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Statement: Israel's strikes on Lebanon We are alarmed by the attacks which are in violation of medical neutrality and international humanitarian law
What it really means to protect doctors as workers Workers’ Memorial Day is a time to remember those who have died, been injured, or been made ill by their work – and commit to protecting the living
Half of hospital trusts employing non-doctors on doctor rotas We are concerned by the ‘haphazard’ approach to advanced practitioners staffing by NHS management
Doctors in Northern Ireland to vote on strike action Doctors in Northern Ireland will vote on whether to take strike action in response to an unacceptable offer on pay, in a ballot opening next month
The COVID vaccination success story has a hidden vulnerability The precarity of the UK’s medical academic workforce could be the nation’s downfall.
Rebuilding public health Campaigns, debate, ways of working and inclusivity – just some of the issues addressed at the 2026 BMA public health medicine conference
BMA Scotland launches manifesto for the NHS In a 'watershed moment' for health services, doctors in Scotland are calling for urgent reform and decisions to protect the founding principles of the NHS