Almost half of hospital trusts have been asking non-doctors to fill in on medical rotas, according to FoI (Freedom of ...

Collective action will not advise or instruct any practices to breach their contract or obligations as part of their 2026/27 ...

The Sessional GPs Committee has developed a template agreement for locum GPs working in out of hours settings. Current terms of employment for locum GPs in Out of Hours are often extremely varied and ...

NHS England (NHSE) has begun discussions with the Government Legal Department (GLD) about including the practice level GP reimbursement scheme within a Statement of Financial Entitlements (SFE) ...

Dr Heather Grimbaldeston, BMA public health medicine committee chair said, ...

The BMA has today raised the alarm as freedom of information (FOI) requests of UK hospital Trusts and Boards reveal how many are putting less-qualified staff on doctors’ rotas in place of a doctor.

Doctors work shifts that would be unacceptable in many other industries. We accept chronic understaffing. We tolerate broken ...

However, NHS England expects Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) to identify their top ten specialties and ensure that by 1 October ...

The medical training you undertake on your journey to becoming a doctor can be overwhelming. It can take up to six years to be a qualified doctor, depending on the medical specialty you choose. We ...

We provide an overview of the main pressure points in the NHS before and due to COVID-19 and what the BMA is doing to address them. The NHS is experiencing some of the most severe pressures in its ...

Finance while studying at university can be a bewildering and complicated business, especially if you are a medical student. Our guides have been put together to provide you with the information you ...

The BMA UK council is the principal executive committee of the trade union. It sets the strategic direction of the association in line with policy decided by the representative body. Council is ...