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 mental health of children and young people in England is worsening, and record numbers of children are presenting with mental health difficulties. Mental health support services both in the NHS ...

When we think of access problems, our minds often jump to wheelchair users or older people. However, there is a huge group of people who experience all kinds of access issues not apparent to onlookers ...

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 ...