The Latest Breaking News from the British Medical Association

NHS England chiefs accused of undermining doctors’ strike action

BMA says request to return to work is down to ‘political pressure’ rather than ‘patient safety’

The Guardian - UK · Jan 4, 2024

Tell us: How do you feel about the junior doctors’ strike in England?

We’d like to hear people’s views on the junior doctor strike and how they may be affected by it

The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2024

Decoding the junior doctors’ strike – from patient safety to public support

Health bosses raise alarm as junior doctors begin the longest strike in NHS history. But how will the action actually affect patients?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2024

Latest junior doctors’ strikes 'could lead to 75,000 cancellations in London' as medics walk out for second day

Training medics who are members of the British Medical Association are also preparing for the NHS’s longest-ever walkout in January

Evening Standard · Dec 21, 2023

Junior Doctors in England Prepare for Strikes Amidst Pay Dispute

The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced plans for strikes, scheduling walkouts before Christmas and in early January, lasting several days each.

International Business Times UK · Dec 7, 2023

Who is Victoria Atkins? New health secretary facing threat of more strikes and NHS winter crisis

The new health secetary takes on new role in the middle of negotiations the British Medical Association

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2023

‘Deeply sinister’: Police testing women who have miscarriages for abortion drugs

Medical professionals warn it is ‘deeply sinister’ to test women for abortion drugs

The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2023

Winter crisis beds to be cut as strikes cost the NHS £1.4 billion, hospital leaders warn

Strikes have cost the NHS £1.4 billion so far, healthcare leaders have warned.

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023

Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme ‘confused the public’, Covid inquiry hears

A submission from the British Medical Association said the UK Government failed to ‘provide clear, consistent and visible public health messaging’

Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2023

Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme ‘confused the public’, Covid inquiry hears

A submission from the British Medical Association said the UK Government failed to ‘provide clear, consistent and visible public health messaging’.

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023