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Medical students are a ‘key voice at the table’ where crucial NHS decisions are being made – and will continue to fight for improved training conditions and a better future workplace.

The future of clinical excellence awards is now secure

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Supporting you at work

Trust our in-depth knowledge to help you with your employment related issues. Visit our Employment advice and support section.
Gender incongruence in primary care

This guidance aims to explain what should be provided in primary care, signposts further sources of guidance, and highlights some of the underpinning ethical and legal considerations.
Employer handbook

Your new employer handbook for 2016-17. Start using the handbook tool, which takes you through the topics you need to know if you're a GP that employs staff.
Employer advisory service

A free, comprehensive, independent service advice on a range of employment-related issues excusively for BMA members. Find out more.
Support with CHP and NHS PS issues

Guidance for practices in NHS Property Service or Community Health Partnership buildings that are experiencing significant increases in service charges.
Resolving practice disputes

Mediation is a voluntary process for resolving disputes which can offer considerable advantages over going to court. Read our guidance.
How to employ shared staff

Read detailed guidance on secondments, joint employment, VAT considerations and alternative arrangements.
Changes to your GP partnership

Legal guidance on the GP partnership agreement, including formalising your working relationship and when to update your agreement.
Physiotherapy guidance and cost calculator

This new guidance aims to provide GP practices, practice groups and commissioners with information and advice on employing a physiotherapist and the potential of their role within general practice.
Dealing with unfair comments on websites

This guidance sets out how health service providers can take steps to have defamatory material removed from websites, including NHS Choices.
GP access: meeting the reasonable needs of patients

Read our guidance on GP access to clarify the contractural obligations for meeting the reasonable needs of patients and what you can do if you are challenged by your CCG.
Controlling workload in general practice

Read our helpful guidance featuring practical tips to help manage the increasing workloads in your practice.

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Whatever your career stage, we can help you along with the BMJ and the BMA Library. Visit our Career advice and support section.
Applying for training

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Working abroad

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Medical CVs

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Communication skills

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Studying medicine

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Flexible training (LTFT)

Flexible working and less than full time training (LTFT) is becoming more commonplace - read our step by step guide and see if LTFT is right for you.
Changeover and new doctors - top tips

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What to expect as an F1 doctor

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Learning and development

From CPD approved workshops to careers coaching - we're here to help you keep learning.
Sci59 medical specialty psychometric test

Looking for a quiz to help you choose a medical specialty? Use the Sci59 psychometric test, free to BMA members, to find the right medical career for you.
Assertiveness

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Supporting your work-life balance

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BMA counselling and Doctor Adviser Service

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Let us support you in your professional and personal life with our range of services dedicated to helping make your life easier.
Working parents

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.
Personal and commercial insurance

Lloyd & Whyte offer both personal and commercial insurance packages to support you throughout your personal and working life as a doctor.
Expert tax advice

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.
How the NHS works

Find out how the NHS works in the UK with information about the NHS in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Careers help for overseas doctors

Check out our range of learning opportunities to grow your career and build your confidence in the workplace.
Refugee doctors

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.
Life and work in the UK

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.
Reasonable adjustments

Reasonable adjustments are adaptations to assist students and doctors with disabilities. Find out more.

Our collective voice

We represent doctors individually and collectively. We lobby governments for improvements to healthcare. Visit Our collective voice section.
Latest news from GPC UK

The latest news, guidance and current issues for general practice from the general practitioners committee.
The medical role in solitary confinement

Read our new ethical guidance for doctors on the use of solitary confinement within the youth justice system.
The Bawa-Garba case and its wider implications

Since the High Court ruling into the case of Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba, we know our members have concerns. Find the guidance and resources you need to feel supported.
BMA response to Sir Norman Williams Review

Read our response to the rapid policy review into the issues pertaining to Gross Negligence Manslaughter (GNM), commissioned by Health and Social Care secretary Jeremy Hunt in the aftermath of the Dr Bawa-Garba ruling.
BMA Poster competition 2018

Enter this year's BMA poster competition. You are invited to submit abstracts highlighting collaboration with doctors and patients in the UK and internationally.
Promoting dignity at work

Bullying and harassment are rife within the NHS according to latest research findings. Read more about the issues and our efforts to promote dignity at work.
Brexit manifesto

Healthcare first - a Brexit blueprint for Europe, outlines our key asks in five key area. Read more.
SAS doctor survey 2017

The SAS doctor survey was undertaken to give us evidence on the most important issues that face SAS doctors. Read the key findings of the 2017 survey.
Primary and secondary care interface

The BMA is working with NHS England and other organisations to help improve the interface between primary and secondary care.
NHS 70

The NHS is turning 70 on 4 July 2018. Find out about initiatives taking place at BMA and around the country to help celebrate.
Working time regulations

With twelve other health organisations, the BMA has urged Prime Minister Theresa May not to remove Working Time Regulations from UK law.