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Lily @clujinmyheart.bsky.social · 5d

#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.

The SAS Collective @sascollective.com · 7d

RCOG becomes the fifth medical Royal College to support the #SASsix campaign, alongside our other allies.

We remain incredibly grateful to everyone who adds their help to our cause, and their logo to our slide of supporters. We couldn't do what we do without you!

SAS six - national support, including:

HCSA
Medical Protection
Royal College of Physicians
Association of Anaesthetists
Medical Womens Federation
Royal College of Anaesthetists
Royal College of Ophthalmologists
National Association of Medical People Specialists
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
Intensive Care Society
General Medical Council
Med Ed Leaders UK
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

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Lily @clujinmyheart.bsky.social · Sep 2

A blog to read. sascolective.com

www.hcsa.com/news-views/b...

Supporting Organisations to Support SAS Doctors

Working together to create change: The SAS Collective talks about the ongoing HCSA support for the SAS Collective and the SAS Six Asks.

www.hcsa.com

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Helen Bevan @helenbevan.bsky.social · Mar 16

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/...

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The SAS Collective @sascollective.com · Mar 15

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/

SAS six - implementing trusts, including Northumbria, BHRUT, Lewisham and Greenwhich, Bolton, Portsmouth, Isle of Weight, NELFT, Nottinghamshire healthcare, and Sherwood Forest Hospitals.

The SAS six:

- Every early career SAS doctor should have access to an educational supervisor.

- All SAS doctors should have equity of access to professional development opportunities relevant to their stage of career.

- All specialty doctors who meet the required capabilities should have the opportunity to become specialists.

- Senior SAS doctors should be offered the opportunity to be educators at every level on a par with consultants e.g. educational supervisors, clinical supervisors, directors of medical education.

- All extended roles in leadership and management should be open to all substantive medical staff i.e.consultants and appropriately experienced SAS doctors.

- All LEDs employed for more than two years within one NHS employer should be offered the opportunity to transfer to the appropriate SAS contract.

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Lily @clujinmyheart.bsky.social · Mar 16

Welcome Louise!

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Roger Kline @rogerkline.bsky.social · Jan 29

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...

WEBINAR: Bringing about social change: the challenge of complexity

Bringing about social change: the challenge of complexity

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Kate Jarman @katestakes.bsky.social · Jan 26

Women have been able to vote in the UK for 97 years this year, which means when my grandmother was born, women couldn’t vote. Voting rights for women were won just two generations away from me. The history of women’s rights is astonishingly close.

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The SAS Collective @sascollective.com · Jan 25

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...

Supporting reality to match the rhetoric: introducing the SAS six

This SAS Collective blog explains how the SAS six campaign is supporting SAS doctors to develop within their careers and become leaders and educators.

www.nhsemployers.org

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Anna Baverstock @annabav.bsky.social · Jan 23

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…

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Lily @clujinmyheart.bsky.social · Jan 21

More NHS Trusts commit to #SASsix
@sascollective.com

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Lily @clujinmyheart.bsky.social · Jan 18

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

The SAS Collective @sascollective.com · Jan 18

We are incredibly grateful for the support of these organisations.

They are allies in our campaign to make the careers of doctors better, and we couldn't have gotten this far without them.

If YOUR organisation wants to join our campaign, get in touch.

We can accomplish a lot together!

#SASsix

SAS six - national support, including the HCSA, Medical Protection, the Royal College of Physicians, the Royal College of Anaesthetists, the Association of Anaesthetists, the Medical Women's Federation, Med Ed Leaders UK, the GMC.

The "SAS six" campaign infographic, based around the right contract for the work done, support to develop your career and the opportunity to realise your potential as a leader and an educator.

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Rob Fleming @robjimfleming.bsky.social · Jan 13

These folks are awesome.

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

The SAS Collective @sascollective.com · Jan 13

Had a fabulous meeting of the SAS Collective tonight, talking about how we can support the Trusts that have signed up to implement the change.

The #SASsix is about meaningful action to further the careers of doctors.

It makes sense to do this.

Graphic of the Trusts who have announced their intent to implement the SAS six.

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Rob Fleming @robjimfleming.bsky.social · Jan 12

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...

Country of qualification 2023 recruitment data | Workforce, training and education | NHS England

Review the country of qualification recruitment data from the 2023 recruitment rounds

medical.hee.nhs.uk

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Mike @thefourthcraw.bsky.social · Jan 11

Moonstuck

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Lily @clujinmyheart.bsky.social · Jan 6

Great pics!

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Lily @clujinmyheart.bsky.social · Jan 3

Wonderfully authentic and moving, thanks for writing it.

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Lily @clujinmyheart.bsky.social · Jan 2

I cant access this Marsha ( I searched for you as author and for the title) and I'd love to read your essay.

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Lily @clujinmyheart.bsky.social · Jan 2

Happy New Year, Ellie!

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The SAS Collective @sascollective.com · Dec 31

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

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · Dec 19

took this shot a few winters ago

reflection of winter trees in monochrome in a lake with branches everywhere

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Lily @clujinmyheart.bsky.social · Dec 23

Enjoy!

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Carl Bovis @carlbovisnature.bsky.social · Dec 10

Blackbird and berries! 😀😍🐦
#Birds 🪶

Male Blackbird in a mostly bare tree surrounded by red berries

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Lily @clujinmyheart.bsky.social · Dec 18

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

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Helen Bevan @helenbevan.bsky.social · Dec 18

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

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