Welcome to the BMA

The British Medical Association is the trade union and professional body for doctors in the UK. 
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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.
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COVID emergency helpline

We're here to help

Contact us for emergency COVID advice 24 hours, 7 days a week. Call 0300 123 1233.
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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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For 24/7 emergency COVID advice please call us. For all other non-emergency enquiries normal opening times apply.
Call - 0300 123 1233 Email - [email protected] Webchat - talk to an adviser
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The COVID-19 vaccination programme

Following an agreement between the BMA and NHSEI that GP practices will lead the vaccination programme, read our guidance on what the programme involves, what is expected of practices, funding and what you need to do now.

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News
Staying on top when your work drops off

If your volume of work drops below 40 clinical sessions a year there are ways to stay engaged
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Sessional GPs – the BMA advice line is here to help you

The BMA is here to answer questions about work patterns in the time of COVID-19
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Government spending review ‘beyond inadequate’

The Government has failed to give the NHS ‘whatever it needs’ in its spending review – and funding to deal with the vast backlog in patient care is ‘beyond inadequate’, doctors leaders have warned.
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Events
Ask Doctor Clarke revision course - essential paediatrics in November
Ask Doctor Clarke revision course - essential obstetrics and gynaecology in November
Preparing effectively for the Situational Judgement Test webinar
Events