The MEC (medical ethics committee) is made up of BMA members from a wide range of specialties and experience, alongside lay members who are experts in their fields including theology, law and moral ...

For news, opinion and updates from the sessional GPs committee, read the latest newsletter. The Sessional GPs Committee is part of the BMA’s General Practitioners Committee (GPC). It provides national ...

Our population, health services, and economy are all being failed by a lack of urgent action to address growing health disparities. Stark inequalities affect the length of our lives, the health ...

The Government has been forced to change its approach to a landmark consultation, as it attempts to retain the General Medical Council (GMC)’s right to appeal decisions made by its own Medical ...

This is unpaid, but given the cost of holiday childcare and the stress of the juggle, planned parental leave may help you ...

There is considerable uncertainty surrounding the current and future use of Artificial Intelligence programmes in the delivery and monitoring of health care. This report sets out how AI is being used ...

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It also sends a clear message to Government that consultants should be better valued, and this means fair pay, more ...

Food and Weight Management: Fixing the food environment, Professor David Strain, chair of the BMA board of science and Dr ...

The BMA has written to the Secretary of State for Education Bridget Phillipson, urging that the Government take a ...

The central media team, based at BMA House, arrange interviews and provide comments and briefings to regional, national and international media. Media teams are also in our nation offices in Northern ...

Block contracts have been widely used throughout the UK, and continue to be the main payment system for hospitals in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In England, the national tariff (payment by ...