Employment links
Updated 8 May 2006
Please note that these links are to sites unrelated to the BMA. We can accept no responsibility for their content
ACAS - ACAS aims to improve organisations and working life through better employment relations. We provide up-to-date information, independent advice, high quality training and we work with employers and employees to solve problems and improve performance.
Head Office
Brandon House
180 Borough High Street
London
SE1 1LW
Tel: 08457 47 47 47
www.acas.org.uk
Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) - The main duties of the CRE are to work towards the elimination of racial discrimination and promote equality of opportunity, to encourage good relations between people from different racial and ethnic backgrounds and to monitor the way the Race Relations Act is working and recommend ways in which it can be improved
St Dunstan’s House
201-211 Borough High Street
London
SE1 1GZ
(also at regional offices around the country)
Tel: 0207 939 0000
www.cre.gov.uk
Department of Health (DH) - The DH is a government department whose work includes setting national standards, shaping the direction of health and social care services and promoting healthier living.
The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NS
Tel: 0207 210 4850
www.dh.gov.uk
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) - The DTI is a government department working to support business, promote science and innovation and ensure fair markets. The website has information on employment-related issues
Department of Trade and Industry
Response Centre
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
Tel: 0207 210 4850
www.dti.gov.uk
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) - The DWP is the government department responsible for jobcentres, the pension service, the Child Support Agency, the Health and Safety Commission and the Health and Safety Executive. It is also responsible for disabled people and their carers,
Public Enquiry Office
Room 112
The Adelphi
1-11 John Adam Street
London
WC2N 6HT
Tel: 020 7712 2171 (9.00am-5.00pm Monday-Friday)
www.dwp.gov.uk/
Disability Rights Commission (DRC) - The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) is an independent body established in April 2000 by Act of Parliament to stop discrimination and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people.
DRC Helpline
FREEPOST MID02164
Stratford upon Avon
CV37 9BR
Tel: 08457 622 633
www.drc-gb.org
Emplaw - Online resource for British employment law.
PO Box 586
Shipton by Beningbrough
York
YO30 1XN
Tel: 0870 751 8905
www.emplaw.co.uk
Employment Tribunals - Judicial bodies established to resolve disputes between employers and employees over employment rights. The site contains details of all the Employment Tribunal offices around the country together with their contact details.
Tel: 0845 795 9775
www.employmenttribunals.gov.uk
Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) - The Commission is an independent, non-departmental public body, funded primarily by the government and working to eliminate sex discrimination in 21st century Britain.
Arndale House
Arndale Centre
Manchester
M4 3EQ
Tel: 08456 015901(helpline)
www.eoc.org.uk
General Medical Council (GMC) - Established under the Medical Act of 1858 with legal powers designed to maintain the standards the public have a right to expect of doctors.
Regents Place
350 Euston Road
London NW1 3JN
Tel: 0845 357 3456 (registration queries)
www.gmc-uk.org
General Medical Services (GMS) contract - Details are available on the Department of Health website.
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) - The Executive is responsible for the regulation of almost all the risks to health and safety arising from work activity in Britain.
Bootle Information Centre - Open 9.00 am to 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday
Health and Safety Executive
Magdalen House
Trinity Road
Bootle
Merseyside
L20 3QZ
HSE Infoline: 0845 345 0055
www.hse.gov.uk
Her Majesty's Court Service - An executive agency of the Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) whose purpose is to deliver justice effectively and efficiently to the public. The agency is responsible for the administration of the civil, family and criminal courts in England and Wales. The site contains useful information if you are contemplating a remedy using the courts or you are being pursued through the courts by an applicant who feels aggrieved in some way.
Customer Service Unit
5th Floor
Clive House
Petty France
London SW1H 9HD
Tel: 020 7189 2000 or 0845 456 8770
www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/
Information Commissioner's Office - An independent official appointed by the Crown to oversee the Data Protection Act 1998, the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. The Commissioner's aim is 'Promoting public access to official information and protecting your personal information'.
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: 01625 545745
www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
National Association of Sessional General Practitioners (NASGP) - The NASGP seeks to act as a voice and a resource for all NHS General Practitioners who work as locums, assistants, retainers or otherwise salaried GPs.
PO Box 188
Chichester
West Sussex
United Kingdom
PO19 2ZA
Tel: 01243 536428
www.nasgp.org.uk
National Clinical Assessment Services (NCAS) - NCAS, previously the National Clinical Assessment Authority, is a division of the National Patient Safety Agency. The Service was set up as one of the central elements of the NHS' modernisation plan to ensure the high quality of healthcare.
www.ncaa.nhs.uk
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) - NICE is the independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on the promotion of good health and the prevention and treatment of ill health. On 1 April 2005 NICE joined with the Health Development Agency to become the new National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
MidCityPlace
71 High Holborn
London
WC1V 6NA
Tel: 020 7067 5800
www.nice.org.uk
Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (PMETB) - PMETB is the independent statutory body, responsible for overseeing and promoting the development of postgraduate medical education and training for all specialties, including general practice, across the UK. PMETB assumed its statutory powers on 30 September 2005 taking over the responsibilities of the Specialist Training Authority of the Medical Royal Colleges and the Joint Committee on Postgraduate Training for General Practice.
Hercules House
Hercules Road
LONDON
SE1 7DU
Tel: 0207 160 6100
www.pmetb.org.uk/