‘Acting up’ refers to the act of performing the duties (e.g. clinical and managerial) of someone who belongs to a higher ...

Responding to the Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch's announcement to 'ban doctors from going on strike' ...

In a statement, the joint national medical associations say hospitals have been repeatedly attacked and subjected to air ...

The BMA has called on the Government to ‘step up’, as resident doctors vote to back strike action over unemployment and training place shortages. Foundation year one doctors in England have ...

Importantly, SAS doctors can still sit the same exams and build personal portfolios to gain CESR accreditation and achieve consultant status. It’s a pathway that values experience and flexibility.

If members vote for the new contract offer, its implementation will be staged from August 2026. Doctors already in a speciality training programme will be able to remain and increment on the 2002 ...

I am delighted to introduce myself as the new WSASC deputy chair (Welsh specialist, associate specialist, and specialty doctors committee) at BMA Cymru Wales. Born and bred in Wales, I studied ...

The ballot of first-year resident doctors (FY1s), which closed at midday today, saw 97% (or 3,950) of resident doctors voting for strike action on a turnout of 65%, providing them with a mandate for ...

Ahead of the Health Secretary’s speech at Labour Party Conference, the BMA’s GP committee in England (GPC England) has given ...

– Retention. Doctors who face discrimination want to leave their roles. The NHS needs to retain its doctors and must ...

Please join us at a local meeting to discuss the resident doctor contract. Meet members of the NIRDC and negotiations team and give them your views on what you would like to see in a new contract.

Working in NHS Fife, I’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with many SAS doctors across various departments. While there are ...