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15 November 2019
The BMA plans to seek members’ views on physician-assisted dying.
14 November 2019
Overcrowding and underfunding have left patients and doctors at risk and, as a demanding summer turns into a winter of alarming challenges, how will the NHS cope? Peter Blackburn talks to doctors across the UK struggling on the front line
12 November 2019
Asbestos-related injury, animal husbandry, consultants' pensions tax quandary, winter pressures, medical insurance cover, substance misuse services in York and much more
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This month's highlights include updates on Brexit, the meeting of Europe's medical specialists at the BMA, and the new EU health commissioner's thoughts on cancer prevention.
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Consultants - we can help you get the best out of your contract. Find key information to support you, and ensure you get a fair deal from your employer.
With annual increases in demand for care, the NHS in England is under a growing amount of pressure and is struggling to meet targets. The BMA is undertaking regular analysis to provide an overview of how the health service is coping.
The latest news, guidance and current issues for general practice from the general practitioners committee (GPC).
BMA analysis reveals key NHS performance indicators are projected to deteriorate over the next three years.
With the prospect of a no deal Brexit looming, the BMA is calling for the public to be able have a final say on any proposed deal.
Find out more about the BMA's 18 year campaign for a 'soft' opt-out system for organ donation in the UK.
The BMA has a long history and strong policy for supporting measures to reduce tobacco-related harm, and has developed wide-ranging policy in the area of smoking-related illnesses.
We campaign for measures to reduce the levels of obesity, including action targeted at improving children's diets, and increasing active travel and physical activity levels. See more on what we are doing.
Read our report, Healthy transport = Healthy lives, that looks at the way the effect on population health by the increasing use and development of transport in modern life.
The following papers explore in detail some of the major unmet needs in women's health, with recommendations for both policy-makers and healthcare practitioners.
It has been an absolute privilege to serve on your behalf as chair of JDC.
‘Primum non nocere’ (‘First, do no harm’) doesn’t actually appear in the Hippocratic Oath, but it’s what most people will think of first if you ask them about it.
Apparently there are four main types of error in medicine: failure to consider a possible diagnosis, failure to examine or investigate appropriately, failure to interpret signs correctly or failure to record ones’ actions.
24 January 2020 York
planning for retirement, retirement planning, retirement, retirement age
01 - 02 February 2020 BMA House, London
junior members forum, junior doctors
07 February 2020 Edinburgh
planning for retirement, retirement planning, retirement age, retirement
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