#SASWeek25 starts tomorrow. Many will celebrate with best practice sharing and showcasing of some of the finest medical colleagues the UK has. Big national organisations👇and NHS Trusts have committed to action- #SASsix and are actively working and monitoing progress on it. Come and join them.

A blog to read. sascolective.com www.hcsa.com/news-views/b...

Warwick Business School hosts a free summer school, 17-18 June for Early Career Researchers & PhD students: - interested in a career at a business school - have an interest in health & care research or using it as a context for their work Apply by 17 April Please share: warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/wbs/...

We are absolutely delighted to announce that Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have decided to adopt the #SASsix in their approach to their medical workforce going forwards. Welcome aboard! www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/work-for-us/

Book your place now. Middlesex Uni presents Joy Warmington leading a provocative webinar on Bringing about Social Change: the challenge of complexity. With a focus on issues such as racism. Chaired by Prof Vijaya Nath February 20th at 12.30pm GMT. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/webinar-br...

Thanks to everyone who followed us this week, getting us past 1500. We are really grateful for your support! If anyone wants to know more about the #SASsix campaign, and why we think it matters, this @nhsemployers.bsky.social blog is a great place to start. www.nhsemployers.org/articles/sup...

Hope is optimism with a broken heart - Nick Cave. Ooof does this resonate this week. Let’s use it to fuel the activism & advocacy that is needed more than ever…

More NHS Trusts commit to #SASsix @sascollective.com

The project board for endorsing trusts meets in days. Exciting to see implementation metrics, retention, continuity of care, safer care coming from it. In awe of organisation leaders and SAS doctors working together to get this done for patients, services and doctors. #SASsix @sascollective.com

These folks are awesome. Trying to make the world a better place in their own time. My kind of people.

This is a really useful resource for anyone who still needs convincing that immigration is not the reason they can't get a training number. An IMG applying to CT1 in my specialty has a 1 in 45 chance of receiving an offer, compared to roughly 1 in 3 for UK grads. medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-trai...

Moonstuck

It has been fun but daunting, starting our from scratch on a new platform. Thanks to everyone who followed us and engaged with us on here in 2024! We hope you have a great 2025, and remember, a SAS doctor is for life, not just for Christmas (or New Year, or pancake day)! #SASsix #MedSky #SASsky

took this shot a few winters ago

Blackbird and berries! 😀😍🐦 #Birds 🪶

The Black Country ICB are looking for 5 Associate Medical Directors: beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jo... SAS doctors are specifically encouraged to apply. Applications close 6 January 2025. #SASsix action. @sascollective.com A great example of inclusive leadership-CMO Dr Ananta Dave

There's a growing appreciation of the importance of trust for team leadership & effective change. As leaders we're signal generators - our smallest actions/interactions can build or destroy trust. A piece on powerful, practical ways we can build trust: medium.com/management-m.... By Pinnacle Project

The #SASsix is a grass roots initiative, by SAS doctors for SAS doctors. The SAS Collective is a group of SAS doctors and allies, looking create real change, and improve the careers of doctors in the NHS. You can read more about all of this here: www.nhsemployers.org/articles/sup...

An important thread for those employing senior doctors. Skills and competencies, GMC specialist register, Portfolio pathway limitations, employment parameters.

I don't have an Advent Calendar so I'm just opening kitchen cupboard doors and eating whatever's in there. #dadjokes

Choice won.

First time in a long time that I've done a Google search that only returned one result. The search term: "SAS clinical academics" (The one result: a tweet by @clujinmyheart.bsky.social pointing out the need for more support for such roles) #SASdoctors

Beautifully cold

How did I miss this during #SASweek24 ?! Sharing this *most excellent* video from the @thesascollect.bsky.social on #SASsix 👇👀👇

From a couple of weeks ago in the hills around Perth in Western Australia, some Blue Lady Orchids (Thelymitra crinita). These lovely #orchids have finished flowering now and have hopefully set seed #biodiversity #ozflora #ozplants #WildOz 🌿

Perhaps my favorite photo I've ever taken of a storm. Nothing beats structure and clean bolts under the stars.

As my following goes up here, my following goes down on Twitter, so it stands to reason most of you here have traded Twitter for Bluesky! 🐦 Will gradually follow back regular interactors with my posts... in the meantime here's one of my favourite pics... male Mandarin. 😍😀🐦🪶 #Birds