BMA leader: Ministers are trying to undermine trust in doctors
BMA chair Dr Mark Porter has claimed ministers are trying to undermine trust in doctors and are ‘squandering the morale of … Read more
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Rescue bid for quality of care
The BMA has today published a report on privatisation in the NHS. It calls for Government to implement eight recommendations … Read more
Nine in ten GP practices struggle to find locums
Almost 90% of GP practices are struggling to find locums to cover shifts amid growing pressures on the workforce, the … Read more
One in ten GP practices ‘at risk of closure’, warns BMA
More than 800 GP practices in England are at risk of having to close due to being ’financially unsustainable’, a … Read more
Junior doctors defy health secretary with three 48-hour strikes
Junior doctors have defied the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, declaring three 48-hour strikes and an intention to seek a judicial … Read more
Implement junior doctor contract or lose funding, hospital bosses warned
Training bosses have threatened hospitals thinking of offering an alternative contracts to their junior doctors with a loss of funding … Read more
GPs forced to close practice lists
Increasing numbers of GP surgeries are being forced to turn away new patients owing to immense pressures. BMA GPs committee … Read more