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

The BMA has concluded negotiations for a new contract package for SAS doctors in England and Wales.

We are calling SAS members in these nations to vote in our referendum and get informed on the benefits of the package.
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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COVID emergency helpline

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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.
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Women

International Women's Day 2021

Celebrating women in academic medicine

Take a closer look at 15 role models in academic medicine.

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News
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Championing and challenging on international women’s day

This year’s International Women’s Day theme is choose to challenge, asking us all to celebrate women’s achievements, raise awareness against bias and take action for equality
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Are demands on women realistic?

On International Women’s Day, one junior doctor thinks it’s high time obstacles to women pursuing a fulfilling life were tackled
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Doctors endorse SAS contract

Doctors in Wales have endorsed proposals for two new staff, associate specialist and specialty doctor contracts following a referendum on a BMA-negotiated contract package.
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Events
How to handle becoming a consultant financially- 9 March
Practising self care webinar
Excellence in medico-legal report writing
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Events
covid frontline faces

At the limit - COVID-19 one year on

by Peter Blackburn

Exhausted and emotionally drained, doctors from across the NHS tell the story of the first year of COVID-19.

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