Welcome to the BMA

The British Medical Association is the trade union and professional body for doctors in the UK. 
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SAS new contract

Members in England, Northern Ireland and Wales have voted in favour of the new SAS contracts packages in our recent referendum.
Read about the new SAS contracts
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Risk assessment tool

The BMA has endorsed a simple risk stratification tool to help facilitate your work-based risk assessment. The tool uses a scoring mechanism to help you quantify your biological risk to COVID.
Access the tool
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The BMA can help you navigate and understand issues from annual allowance to pay scales to job planning.
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Call - 0300 123 1233 Email - [email protected] Webchat - talk to an adviser
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Moral distress in the NHS

What is it and how is it affecting our doctors?

We surveyed all doctors throughout the UK on the issues of moral distress and moral injury. More than 1,900 doctors responded.

Read our report
News
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Healers in harm’s way

The very people who treat patients are experiencing injury of their own in the workplace, according to a BMA survey
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BMA seeks members for equality, diversity and inclusion advisory group

The BMA equality, diversity and inclusion advisory group is calling for expressions of interest for membership.
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Duty of candour law will create confusion

Individual duty to be open may lead to a more risk-averse medical profession
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Events
GP and practice manager training sessions - recruitment, contract and contract variations
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Inheritance tax - how to beat the clock
Individual duty of candour with criminal sanctions
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Access free face-to-face counselling services

You can access one-off support or, after triage, a structured course of up to six face-to-face counselling sessions. There is always someone you can talk to.

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