You might not agree with the complaint but you can be sorry. You can be sorry you have let the patient down. That doesn’t ...

The BMA is clear that it is not appropriate for every GP to be required to prescribe these medications. This is due to the complexity of the current cohort of eligible patients and the nature of the ...

The prescription charge in England is £9.35. People with certain medical conditions, including cancer, can get free NHS prescriptions. The BMA has long called for a review of the prescription charge ...

‘Investing in public health will help prevent more ill-health, reduce pressures on the NHS, tackle health inequalities, and grow the economy. However, public health funding is both insufficient and is ...

Severe cuts to public health budgets, an understaffed public health workforce, and a series of disruptive structural reorganisations in England have undermined the capacity of public health to ...

“It still falls short of average increases we’ve seen in health spending historically, and of the investment needed to fulfil ...

A BMA Scotland survey has found that 7 in 10 resident doctor respondents are concerned around possible unemployment from August 2025 onwards. Concerns have been raised by resident doctors across ...

The BMA council is the Association’s principal executive committee, and its chair is also chair of the BMA’s Board of ...

A BMA ballot to decide whether to take industrial action in pursuit of pay restoration is open. If returned with a ‘yes’ vote, a mandate for industrial action would last from July 2025 to January 2026 ...

Trade unions representing both private and public sector workers joined the BMA today calling for the legalisation of ...

The BMA is urging the House of Lords to support Amendment 240 to the Employment Rights Bill when it is further debated next ...

It was recently pointed out to me that some of what makes ARM more inclusive, including the reasonable adjustments we’ve ...