“Changes of this magnitude will however require careful framing and implementation. While it is of course a welcome ambition ...

Dr Peter Holden has today been elected to a three year term as Treasurer of the BMA at its Annual Representative Meeting (ARM ...

Doctors have called on the BMA to lobby for a raft of measures to promote greater representation of SAS doctors in leadership and managerial roles across the NHS, and to press employers and royal ...

Doctors have called for the resignation of the GMC’s leadership, variously describing the institution as ‘bloated’, ‘failed’ ...

In a speech to the BMA’s 2025 Annual Representative Meeting in Liverpool, Dr Iain Kennedy will say it is “abundantly clear” ...

The decision to not spare general practice from increases in employers’ NI contributions is sounding the death knell for ...

ARM is our main policy-forming meeting, where you can discuss, debate and vote on motions which form the policy that directs our association in the year ahead and for the future. Find out more about ...

The BMA council chair has called for the creation of a new medical regulator, solely for doctors, amid ‘prolonged and ...

With the support of the BMA, the creation of the Medical Act in 1858 provided patients and the public with a clear ...

From 23 June 2025, Tirzepatide must be implemented in primary care. Tirzepatide represents a new therapy for weight management, but requires structured implementation, appropriate monitoring, and ...

This year’s pay uplift is just 4%, less than current RPI. This is an insult to hardworking consultants, which shows the Government simply doesn’t value us. On 21 July we will open an indicative ballot ...

“The BMA is neutral on the issue of assisted dying, which means we neither support or oppose it as a principle, nor in ...