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British Medical Association

January 2, 2021

Year of unparalleled pressure leaves exhausted doctors on the brink, says BMA

The Chancellor must deliver on his promise to "give the NHS whatever it needs", said the BMA council chair in his New Year message.
September 21, 2020

Lifting of eviction ban 'could have devastating consequences'

The BMA says that as we enter the winter months with COVID-19 cases rising, it is vital that people do not end up without stable accommodation, or even on the streets.
August 21, 2020

Back lifting of cap on medical school places with long-term funding, says BMA

The UK is very short of doctors so lifting the cap makes sense, but it must be followed with support and funding in the universities and the NHS, says the British Medical Association.
July 14, 2020

UK among highest COVID-19 health worker deaths in the world

The UK has recorded the among the highest number of COVID-19 health worker deaths in the world, according to a new report by Amnesty International.
March 20, 2020

NHS frontline staff must have protective equipment and priority testing without delay, says BMA

Doctors who are self-isolating in line with current guidelines have no way of knowing if they have the virus and need to stay away from-work.
August 17, 2019

BMA says plans for no-deal medicine supplies are 'beyond alarming'

The BMA says the announcement from the Government is a further indication of the chaos that will lay in store for the NHS and patients in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
August 5, 2019

BMA responds to NHS pensions and funding announcements

The British Medical Association says the government must reverse years of NHS underfunding with sustained investment.
July 22, 2019

Latest error shows Capita is unfit to hold contract for GP services, says BMA

In the latest incident, correspondence sent to three email inboxes were left unprocessed for around two years.
July 9, 2019

BMA says it has been warning of pensions taxation crisis for over a year

The BMA says the Government must agree to a major overhaul of pension taxation before patient care is bereft of high skilled experienced doctors and lives are lost.
June 21, 2019

BMA 'gravely concerned' over findings of China Tribunal on organ harvesting

The China Tribunal is sure beyond reasonable doubt that in China forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience has been practised for a substantial period of time involving a very substantial number of victims.