctorsStrike #ResidentDoctors

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/05/ovad-a05.html

Resident doctor appeals for a unified fightback against Starmer government threats

The government’s National Health Service 10-Year Plan proposes cuts of £17 billion a year. The very existence of the NHS is under threat.

World Socialist Web Site

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<10%Apr 3

@kibcol1049
Maybe she should take a leaf out her boss’s negotiating manual and threaten to withdraw an offer that de-escalated a previous dispute.
That just about guarantees failure.

#starmer
#nhs
#ResidentDoctors
#training
#psychology101

Darren Fower Mar 31

𝘚𝘛𝘈𝘙𝘔𝘌𝘙: Doctors have 𝟰𝟴 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 to cancel strike!
𝗡𝗛𝗦 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀: A 𝟯.𝟱% pay uplift is a 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝘀 pay 𝘤𝘶𝘵 for us!

#KeirStarmer #NHS #PrimeMinister #ResidentDoctors #JuniorDoctors #Doctors #StrikeAction

Jude Jackson Feb 17

BMA settlement for resident doctors in Scotland: pay restoration deferred and a joint struggle to defend NHS blocked - World Socialist Web Site

#ResidentDoctors #NHS

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/02/17/bddp-f17.html

BMA settlement for resident doctors in Scotland: pay restoration deferred and a joint struggle to defend NHS blocked

The situation is worse elsewhere, with pay erosion at 16 percent in Wales, 20.8 percent Northern Ireland and 21 percent in England. But the NHS is a UK-wide service employing 1.4 million whose survival depends on a unified struggle against pay erosion, understaffing and privatisation.

World Socialist Web Site

Jude Jackson Feb 12

BMA obstructs resident doctors fight against Starmer government: Rank and file must take charge - World Socialist Web Site

#ResidentDoctors #NHS

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/02/11/ipbd-f11.html

BMA obstructs resident doctors fight against Starmer government: Rank and file must take charge

A resident doctor and supporter of NHS FightBack appealed for a unified struggle against dangerous workloads, real-terms pay cuts, and the absence of tens of thousands of specialty training post.

World Socialist Web Site