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Award-winning journalism from the British Medical Association, the trade union and professional body for doctors and medical students in the UK @theBMA
Check out our latest newsletter with news, features and analysis from The Doctor team. In it, we cover: 🔴Reaction to the @lengreview on PAs and AAs 🔴'Disturbing' results on AI trials in GP 🔴A doctor and Paralympian set to go to space Read it all here:…
The sacrosanct right to treat the sick and wounded without threat of violence is increasingly being eroded, with reports internationally of violations taking place. In this blog, @TheBMA president @DrJohnChisholm writes of healthcare under attack: bma.org.uk/news-and-opini…
‘The only thing we can do is to continue to fight for what we deserve.’ Doctors on the picket line in Birmingham today tell @ben_ireland_11 of their frustrations and their rationale for striking. They say proposals by the health secretary 'don't go far enough' - and urge him…
Our writer @ben_ireland_11 is at @uhbtrust today with @BMAResidents as they begin five days of industrial action in their fight for #PayRestoration Follow this thread for updates:
🎙️The latest episode of The Doctor podcast is out now, featuring doctors in 🏴 discussing the joys and challenges of working in remote and rural areas Listen and download here 👇
“Why on Earth would you want to go and work in Shetland?” In our latest podcast, consultant Pauline Wilson answers this question as she discusses the challenges and rewards of working as doctors in remote and rural areas with Orkney GP Neil Shepherd. Follow and listen now –…
How do you feel about single-use plastics? Worry the NHS net zero goals are way off?🌍 How much do you feel YOU can contribute to progress? Today @theBMA launches a new sustainability survey in #PlasticFreeJuly and wants to hear doctors' thoughts. @Seren_Boyd reports:…
The latest episode of The Doctor podcast is here: Doctors working in rural and remote areas discuss the challenges and the joys they face – and why this needs to be recognised as a new specialty. Listen and download here 👇 thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/podca…
This episode of #TheDoctorPod builds on reporting by @JenTrueland Read her piece on calls to make rural and remote medicine a specialty in its own right here [2/2]: thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/life-…
The latest episode of The Doctor podcast is here Doctors working in rural and remote areas discuss the challenges and the joys they face – and why this needs to be recognised as a new specialty. Listen and download here 👇 thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/podca…
“Why on Earth would you want to go and work in Shetland?” In our latest podcast, consultant Pauline Wilson answers this question as she discusses the challenges and rewards of working as doctors in remote and rural areas with Orkney GP Neil Shepherd. Follow and listen now –…
🚨Doctors' strike action to go ahead this Friday🚨 @BMAResidents say talks with @wesstreeting were 'constructive' but 'did not go far enough to warrant calling off strikes'. “We want to keep talking – but we don’t accept we can’t talk about pay,” say co-chairs @Melissa_S_Ryan…
At today's RDC meeting, we’ve voted to go ahead with strike action. Last week when we met @wesstreeting we were open to finding solutions to restore pay and improve working conditions. Today, we still do not have a credible offer on the table @Melissa_S_Ryan @RossNieuwoudt