{"podcast":{"title":"Medics Money podcast","slug":"medics-money-podcast-3282167","podcast_index_feed_id":3282167,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/medics-money-podcast/","website_url":"https://medics-money-podcast.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/99d14331-c273-480f-8045-e02b9352305c/podcast1400.jpg","author":"Medics Money","episode_count":367,"summary":"The Medics‘ Money Podcast helps doctors, dentists and other professionals make better financial decisions. Hosted By Dr Tommy Perkins and Dr Ed Cantelo, who is not only a doctor but also a Chartered Accountant and Tax adviser.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-30T14:22:02.605210+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/medics-money-podcast-3282167"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 320: BMA Special - Resident doctors strike AGAIN (plus 1,000 doctors lost?)","slug":"ep-320-bma-special-resident-doctors-strike-again-plus-1-000-doctors-lost","published_at":"2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/medics-money-podcast-3282167/ep-320-bma-special-resident-doctors-strike-again-plus-1-000-doctors-lost","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/medics-money-podcast-3282167","url":"https://medicsmoney.co.uk/ep-320-why-resident-doctors-are-striking-again-1000-training-placements-lost","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/42c224d2-9138-43f4-9baa-95ba871cc3aa.mp3","summary":"On this week's Medics' Money podcast, host Cyra (a chartered accountant and doctor) interviews BMA UK Resident Doctor's Committee leaders Shiv (deputy chair, psychiatry ST3) and Arjun (education and training co–deputy chair, BMA director) about ongoing resident doctor strikes. They say negotiations after December strikes were initially constructive but collapsed when the government shifted a proposed pay investment from two years to three, reduced it, and labeled it a “best and final offer,” then refused to negotiate while strikes were called. They criticise the Prime Minister’s removal of 1,000 training posts, warning it worsens workforce shortages, creates bottlenecks, and harms patients. They discuss job insecurity, doctor substitution, training capacity concerns, and NHS mismanagement and waste, arguing a credible pay offer and clear plans for training posts and progression are needed to end strikes. 00:00 Training Posts Cut Fallout 01:04 Podcast Intro and Guests 02:16 Why Resident Doctors Strike 05:17 Talks Breakdown and Pay 08:23 Jobs Bottlenecks and Trust 12:59 NHS Decline and Waste 16:22 Doctor Substitution Risks 23:25 Ending Strikes and Deal Terms 26:37 Strike Timing and Consultants 30:41 Costs and Devaluation Claims 32:40 Tiered Care and Culture 34:25 Personal Stories and Closing Want the latest financial tips for doctors and exclusive invites? Join 71,000 doctors here https://www.medicsmoney.co.uk/join-medics-money/ Want a free assessment of your finances? Click here https://medics-hnz5twj1.scoreapp.com Want to improve your finances fast? Then come on our course https://www.medicsmoney.co.uk/medics-money-financial-wellbeing-course/ Want to find out more about our other courses? www.medicsmoney.co.uk/courses Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Disclai…","meta_description":"On this week's Medics' Money podcast, host Cyra (a chartered accountant and doctor) interviews BMA UK Resident Doctor's Committee leaders Shiv (deputy cha…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2620,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/medics-money-podcast-3282167/episodes/ep-320-bma-special-resident-doctors-strike-again-plus-1-000-doctors-lost/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/medics-money-podcast-3282167/ep-320-bma-special-resident-doctors-strike-again-plus-1-000-doctors-lost.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}