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Trade unions demand end to attacks on overseas workforce Employees from ‘international backgrounds, or perceived as ethnically distinct from the majority population, are facing a sustained campaign of anti-migrant rhetoric’
JMF 2026: giving you the tools, skills and knowledge to transform our profession Have you been interested in getting involved but thought conferences were only for established representatives? Then this event is for you
Changes to academic public health training will worsen the medical recruitment crisis The BMA is calling upon the NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) to work with partners to support more equitable access to academic public health training
Trade unions demand end to attacks on overseas workforce Employees from ‘international backgrounds, or perceived as ethnically distinct from the majority population, are facing a sustained campaign of anti-migrant rhetoric’
Resident doctors plan strike in response to pay offer Scottish government proposes remuneration below pay review body recommendation
Supporting SAS doctors in SAS Week and beyond SAS doctors are an essential part of the secondary care backbone but are often under-recognised and underrepresented. We want to change this, and SAS week is a helpful way to highlight their work
Healthcare in Gaza: a joint statement from national medical associations The international medical community has watched, with increasing dismay, the destruction inflicted on the Gazan healthcare system by Israeli forces since October 2023. It is calling for a ceasefire, respect for international humanitarian law and protections for healthcare and respect for medical neutrality