Responding to the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act gaining Royal Assent in Parliament today, Dr Jack Fletcher, chair of the BMA’s UK resident doctors committee, said: ...
The law will make progress on this by prioritising UK graduates and other gro ...
The Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act, which will see graduates from UK, Irish and European Economic Area medical schools be given priority for specialty training roles, has today passed into law ...
Opinion
Bupa reports soaring profits as patient choice in private healthcare continues to shrink, says BMA
Bupa’s latest results show record profits of this year of more than £1bn, a 10% increase on 2025, and global revenue of £18.2bn. This comes as private practice doctors report continued erosion of fees ...
Becoming a BMA elected member gives you a seat at tables where your working life in Northern Ireland is shaped, and it ensures that women’s experiences are not an afterthought but part of the ...
On 12 June, we will hold the 2026 medical academics conference – the BMA’s forum for doctors whose work includes medical education and research. This is where we debate the issues that affect us, ...
Opinion
‘Corridor care’ definition a small step forward in recognising scale of issue in hospitals, says BMA
“Corridor care is the daily reality faced by doctors working in hospitals and patients being admitted via emergency departments across the country every single day. “The largely symbolic move from NHS ...
Extinction occurs when a species can no longer survive or be sustained in its environment, or when its environment rapidly ...
Cyber attacks are now one of the most serious threats facing healthcare providers, with 41% of health or care organisations reporting breaches in 2025. As patient data becomes increasingly digitised, ...
GPs are set to vote on whether to return to negotiations as the BMA’s GPC England committee today rejected the Government’s latest proposed contract changes. GPC members on Thursday overwhelmingly ...
These include GPs being required to ensure unlimited same-day access to patients with clinically urgent needs, forbidding practices from capping the number of consultation requests they can respond ...
Opinion
GP committee for England rejects Government’s ‘unsafe’ plans for unlimited same-day appointments
The BMA’s GP committee for England (GPC England) has overwhelmingly voted to reject the Government’s unrealistic and unsafe plans to impose changes to GP practice contracts, calling for the Government ...
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