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Ministers urged to keep some Covid restrictions after 19 July due to ‘alarming’ rise in cases
Leading doctors are urging the government to keep ‘sensible, cautious’ measures in place to minimise spread of virusLeading doctors are urging the government to keep some measures in place in England after 19 July in a bid to help control the spread of Covid amid the “alarming” rise in cases.The British Medical Association (BMA) said that keeping some protective measures in place was “crucial” to stop spiralling cases numbers having a “devastating impact” on people’s health, the NHS, the economy and education.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 3, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Press Association Tags: Coronavirus UK news Infectious diseases Science World news Source Type: news

Medical chief on what he thinks Sajid Javid's priorities should be
British Medical Association chair Dr Chaand Nagpaul urges Sajid Javid to focus on vaccinations and the NHS backlog. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - June 27, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Why suggesting mandatory Covid vaccines is an ethical minefield | Melinda Mills
It ’s not only the UK’s public sector that is mulling compulsory jabs. Often the carrot can be more powerful than the stickLast week we learned of a government consultation expected to announcemandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for care home staff, and possibly NHS staff too. This sparked debate as to the ethics and legality of such a move, not to mention the strain it could put on an already beleaguered workforce. A number of stakeholders opposed the move, from NHS providers to the British Medical Association. But it is not just the healthcare sector that is weighing up such considerations: arecent survey in the US and U...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 22, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Melinda Mills Tags: Vaccines and immunisation Coronavirus Health Infectious diseases Science Society UK news Work & careers World news Source Type: news

One Voice
One of the most important things that the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted over the past year has been that the physical and emotional wellbeing of health and care staff, must be of equal priority to that of patients. This has not always been the case in the past for a number of reasons, including a narrow focus on performance and, sometimes, putting patients’ needs ahead of our own. Staff who are psychosocially healthy are better able to meet the needs and preferences of patients. So, it is essential to respond to needs of staff now as we emerge from the critical stage of the pandemic and the NHS is in its most frag...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - June 10, 2021 Category: Food Science Authors: Hassan Govia Tags: health Source Type: news

GP face-to-face refuseniks take note: If I can read your Twitter rants, so can your patients
BARNEY CALMAN: The hysterics are being led by doctors' political group the British Medical Association, and rabble-rousing Pulse (pictured: the GP magazine's June edition). (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 5, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

In-person GP appointments are 'not safe' for patients, British Medical Association says
The British Medical Association has sparked fury by claiming walk-in GP appointments are not safe for patients because poor ventilation means they are at risk of Covid infection. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 3, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

GPs slam health chiefs over 'tone deaf' orders to see patients face-to-face
The British Medical Association's (BMA) GP committee yesterday said medics had been let down by NHS England. Patients now have the right to see their family doctor face-to-face. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 21, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Quarantine for overseas doctors risks ‘devastating impact’ on staffing
Ministers should exempt doctors from ‘red-listed’ countries from paying ‘prohibitive’ hotel quarantine charges or risk a ‘devastating impact’ on the NHS, the British Medical Association has said. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - May 20, 2021 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Urgent action needed to address chronic undersupply of NHS staff
The NHS urgently needs billions of pounds of extra investment to shore up staff numbers, and head off a haemorrhaging of doctors, nurses and other frontline health workers. The NHS Confederation, NHS Providers, the British Medical Association, the Royal College of Nursing, the Academy of Royal Medical Colleges and Unison have penned a joint letter to the Prime Minister warning of the ‘very real risk’ that if NHS staff leave a vicious circle will be created where ‘staff vacancies are the greatest threat to the retention of NHS staff’. The six organisations, which together represent most of the NHS workforce and the ...
Source: UNISON Health care news - April 22, 2021 Category: UK Health Authors: Garfield Myrie Tags: News Press release nhs pay Sara Gorton Source Type: news

Rest, recover, restore: getting UK health services back on track
This report published by British Medical Association states that the Covid-19 pandemic has left the health service running on empty, with staff burnt out, disillusioned, and even considering leaving the NHS as a result of the intense pressures and stress of the past year. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - March 26, 2021 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

‘Peace of mind and protection’ – why members are getting the jab
COVID-19 vaccinations are rapidly being rolled out across the UK, and UNISON members are among some of the first people to receive them. UNISON member Sharon Fowler is a third-year student nurse in Plymouth. As a Black woman, she’s been waiting for the vaccine to be available to her. “I’m originally from South Africa, and as an ethnic minority, I am considered high risk. One of the reasons I agreed to have this vaccine was for peace of mind and protection. I’m so relieved I got to have it.” In June last year, a Public Health England report on COVID-19 deaths confirmed the risk of dying among those diagnosed wit...
Source: UNISON Health care news - February 26, 2021 Category: UK Health Authors: Janey Starling Tags: Article News Covid-19 vaccination vaccine Source Type: news

Supporting general practice 2021/22
This slideshow is a summary of a letter from NHS England and NHS Improvement and the British Medical Association General Practitioners Committee England setting out further measures to support general practice in 2021/22. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - February 11, 2021 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

The role of leaders in reducing mental health stigma and creating mentally healthy cultures
This guide, funded by the British Medical Association and posted on the Mental Health at Work website, aims to provide practical advice, hints and tips to help NHS leaders and line managers to create mentally healthy cultures and support better mental health. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - February 10, 2021 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Supporting the mental health of NHS staff: the role of NHS leaders in reducing mental health stigma and creating mentally healthy cultures
This guide, funded by the British Medical Association and posted on the Mental Health at Work website, aims to provide practical advice, hints and tips to help NHS leaders and line managers to create mentally healthy cultures and support better mental health. It includes information about mental health stigmas, and how to break them down. It is the first of a series of resources aimed at NHS leaders, managers and champions. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - February 9, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Vaccine experts defend UK decision to delay second Pfizer Covid jab
Medics told they risk undermining public confidence by querying policy of three-month gap between dosesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageLeading vaccine experts have backed the government ’s decision to delay the second dose for up to three months, after doctors warned that the strategy was proving “ever-more difficult to justify”.The British Medical Association (BMA), which represents doctors, has suggested that the UK has become“increasingly isolated internationally” by deciding that the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine can be delayed, and called for a maximum delay of six weeks. Ho...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 23, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Michael Savage, Robin McKie and James Tapper Tags: Coronavirus Infectious diseases Medical research Microbiology UK news Vaccines and immunisation Health World news Doctors Pfizer AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals industry Society Source Type: news