Battles rage over Physician Associates
The pace and intensity of the row over the role and regulation of Physicians Associates (PAs) and Anaesthesia Associates (AAs) have both … Read more
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Physician associates shouldn’t be regulated as such, says BMA
The BMA is urging MPs to reject government plans to regulate “physician associates” with the GMC. The BMA has said … Read more
Doctors accuse government of acting ‘in bad faith’ over NHS pay talks
Doctors have accused the government of acting in “bad faith” during pay negotiations after the health secretary claimed medics had … Read more
Steve Barclay urged to accept Acas role in dispute with junior doctors
The NHS Confederation has written to Steve Barclay and the British Medical Association (BMA), the main doctors’ union, asking them to … Read more
Nursing leaders accuse PM of “false promises” in face of worst crisis
Responding to the desperate situation in the NHS, the Prime Minister announced in his first major speech of 2023 that … Read more
UK doctors demand pay rise of up to 30% over five years
Delegates at the British Medical Association’s (BMA) annual conference have voted to press ministers to agree to a 30% increase … Read more
Crisis in the NHS caused by Tory underfunding not Covid, say BMA
The BMA has drawn up a major dossier that refutes Sajid Javid’s claims that the pressures on the NHS were … Read more
GPs call for a Rebuild of General Practice
A lack of investment and workforce planning stretching back years now means that general practice is unsafe for many patients … Read more
BMA finds NHS faces exodus of doctors after Covid pandemic
A BMA survey has found that thousands of UK doctors are planning to quit the NHS after the Covid pandemic … Read more
First submissions to Covid-19 inquiry note key England Covid-19 mistakes
The Guardian reports on submissions made to an inquiry run by the all-party parliamentary group on coronavirus, which has received … Read more