BMA Council
The BMA is a registered company and Council is its board of directors and, as such, has ongoing responsibility for the management of the BMA. In addition to being the board of directors, Council is also the BMA’s principal executive committee under trade union law.
Council is required under the Articles of the Association to administer the affairs of the BMA in accordance with the Articles and Bye-laws and to formulate and implement policies on any matter affecting the BMA and its members between meetings of the Representative Body (RB), providing that these policies are not “inconsistent with any policy already laid down by the Representative Body” (Article 72).
The Council also appoints members to the Association’s central boards and committees and has the authority to establish additional committees and working groups. It is responsible for the management of the affairs of the BMA, including the BMJPG, subject to the decisions of General and Representative Meetings.
Voting papers and statements have been issued for the 2008 Council election
Information on the remit, consitution and membership of BMA Council
BMA Council constitution and membership
Details of members of BMA Council for the 2008 - 2009 session, with links for biographical information and member's photo
Members of BMA Council 2008-2009
Dates of BMA Council meetings during the 2008-09 session
BMA Council meetings 2008-09
Dr Hamish Meldrum, a GP from East Yorkshire, was elected chairman of the BMA Council after a three-way contest at a meeting of the BMA Council on Thursday 28 June 2007.
BMA Chairman of Council
Dr Kate Bullen, an associate specialist anaesthetist from Bristol, was elected as the Deputy Chairman of the British Medical Association’s Council on 17 September 2007
BMA Council Deputy Chair