The SAS Collective

The #SASsix is a grass roots initiative, by SAS doctors for SAS doctors. The SAS Collective is a group of SAS doctors and allies, looking create real change, and improve the careers of doctors in the NHS. You can read more about all of this here: www.nhsemployers.org/articles/sup...

Kudos to Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust on becoming the latest organisation to officially adopt the #SASsix in their approach to their workforce. Supporting your doctors to achieve their potential benefits the services they work in, and the patients they look after. Bravo!

Happy #SASweek26, folks, for all the SAS doctors and allies out there who are celebrating it! As with every #SASweek, we would like to start with a reminder that a SAS colleague is for life, not just for SAS week.

We are always absolutely delighted when another trust decides to adopt the #SASsix in their approach to their workforce. Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust joins multiple other Trusts in wanting to support their doctors to be all they can be. We salute you!

Are you an LE or SAS doctor? The GMC has opened its first detailed survey in 7 years – and your experience matters. Help shape future education, training and career development. ⏳ Open until 2 June 👉 Take part: bit.ly/3OEgjVs @sascollective.com

Fantastic to see an MP talking to SAS doctors about the issues we face. Our #SASsix campaign aims to lift the recognition of our bit of the workforce, support doctors to progress their careers, and achieve our potential as leaders and educators. Find out more here: www.sascollective.com/sassix

Happy International Women's Day 2026 to all the inspirational SAS women out there. This year's official UN #IWD2026 theme is #RightsJusticeAction. Women all over the world have fewer opportunities to achieve their potential in healthcare, and worse health outcomes. We must do better.

We are, indeed!

The @fmlm-uk.bsky.social are the most recent organisation to publicly support the #SASsix campaign, because our aims align with theirs. Leadership matters a great deal. The SAS Collective remains very grateful for that support, and for inviting us to take part in today's event.

One of our simultaneous sessions today - “SAS Leadership - Voice, Visibility and Impact”.

It is always a great day when we get to add another Trust to our slide. Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust have added implementation of the #SASsix to their medical EDI policy, which launched today. Bravo!

We are really pleased to see Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust launch their Medic EDI Charter today. They use the #SASsix in their approach, because issues affecting SAS and locally-employed doctors are EDI and workforce issues. Excellent work! www.lscft.nhs.uk/diversity-an...

In response to today's announcement of support for the #SASsix campaign by @fmlm-uk.bsky.social, SAS Collective member @robjimfleming.bsky.social wrote a blog for our website. "The days of the 'invisible' SAS doctor are over." Read more here: www.sascollective.com/leadershipno...

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Leicester Partnership NHS Trust become the twelfth Trust we have been able to add to this slide, after their pledge today to use the SAS six in their approach to their workforce. Could your Trust be next? Get in touch! www.leicspart.nhs.uk/news/our-sas...

We are absolutely thrilled that Leicester Partnership NHS Trust have chosen to join our collection of employers seeking to support their SAS and locally-employed workforce. The #SASsix is a roadmap for change, and we love to see it used. Bravo! www.leicspart.nhs.uk/news/our-sas...

In recent months many new organisations have decided to support or endorse the #SASsix campaign. Most recent was @bashhuk.bsky.social, who did so yesterday. Like us, these organisations believe that supporting every doctor to achieve their potential is right for the workforce. Could you be next?

We are delighted that @bashhuk.bsky.social have decided to support our #SASsix campaign! A lot of sexual health care is delivered by SAS doctors. Signposting a career for these doctors to achieve their potential is a vital part of supporting this workforce. We look forward to working with you!

BASHH is proud to endorse the @sascollective.com's campaign, championing career progression, equity of opportunity, and support for SAS doctors around the UK through six essential 'asks'. To view our statement of support, visit our website: bit.ly/3NFc773

The @rcphysicians.bsky.social have been important allies to the #SASsix campaign. We agree entirely with President Mumtaz Patel in her rapid response to this weeks @bmj.com article. Bravo!

‘Once a doctor has been employed in the same specialty by the same trust for more than two years, they should be moved to a nationally negotiated SAS contract.’ 👉 Read our rapid response to a @bmj.com investigation revealing thousands of LEDs are trapped in insecure contracts: ow.ly/m9sm50XwQot

I spoke to doctors across England for this @bmj.com investigation. Senior medics leading services and training others but stuck on insecure contracts. Others with no supervision, training or progression - just filling rota gaps. Many egs of poor practice from NHS trusts. www.bmj.com/content/391/...

“We believe that locally employed doctors should be offered the appropriate permanent SAS contract for their work. As well as employment rights, this would give these folks the professional identity they are currently being denied.” #SASsix www.bmj.com/content/391/...

Bearded clown alert. Page 182 of today's BMJ. There are successful, progressive careers to be had for doctors outside of rotational training. However, we have to decide as a profession to make it normal for all, and the NHS has to stop behaving like a 'gig economy' employer. #SASsix

A new #BMJInvestigation finds that thousands of locally employed doctors are trapped in insecure NHS contracts with no access to training, career progression, or national safeguards. Experts warn that the NHS is effectively “behaving like a gig economy employer” www.bmj.com/content/391/...

We were pleased to have the opportunity to contribute to this article. We think doctors trapped in long-term local contracts are "hidden SAS". They deserve the national contract for the work done. We hope our campaign helps to make this normal. #SASsix www.bmj.com/content/391/...

Our #HospitalDoctorsUnion team joined the SAS Conference Midlands yesterday! Big thanks to Dr Lily Read of @sascollective.com for the invite. Important talks on the challenges facing #SASdoctors and the need for meaningful change. We're proud to support the #SASsix campaign. #SASDoctors #NHS

Our HCSA #HospitalDoctorsUnion team joined the SAS Conference Midlands today! Talks from Dr Jonathan Corne, @nhsemployers.bsky.social and Dr Lily Read of @sascollective.com highlighted the vital role of SAS doctors and the challenges they face. We're proud to support #SASdoctors and the #SASsix

Enjoying the Midlands SAS Conference. @michellepooley.bsky.social and @elliepattinsonnhs.bsky.social are always a highlight, and are today talking about the barriers faced by SAS doctors from an NHS Employers perspective. Nice that the #SASsix and @sascollective.com got a mention or two.

We love it when organisations decide to support our campaign. We can't do anything without the support of our allies. You are vital. Thanks to FFLM for your support. You are brilliant! #SASsix

We are always thrilled when another organisation comes on board and supports our campaign. Thanks to DAUK for your kind words about the campaign, and for raising awareness with your platform. We like you, too! open.substack.com/pub/dauk/p/h... #SASsix

Thanks again to @medicalprotection.bsky.social for having us at their webinar tonight. We had a great time, met some new folks, made some new friends. It was splendid! #SASsix

Today is day 4 of #SASweek25, focused around equity, diversity and inclusion. We believe SAS issues are undeniably EDI issues, based on both the demographics of our professional group, and how grade itself can introduce prejudices. youtu.be/IN4J9_b47Aw?...