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We represent doctors both individually and collectively, working with UK governments to lobby for improvements to health and health care.
Get all the information you need for this year's Annual Representatives Meeting (ARM) taking place in Bournemouth from 25 to 29 June 2017.
We have produced a series of briefings to help inform your debate with colleagues and aid your decisions at the 2017 ARM.
Last year's ARM took place in Belfast from 19 to 23 June 2016. See some of the highlights from the conference.
The BMA has been working hard to safeguard the future of the medical profession and the patients we serve following the UK’s vote to leave the European Union on 23 June 2016.
The NHS crisis must be the priority for the next government. See our key asks for all political parties.
This month's highlights include updates on Brexit, digital single market strategy focus on health, and protecting minors from the marketing of alcohol and unhealthy food & drinks.
Pressures on NHS hospital beds are well documented. Data on how beds are used within the NHS can provide insight into the healthcare system. This paper presents NHS bed data from across the UK in one place.
Social care is a fundamental part of the care and support system in the UK. Learn about the different social care structures across the UK and how they interact with healthcare.
The cost of this inequality is substantial, both in years of life lost and costs to the economy. It is also a significant challenge to healthcare. See our work on health inequalities in the UK.
Details of the GPC including its members, priorities and contract negotiation updates.
The latest news, guidance and current issues for general practice from the general practitioners committee.
The LMC conference 2017 took place in Edinburgh on Thursday 18 and Friday 19 May 2017. Find out what happened.
23 June 2017
Applications will shortly open to a new graduate-only medical degree in Scotland, with a particular focus on general practice and rural medicine.
The leader of Scotland’s doctors has called time on the country’s alcohol problem as it emerged that Scots were buying enough booze to push every adult over the recommended weekly limit.
22 June 2017
This weekend marks one year since the UK voted to leave the EU – and the future for the NHS in ‘Brexit Britain’ is still unclear
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