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The agreement in principle in three key areas in Brexit negotiations.
These charters set out what SAS doctors can expect from their employers and what employers can expect of them. Download the charter for your nation today.
Practices should prepare for implementation and be able to demonstrate compliance with this new directive by 9 February 2019.
Contract information and supporting guidance on General Medical Services (GMS) and Personal Medical Services (PMS) contracts and Enhanced services.
BMA Northern Ireland is encouraging junior doctors to understand their workplace rights and entitlements. Read our handy six-point guide to knowing your rights.
The GDPR will apply from 25 May this year. It introduces wide-ranging and significant changes to UK data protection legislation.
Read our helpful guidance featuring practical tips to help manage the increasing workloads in your practice.
Contract information and supporting guidance for medical academics employed by universities and other higher education institutions in the UK.
Download pay circulars for medical academic staff in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
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To continue your training after medical school you must apply for the foundation programme. The application period is only open for two weeks a year - use our guide to get key dates and information plus tips for your application.
There are new changes to the study budget system in England. Read our guidance on what the changes mean and how they are likely to affect you.
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We answer common questions about joining the armed forces reserves as part of your medical career.
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As a busy doctor, keeping ahead of the latest tax developments and dealing with tax matters can be time-consuming and challenging. Our tax experts Ernst and Young can help.
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Whether you're thinking of having a baby, already expecting or going back to work as a parent, read our advice on contracts, leave options and pay.
Reasonable adjustments are adaptations to assist students and doctors with disabilities. Find out more.
Find out how the NHS works in the UK with information about the NHS in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
The BMA Refugee Doctor Initiative is a special package of free benefits available to refugee and asylum seeking doctors seeking to establish their careers in the UK. Find out more.
A new start in a new country can be a challenge. Whether you are working as a trainee or a doctor, we have guidance to support the transition to living and working in the UK.
'Caring, supportive, collaborative: a future vision for the NHS' is a project which aims to be an honest conversation with our profession about the sort of NHS doctors want to work in. Find out more.
A BMA survey of over 1,500 EU doctors working in the UK has found that less than a quarter have faith in the Prime Minister's commitment to protect their rights in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
The latest news, guidance and current issues for general practice from the general practitioners committee (GPC).
GPC England has concluded negotiations with NHS Employers, and we have reached an agreement on changes to the GP contract for 2018/19. Read the overview.
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 BMA, working in equal partnership with NHS Employers and the Department of Health and Social Care, have begun the review of the 2016 junior doctor contract in England.
BMA analysis reveals key NHS performance indicators are projected to deteriorate over the next three years.
Our work on this issue has most recently focused on price, availability, marketing, public education and better funding for how alcohol is managed. Read about what we are doing.
We report on doctors' occupational health and wellbeing and give our recommendations to employers
Find upcoming conference dates and information, plus see highlights from the March 2018 UK LMC conference.
The contract negotiations have been a challenging time for junior doctors, especially where fact and opinion have often been misrepresented. Read our mythbuster to find out the truth about the contract.
This month's highlights include updates on Brexit, alcohol policy and MEPs adopt report on antimicrobial resistance.
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More support is needed for GPs if the independent contractor model is to be preserved, the conference of Welsh local medical committees has heard.
16 November 2018
Doctors have pinpointed the multiple harms Brexit would inflict on the NHS, its workforce and patients at a major BMA and BMJ conference last week.
Most doctors from the EEA (European Economic Area) have no faith in the Government’s pledge to safeguard their rights to work and access public services in the wake of a no-Brexit deal.
In May I was delighted to welcome colleagues from a wide range of different backgrounds to the BMA, for a symposium to discuss the urgent threat of antimicrobial resistance, and the actions required to safeguard the effectiveness of these drugs – on which much of modern medicine depends.
Two little boys – early primary-school age – have been playing an unsuitable game. Unfortunately, it was a really very unsuitable game and one of them has ended up with a minor injury to his foreskin.
Today we mark Equal Pay Day, the day that women stop earning in the year, relative to men. This is not just about a gap in pay, though national data estimates that on average female hospital doctors earn at least 18 per cent less per hour than men.
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