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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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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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News
vish sharma
Judges' ruling prompts call for doctors to follow suit

Doctors have reissued calls for reform of punitive taxes on their pensions after ministers agreed to end them for judges amid ‘unprecedented’ recruitment and retention problems in courts.
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Have your say on the SAS doctor contract

SAS doctors in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will have the opportunity to vote on new contracts which aim to boost pay, conditions and recognition.
Apply for a BMA Foundation grant

Applications for funding to support new breakthroughs in medical research will soon be under way as part of the BMA Foundation annual awards.
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Events
The NHS pension scheme, pension tax and the "McCloud" age discrimination case - 3 March
How to protect your personal finances- 4 March
Ask Doctor Clarke revision course - essential paediatrics in March
Events
Nina Muirhead

Long COVID - we've been here before

by Jennifer Trueland

Long COVID is a new condition, but those who have endured years of ME/CFS can share their common experience – and a long history of being misunderstood.

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