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22 January 2020
BMA council chair Chaand Nagpaul has warned the NHS is ‘woefully underfunded’ after a hospital trust told doctors they might have to discharge patients early, despite the risk they could come to harm.
17 January 2020
The BMA has secured victory in the high court over changes made by health secretary Matt Hancock to the NHS pensions scheme in England and Wales
16 January 2020
Deploying 'big data' safely, mental health services run ragged, the power of sport to boost wellbeing for all, the GP providing care for the homeless, doctors and their dependants forced out of the UK owing visa rule inflexibility and the problem with 'resilience' – all issues covered in the January issue of The Doctor
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Nominations are open for 2017. BMA Cymru Wales, with BMJ Learning, established the Clinical Teacher of the Year award to celebrate the excellent teaching standards in Wales.
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This month's highlights include updates on Brexit, the meeting of Europe's medical specialists at the BMA, and the new EU health commissioner's thoughts on cancer prevention.
Are you up to date on the latest developments on the new junior doctor contract? Find out what's new and get the support you need.
Consultants - we can help you get the best out of your contract. Find key information to support you, and ensure you get a fair deal from your employer.
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.
While the Assembly is suspended we continue to lobby on health issues including our manifesto objectives and Brexit.
Our latest responses to consultations on proposals for changes in law effecting the healthcare systems and medical profession in Northern Ireland.
The latest news, guidance and current issues for general practice from the general practitioners committee (GPC).
The University and College Union (UCU) is calling for a series of strikes in response to proposed changes to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). Read our FAQs for BMA members.
Useful information about the role of PAs and the concerns that have been raised about them, and how the BMA will be influencing PA roles and how they are introduced into the service.
This paper has been informed by existing BMA work, policy, decisions, consultation with members and written submissions. Read the key principles.
The completed 10-year BMA cohort study provides insights into career choice and working environments in terms of workplace morale and work related stress. Read our findings.
Read the results of more than 2,000 junior doctors who were asked about their attitudes towards and experience of breaks in clinical training.
The BMA remains clear that the only long-term solution to the pension taxation crisis is to fix this problem at source by undertaking fundamental pension taxation reform.
The Secret Doctor’s current incarnation is a lifelong atheist, from a family where the parents read their children the shorter essays of Bertrand Russell while others were telling Bible stories.
I qualified as a doctor this year and will be working my very first Christmas in the NHS at the Royal Surrey Hospital in Guildford.
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