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Final COVID review reports

Our two latest COVID reports focus on the public health response to the pandemic and how COVID has impacted existing health inequalities.
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Next steps for junior doctors’ pay restoration
Next steps for junior doctors’ pay restoration

The BMA will ballot junior doctor members in England for industrial action if the Government doesn’t commit to pay restoration by the end of September
BMA in the news
BMA in the news

Top story (The Times): Doctors are 'angry, frustrated and undervalued', says BMA council chair
BMA funds child bereavement guidance for doctors
BMA funds child bereavement guidance for doctors

Charities team up to help with process of coping with loss of young loved ones 
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Pay campaign Fair pay for junior doctors in England Junior doctors have made an enormous contribution and a significant sacrifice during the past two years. And yet their pay continues to be eroded by the government.
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