So, the US elections are over, and the UK moves into another lockdown at midnight.
Twitter is on fire with pompous comments and fake news.
Writs have been issued – no they haven’t.
The Blogger is against a Royal College – no, the Blogger is a big supporter of a Royal College.
The Blogger warmly welcomes the news that Paul Jackson has launched a crusade on Twitter – just ask yourselves, would that have happened without the BASEM Blogger?
In the end, the people who have to be convinced are the 500+ voting members of BASEM who decided to abstain because the Faculty hadn’t done enough legwork.
As the BASEM Exec said in the summer ‘Why should BASEM devote time and resources to something that has clearly been under discussion in the Faculty for years? ‘
There is now a call for questions at the BASEM Open Forum and you might like to consider:
1/ Has any nominee left the BASEM Exec after a vote of no confidence..?
2/ In the last 6 months, has BASEM had to notify a formal breach of GDPR involving one of the Exec members?
Sadly, you may find that your questions are simply dismissed because they have already been raised with the BASEM Exec and to quote a letter from the President to a long standing BASEM member:
‘You have brought up the issue of disclosure in respect of the current elections. There are currently no rules in place that I am aware of that would require the BASEM EXEC to disclose prior irrelevant information to the membership’. (Dated 19th October 2020).
I appreciate that we are not talking about criminal records here, but it is surely down to the voters to decide what is relevant?
Instead of obstructing freedom of information, wouldn’t it be much better for the BASEM Exec to be open and honest?
Young doctors can be naïve, impetuous and easily led astray. That is not a disaster, as long as they learn from their mistakes and take responsibility for their actions. Living in fear and denial is a lot worse than saying – ‘I’m afraid that I foolishly ignored all the protocols designed to prevent a breach of GDPR. I now understand the importance of complying with GDPR and promise that it will never happen again’.
Not the greatest disaster in BASEM history, unlike taking BASEM to the brink of bankruptcy in 2012.
Fake news is everywhere now, and you will quickly establish who is blowing smoke in your eyes – stick with The BASEM Blogger
Coming soon:
Why the last election was declared void?
Why would anyone stand for election as a BASEM Trustee?
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