Andy Thornley
andythornley.bsky.social
Andy Thornley
@andythornley.bsky.social
NHS Cardiologist.
Various BMA affiliations
North East England
For @bma.org.uk consultants out there. It’s the last day to vote in the indicative ballot

www.surveymonkey.com/r/Indicative...
September 1, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Any UK resident doctors out there. Get your strike ballot back and vote yes. Last day for guaranteed post is 30th June (may get there if posted after this date but not guaranteed)
June 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Shame the @theguardian.com didn’t have doctors on this (worse than nurses and teachers) and didn’t start from 2008 when pay erosion started.
April 29, 2025 at 6:41 AM
AI is clearly going to make the world stupider. I didn’t ask about mpg. Step 3 and 4 do the same.
April 27, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Possibly not a surprise to Cardiology…..
April 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Technological advance in my area - £600 vitatron pacemaker, £6000 micra leadless pacemaker, £16000 Aveir dual chamber leadless pacemaker. (Approx costs to nhs of device)
March 16, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Sometimes you’ve just got to love the Daily Star
February 20, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Note to self - don’t turn the trail cam on when it’s pointing at something that swings in the wind and it’s blowing a gale. 1800 pictures of swinging bird feeder later….
December 22, 2024 at 10:32 AM
From the BBC story - more capital to top performers = less for bottom performers.
November 13, 2024 at 5:30 PM
For BMA consultants who are being asked to review their extra contractual rates by NHS trusts
November 10, 2024 at 11:40 AM
Wife is currently doing some health and safety training that NHS mandatory training could learn from. What to do when a seagull attacks.
October 22, 2024 at 7:34 PM
It’s October it’s Darlington UK and I’ve just found an almost red strawberry. And more surprisingly it tastes good
October 13, 2024 at 2:49 PM
It’s October it’s Darlington UK and I’ve just found an almost red strawberry. And more surprisingly it tastes good
October 13, 2024 at 2:42 PM