Majority of junior doctors ‘considered leaving NHS in last year’ as pay row continues Junior doctors will vote on strike action in the New Year The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2022
Dealing with dumped cars With regard to a substantial increase in abandoned cars on Bangkok roads, it's time that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) again gets tough with irresponsible owners and ensures that those dilapidated vehicles are properly disposed of. Bangkok Post · Dec 22, 2022
Doctors in Wales consider striking for first time BMA Cymru’s Dr Iona Collins said the Welsh Government needed to ‘wake up to the crisis in the medical workforce and take serious action’. The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2022
Skint junior doctors 'cutting back on food and heating' and keeping lights switched off More than half of junior doctors have struggled with heating and lighting their homes in the past year, a BMA survey found - they are due to vote on striking in January Daily Mirror · Dec 19, 2022
BMA opens well-wishers' books city-wide The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has invited well-wishers to write get-well messages for Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati at its two headquarters and 50 district offices. Bangkok Post · Dec 17, 2022
Anas Sarwar urged to condemn Wes Streeting's 'appalling' attack on health union SCOTTISH Labour have been told to urgently condemn an "unconscionable attack" on a health union by Keir Starmer’s shadow health… The National (Scotland) · Dec 13, 2022
NHS operations cancelled in England due to staff shortages double in three years Labour highlights issue to back up pledge to invest heavily in addressing shortages The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2022
Government’s approach to NHS pay row ‘disgusting’ – Labour Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said ministers were ‘spoiling for a fight’ over the dispute. The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022
RCN accuse government of ‘belligerence’ as talks to avert strike action fail; Wales strikes to go ahead – as it happened Royal College of Nursing says Steve Barclay refused to discuss pay at meeting on Monday; Welsh nurses to strike after last-minute talks fail The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2022
NHS paying up to £5,200 a shift for agency doctors, Labour research shows Party criticises significant rise in use of temporary staff while places at medical school have been cut The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2022
Wes Streeting claims BMA ‘hostile’ towards Labour’s NHS plans Doctors’ union criticises shadow health secretary for ‘incredibly disappointing’ comments over funding and primary care The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2022
Senior Labour frontbencher launches attack on health union THE British Medical Association (BMA) has criticised the “disappointing” comments from Labour’s shadow health secretary after he launched an… The National (Scotland) · Dec 11, 2022
Doctors ‘incredibly disappointed’ after Streeting takes aim at ‘hostile’ BMA The shadow health secretary said that Labour will not have a ‘something-for-nothing culture in the NHS’. The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2022
Wes Streeting hits out at BMA as he pledges to take on ‘vested interests’ The Labour MP hit out at the BMA trade union, which represents doctors and medical students. The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2022
Bangkok Post · Dec 6, 2022 Turning art into cash People travel to Bangkok for many reasons such as shopping, nightlife, street food and restaurants, and cultural attractions. With a goal to add more charm to the capital, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) launched the campaign "Colorful Bangkok" in which art is used as a medium to attract tourists.
Bangkok Post · Dec 6, 2022 Bangkok administration targets B80bn tax revenues The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will seek to amend the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Act of 1985 to enable it to generate more income to meet its target of 80 billion baht in tax revenues in the current fiscal year, governor Chadchart Sittipunt said on Tuesday.
Bangkok Post · Dec 2, 2022 BMA pleads with BTS to defer fare hike The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is pleading with the Skytrain operator to put on hold a plan to raise fares by at least one baht from the first day of the New Year.
Bangkok Post · Dec 1, 2022 MPs oppose Skytrain fare increases MPs from three major parties are opposing an increase in fares on Bangkok's Skytrain system, despite Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt saying the fare hikes are in line with contractual obligations.
Daily Mirror · Dec 1, 2022 Brits are getting sicker due to spending cuts and cost of living, warn doctors The health of people in the UK is being hit by long-term cuts to Government spending, "decimated" public services as well as the current cost of living crisis, says the British Medical Association
Wales Online · Dec 1, 2022 People getting sicker due to cost-of-living crisis and spending cuts, report BMA Study suggests the health of the nation is being made worse by poverty, poor housing, a lack of heating and missing meals
The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022 People getting sicker due to spending cuts and rising cost of living – doctors Around half of GP appointments are taken up with often preventable, long-term conditions.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2022 Stress, exhaustion and 1,000 patients a day: the life of an English GP Behind the outcry about waiting times lies the anxiety that our cherished GP system will soon collapse. We witness life on the frontline
Bangkok Post · Nov 24, 2022 Time to end BTS drama Tweets by BTS Group Holdings and the firestorm surrounding the hashtag #DebtMustBePaid on Twitter in recent weeks show how nasty the debate over the country's management of public transport concessions can get. The furore on social media followed the grievances of BTS -- which holds the concession to run the…
Bangkok Post · Nov 23, 2022 BMA asks cabinet to decide on Green Line concession extension The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is asking the cabinet to decide quickly whether to grant a concession extension to operate the Green Line electric train system before it pays the 40-billion-baht debt to Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC), the operator of Green Line train services.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2022 ‘We are treated like dogs’: tenants in damp UK homes left gasping for air Doctors warn mould becoming serious health hazard, as renters describe misery of landlords who fail to repair their property