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GPs plan to stop writing sick notes to free up time to see more patients
The British Medical Association (BMA) - the doctors' union - wants GPs to ditch unpaid bureaucratic tasks that eat into time they could allocate to more appointments. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

NHS consultants could strike says British Medical Association
The union's consultative ballot shows support for walkouts in England in pay and pensions dispute. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - March 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Dates for three-day junior doctors strike announced
Thousands of junior doctors will walk out from 13 March until the morning of 16 March, the British Medical Association has announced. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - February 24, 2023 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Junior doctors vote for strikes in England
British Medical Association planning 72-hour walkout as early as mid-March in fight for more pay. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Junior doctors vote for strikes in England over NHS pay
British Medical Association planning 72-hour walkout as early as mid-March in fight for more pay. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

LGBTQ+ staff and patients deserve better from the NHS
A 2 External 0 0 0 recent survey false https://www.bma.org.uk/media/6340/bma-sogi-report-2-nov-2022.pdf false false%> by the British Medical Association (BMA) and the Association of LGBTQ+ Doctors and Dentists (GLADD) highlighted the difficulties faced by LGBTQ+ NHS staff. More than a quarter (29 per cent) of lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer respondents, and three in five trans respondents (59 per cent) considered their experiences serious enough to amount to unlawful discrimination, abuse or harassment. For our trans colleagues, the survey showed that transphobia is widespread – 49 per cent of trans colleagues surveye...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - February 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

British Medical Association calls government reckless over pay talks
BMA members have been balloted over a junior doctors strike, with the result expected on Monday, (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Family doctors 'are threatening to strike' over contract they claim doesn't pay enough
The British Medical Association's GP Committee voted against a proposed NHS deal, which it described as 'insulting' and a 'slap in the face' and say fails to pay them enough. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Consultants asked: ‘Are you prepared to strike?’
Consultants across England will be asked if they would be willing to take industrial action, the British Medical Association has announced. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - January 31, 2023 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

BMA issues ‘unaffordable’ medical locum rate card
The British Medical Association has issued a locum pay rate card for junior doctors, which trust bosses have described as “unaffordable” and “unilateral”. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - January 30, 2023 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Junior doctors could strike for 72 HOURS in March, warns 'militant' union demanding a 26% pay rise
The British Medical Association is demanding a pay rise of 26 per cent for its thousands of student medics, but the Government has refused to cave in, despite months of pleas from the union. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Doctors union plans 72-hour strike
Junior doctors across England will walk out for 72 hours in March if a ballot for industrial action is successful, the British Medical Association has told ministers. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - January 6, 2023 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

NHS: Discharge guidance could see patients die - doctors
The British Medical Association says it rejects the Welsh government advice. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - January 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Out-of-hours GPs facing most difficult Christmas ever, says BMA
Out-of-hours doctors are dealing with record numbers of patients, says the British Medical Association. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - December 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Four in 10 junior doctors plan to quit the NHS as soon as possible
The British Medical Association, which represents 45,000 junior doctors in England, surveyed nearly 4,000 members on whether they looking to leave the NHS. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news