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'That's less than I pay MY cleaner': BMA chair sparks outrage with remark about junior doctors' pay
Professor Phil Banfield, head of the British Medical Association's council, said the Government's final offer of a six per cent pay rise for junior doctors is a 'reasonable starting point'. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

SAS professional development funding: application guidance
NHS Employers -To support the implementation of the new 2021 specialty doctor and specialist contracts and the professional development of specialist, associate specialist and specialty doctors (SAS) doctors, NHS England included the SAS development funding in 2021/22 and 2023/24 within commissioner allocations. This guidance has been published in partnership with the British Medical Association to support employers to allocate SAS development funding.Guidance (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - July 12, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Commissioning NHS finance Workforce and employment Source Type: news

Doctors With Long COVID; Viral Sepsis in Babies; July 4 Was Really Hot
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require subscriptions. Long COVID had a long-term effect on doctors' health, employment, and finances, according to a survey conducted by the British Medical Association and Long COVID Doctors for Action... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - July 6, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Patients could be asked if they have ever vaped in bid to tackle 'growing public health epidemic'
The move forms part of a major review by the British Medical Association into the dangers, marketing and illegal sales of e-cigarettes. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

NHS doctors ready to strike until 2025 'and beyond', top doctor warns
Professor Philip Banfield, of the British Medical Association, said doctors will 'strike to the next general election - and beyond' as ministers hint they are willing to give medics a bigger pay rise. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

NHS consultant behind strikes by senior doctors claims he can make £350 an hour from private work
Mike Henley, a lead negotiator for the British Medical Association (BMA) says his private rate is 350 an hour as NHS medical director Professor Stephen Powis urged doctors not to cash in on private work (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Patients face SEVEN DAYS of NHS chaos as senior doctors walk out
The British Medical Association today said senior medics would stop work for 48 hours next month.The move had 86 per cent backing from those who voted. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Consultants vote to strike in July
Hospital consultants in England have voted in favour of taking strike action over their pay dispute with the government, the British Medical Association has announced. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - June 27, 2023 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Junior doctors will strike for FIVE consecutive days next month in NHS's biggest ever walk-out
NHS junior medics will down tools for five days next month in a devastating strike that what the British Medical Association is calling the biggest industrial action of its kind in NHS history. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Devastating junior doctors' strikes 'cost taxpayer close to £7MILLION a day'
One Tory MP branded the costs 'unacceptable'. But the British Medical Association argued it would be cheaper if the Government paid doctors 'what they are worth'. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Militant BMA plots 48-hour strike for thousands of NHS consultants in July
The British Medical Association said its members will walk out on July 20 and 21 if the Government continues to 'refuse to come forward with a credible pay offer'. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Senior doctors plan 48-hour strike for July in England
British Medical Association said hospital consultants in England will walk out if members vote for action. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - June 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Exclusive: 800 consultants refuse to cover juniors strike without extra pay
More than 800 consultants in London have signed a letter saying they will not cover the junior doctors’ strike next week unless their trusts agree to pay a higher overtime rate set by the British Medical Association. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - June 7, 2023 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Militant junior doctor sparks outrage over his 'white supremacist patriarchy' rants
Dr Kayode Oki was suspended from the British Medical Association's ruling council last month, hours after sparking fury with a string of outrageous tweets. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Junior doctors to strike for three more days in June after demanding 49 PER CENT pay rise
The British Medical Association, which has been demanding a 35 per cent pay rise, said the government's offer of 5 per cent was not 'credible'. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news