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ARM 2026, Brighton, Monday 22 June, BMA annual representative meeting
Retired members' news: ARM, pensions, assisted dying and subscriptions

Reports have come in that the UK was ill-prepared for the COVID pandemic and the point at which BMA life membership is awarded is under discussion
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Death in service benefits and annualisation

Krishan Aggarwal discusses two pension issues of particular concern for locum GPs: death in service benefits and annualisation
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Juggling childcare: are you aware of unpaid parental leave?

Lizzie Schofield explores how unpaid parental leave could offer salaried GPs more flexibility when it’s needed most
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