The BMA
@TheBMA
We are the trade union and professional body for doctors and medical students in the UK.
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https://www.bma.org.uk/ 28-03-2008 11:55:14
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In a letter to Jeremy Hunt today, Philip Banfield 💙 urges the Chancellor to use the October 31 fiscal statement to urgently fix the NHS workforce crisis, find a solution to the pension tax trap, and address nearly 15 years of real-terms cuts to doctors’ pay
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Delighted that @theBMA has joined National Suicide Prevention Alliance to collaborate to reduce suicide and support those affected by suicide.
Suicide prevention is one of the priority areas for the BMA's Board of Science.
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“What’s really needed is a long-term workforce plan that creates expansion in medical school places and in post-graduate training, and to solve retention problems by addressing pay and pension issues.” Emma Runswick 🏳️🌈 spoke to Times Radio this morning on the NHS workforce crisis
Want to know more about the SAS rate card and what constitutes extra-contractual work? Join our free webinars that will explain it all. #SASbyChoice
📅 2 November 12.30 – 14.00 for LNC England reps.
📅 15 November 18.00 – 19.30 for SAS doctors in England
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THREAD. Today we publish a review of our racial harassment charter, which sets out steps for medical schools to prevent and effectively deal with racial harassment. #BlackHistoryMonth
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It's #WorldMenopauseDay .
Read our guidance for doctors and employers on the types of support they should be receiving from their place of work fal.cn/3sOIK
In today’s emergency statement the new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has the chance to implement the immediate exemption he called for just 10 weeks ago to prevent the forced retirement of doctors
“Sharing prescribed medications particularly antibiotics is not only potentially dangerous but also against the law. We ask Thérèse Coffey to instead support us in encouraging good, safe prescribing practices” Richard Van Mellaerts 💙 responds to new Gov health plans bit.ly/3S7KfVP
Jeremy Hunt’s appointment as Chancellor of the Exchequer comes at a perilous time for the NHS.
Our chair of council Philip Banfield 💙 outlines our urgent priorities
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As govt chaos plays out across the media today one of the biggest decisions facing new foreign sec James Cleverly🇬🇧 shouldn't be lost in the noise: what will the UK pledge to the Global Fund? Our joint open letter with 60+ leading orgs details the impact.👇
We've written to the PM today alongside others in the mental health and #SuicidePrevention sector. She must make sure that people are protected from dangerous suicide and self-harm material on the internet, through the new Online Safety Bill samaritans.org/news/online-sa…