Any Questions? - Alex Norris MP, Charlotte Pickles, Dr Emma Runswick, Helen Whately MP - BBC Sounds ⁦⁦Emma Runswick 🏳️‍🌈⁩: “poverty is a health crisis”. As doctors, “we’re picking up the pieces”. GPs have voted for patient safety over more GP closures. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Doctors and medical students should not tolerate racism at work or in medical school. If you are subjected to racism at work, or witness it, you should formally raise the issue through your employer and consider reporting to the police and agencies such as Islamophobia Response Unit and Tell MAMA UK

Have a listen to Katie Bramall-Stainer explain why GPs need to stick together and take collective action to push for a better deal for general practice in this week's podcast. Thanks so much to Katie for taking the time to talk to me again. Listen here or wherever you get your pods.

Read our latest email update for GPs in England. bma-mail.org.uk/cr/AQiEtRUQ07g… It covers everything from the historic 'YES' vote for collective action, our response to DDRB and ARR announcements, plus our guidance on PAs working in general practice. And more.

📢Calling all sessional GPs📢 Our conference for sessional GPs is happening at BMA house and online on 20 September. It's free for members, but non-members can also attend. Check out all the details of the day and register your place👇 bma.org.uk/events/bma-ses…

We now have a pay offer from the Government for junior doctors in England which members will be able to vote on from Monday. Dr Malinga Ratwatte explains how the offer will affect GP registrars and why the GP registrars committee believe this should be accepted. bma.org.uk/jdoffer

"If general practice is the bedrock of the NHS, then the NHS is collapsing with it." Katie Bramall-Stainer, head of General Practice, talks to The BMJ about why the profession is taking a stand against underfunding, physician associates, and the future of primary care 🔗 bit.ly/4dIEDMK

Don't forget to register your place at this year's sessional GP conference on 20 September - check out all the details below 👇👇

🚨BMA win in court!🚨 RCGP’s policy on exam attempts is *unlawful and unfair to disabled trainees* and is quashed. Our fight must now ensure the new policy allows reasonable adjustments and additional exam attempts for doctors with a late diagnosis bma.org.uk/bma-media-cent…

BMA win in support of disabled doctors 👇 The landmark ruling vindicates our conviction that RCGP policy on exam attempts was unlawful & unfair to disabled trainees. This should serve as a warning to other colleges to treat all trainee doctors fairly. bma.org.uk/bma-media-cent…

This fight goes way back to when first raised by Dr Samira Anane as education, training & workforce lead, with Euan Strachan-Orr as GP Registrar chair. Good news to move onwards! 🤗 Thanks to The BMA General Practice staff in taking this forwards.

The High Court has ruled that the RCGP's exam attempts policy for disabled doctors was 'irrational' and unlawful. That policy has now been quashed. Read our report of the judgement here: thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/life-…

Great thread by Anish that I missed whilst on leave Later this week we’ll be publishing General Practice Safe Working Guidance handbook Our Collective Action is yet another way of tackling the problems inherent in our contract This is why we are calling for a fresh start

.The BMA has won holiday pay for a group of GPs who were given the wrong employment status. In the latest in our On the Ground series, hear how the union won this battle for its members ✊ thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/pay-c…

NEW TODAY! Our updated safe working guidance shows practices how they can protect themselves and their patients by prioritising the delivery of General Medical Services and limiting or deferring non-contractual work. bma.org.uk/GPssafeworking