The BMA released a statement today describing the MMC (aka Messing up Medical Careers) as shambolic. I witnessed a sad day in medicine myself. Many of my junior colleagues I spoke to today who had applied for surgical jobs are without any job what so ever. These are good doctors, who up to this point should have had good careers. They are technically good surgeons, good with patients and have the necessary academic work under their belt and we are going to lose them to not only other specialities but jobs outside of medicine completely.

The system we had before wasn't perfect, but this system has been forced upon the profession with no verification and seems like change for change's sake. We can add this to the list to things the current government has messed up in the NHS.

Read the full press release at the BMA website.
www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/PR-BMA+calls+for+delay+to+shambolic+recruitment+system+-+27+Feb+2007