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We’re the trade union and professional body for UK doctors and medical students.
“Lives could have been saved.”
Today’s Covid Inquiry report lays bare the Government’s catastrophic failure to manage the pandemic, as our council chair @tomdolphin.bsky.social told Sky News
Today’s Covid Inquiry report lays bare the Government’s catastrophic failure to manage the pandemic, as our council chair @tomdolphin.bsky.social told Sky News
November 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
“Lives could have been saved.”
Today’s Covid Inquiry report lays bare the Government’s catastrophic failure to manage the pandemic, as our council chair @tomdolphin.bsky.social told Sky News
Today’s Covid Inquiry report lays bare the Government’s catastrophic failure to manage the pandemic, as our council chair @tomdolphin.bsky.social told Sky News
Today's Covid Inquiry report shows the catastrophic impact of the four UK Governments’ lack of urgency and their collective complacency.
They did far too little, far too late in the first few weeks of the pandemic and beyond.
Read our response: www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
They did far too little, far too late in the first few weeks of the pandemic and beyond.
Read our response: www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
November 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Today's Covid Inquiry report shows the catastrophic impact of the four UK Governments’ lack of urgency and their collective complacency.
They did far too little, far too late in the first few weeks of the pandemic and beyond.
Read our response: www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
They did far too little, far too late in the first few weeks of the pandemic and beyond.
Read our response: www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
We surveyed GPs across England to find out how these changes are impacting practices.
More than 1 in 5 practices in England responded, with 55% reporting adverse impacts on patient care from changes to online access.
These risks could be mitigated if the Government implemented relevant safeguards.
More than 1 in 5 practices in England responded, with 55% reporting adverse impacts on patient care from changes to online access.
These risks could be mitigated if the Government implemented relevant safeguards.
November 20, 2025 at 11:45 AM
We surveyed GPs across England to find out how these changes are impacting practices.
More than 1 in 5 practices in England responded, with 55% reporting adverse impacts on patient care from changes to online access.
These risks could be mitigated if the Government implemented relevant safeguards.
More than 1 in 5 practices in England responded, with 55% reporting adverse impacts on patient care from changes to online access.
These risks could be mitigated if the Government implemented relevant safeguards.
The BMA's GP committee has repeatedly called on the Government to deliver safeguards prior to the online consultation changes on 1 October.
Yet, our concerns have been continually dismissed.
The results of this survey make it clear that we need to be heard. www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
Yet, our concerns have been continually dismissed.
The results of this survey make it clear that we need to be heard. www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
November 20, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The BMA's GP committee has repeatedly called on the Government to deliver safeguards prior to the online consultation changes on 1 October.
Yet, our concerns have been continually dismissed.
The results of this survey make it clear that we need to be heard. www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
Yet, our concerns have been continually dismissed.
The results of this survey make it clear that we need to be heard. www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
“Patients need doctors and doctors need jobs”
Today, the Resident Doctors Committee has written to Wes Streeting MP to ask the Government to resume talks and work with us to agree a viable deal.
Without movement on pay and jobs, we’ll be left with no choice but to return to the picket lines.
Today, the Resident Doctors Committee has written to Wes Streeting MP to ask the Government to resume talks and work with us to agree a viable deal.
Without movement on pay and jobs, we’ll be left with no choice but to return to the picket lines.
November 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“Patients need doctors and doctors need jobs”
Today, the Resident Doctors Committee has written to Wes Streeting MP to ask the Government to resume talks and work with us to agree a viable deal.
Without movement on pay and jobs, we’ll be left with no choice but to return to the picket lines.
Today, the Resident Doctors Committee has written to Wes Streeting MP to ask the Government to resume talks and work with us to agree a viable deal.
Without movement on pay and jobs, we’ll be left with no choice but to return to the picket lines.
Today @tomdolphin.bsky.social met
@ruthcadbury.bsky.social, Chair of the Transport Select Committee in Parliament.
Discussions included pressing issues facing doctors and the Government’s upcoming road safety strategy, including measures to lower the UK blood alcohol limit for driving.
@ruthcadbury.bsky.social, Chair of the Transport Select Committee in Parliament.
Discussions included pressing issues facing doctors and the Government’s upcoming road safety strategy, including measures to lower the UK blood alcohol limit for driving.
November 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Today @tomdolphin.bsky.social met
@ruthcadbury.bsky.social, Chair of the Transport Select Committee in Parliament.
Discussions included pressing issues facing doctors and the Government’s upcoming road safety strategy, including measures to lower the UK blood alcohol limit for driving.
@ruthcadbury.bsky.social, Chair of the Transport Select Committee in Parliament.
Discussions included pressing issues facing doctors and the Government’s upcoming road safety strategy, including measures to lower the UK blood alcohol limit for driving.
Over the past five days, resident doctors have been taking to the picket lines across England.
From London to Manchester, Portsmouth to Newcastle, we’ve come together to make our voices heard.
www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
From London to Manchester, Portsmouth to Newcastle, we’ve come together to make our voices heard.
www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
November 19, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Over the past five days, resident doctors have been taking to the picket lines across England.
From London to Manchester, Portsmouth to Newcastle, we’ve come together to make our voices heard.
www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
From London to Manchester, Portsmouth to Newcastle, we’ve come together to make our voices heard.
www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
The health and social care sector in the UK has always been reliant on the commitment and expertise of its international workforce.
We call on the Government to reinstate the right to work for asylum-seeker doctors - something we have consistently advocated for.
www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...
We call on the Government to reinstate the right to work for asylum-seeker doctors - something we have consistently advocated for.
www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...
November 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The health and social care sector in the UK has always been reliant on the commitment and expertise of its international workforce.
We call on the Government to reinstate the right to work for asylum-seeker doctors - something we have consistently advocated for.
www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...
We call on the Government to reinstate the right to work for asylum-seeker doctors - something we have consistently advocated for.
www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...
The announcement of new asylum measures by the Home Secretary risks fuelling anti-migrant rhetoric.
We reiterate our solidarity with our colleagues, many of whom are being subjected to increasingly hostile treatment as a direct result.
www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...
We reiterate our solidarity with our colleagues, many of whom are being subjected to increasingly hostile treatment as a direct result.
www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...
November 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The announcement of new asylum measures by the Home Secretary risks fuelling anti-migrant rhetoric.
We reiterate our solidarity with our colleagues, many of whom are being subjected to increasingly hostile treatment as a direct result.
www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...
We reiterate our solidarity with our colleagues, many of whom are being subjected to increasingly hostile treatment as a direct result.
www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...
We will strike until we’re heard.
The Government needs to take action now to restore our pay and solve the speciality training crisis.
Strike action for resident doctors in England continues until 6.59am on Wednesday 19 November www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
The Government needs to take action now to restore our pay and solve the speciality training crisis.
Strike action for resident doctors in England continues until 6.59am on Wednesday 19 November www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
November 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
We will strike until we’re heard.
The Government needs to take action now to restore our pay and solve the speciality training crisis.
Strike action for resident doctors in England continues until 6.59am on Wednesday 19 November www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
The Government needs to take action now to restore our pay and solve the speciality training crisis.
Strike action for resident doctors in England continues until 6.59am on Wednesday 19 November www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
It's day 4 of resident doctors' industrial action in England.
With no credible offer from the Government on the table, our work to restore pay and jobs for resident doctors continues. www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
With no credible offer from the Government on the table, our work to restore pay and jobs for resident doctors continues. www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM
It's day 4 of resident doctors' industrial action in England.
With no credible offer from the Government on the table, our work to restore pay and jobs for resident doctors continues. www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
With no credible offer from the Government on the table, our work to restore pay and jobs for resident doctors continues. www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
Striking is our last resort, but with no credible offer on pay or jobs from the Government resident doctors in England have been left with no choice.
We continue our strike action until 6.59am on Wednesday 19 November.
www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
We continue our strike action until 6.59am on Wednesday 19 November.
www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
November 16, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Striking is our last resort, but with no credible offer on pay or jobs from the Government resident doctors in England have been left with no choice.
We continue our strike action until 6.59am on Wednesday 19 November.
www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
We continue our strike action until 6.59am on Wednesday 19 November.
www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
Day 2 of industrial action.
Resident doctors’ pay is down by more than a fifth, but no doctor is worth less than in 2008.
Today we strike again in England to show the Government we won’t back down until they make a credible offer.
www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
Resident doctors’ pay is down by more than a fifth, but no doctor is worth less than in 2008.
Today we strike again in England to show the Government we won’t back down until they make a credible offer.
www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
November 15, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Day 2 of industrial action.
Resident doctors’ pay is down by more than a fifth, but no doctor is worth less than in 2008.
Today we strike again in England to show the Government we won’t back down until they make a credible offer.
www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
Resident doctors’ pay is down by more than a fifth, but no doctor is worth less than in 2008.
Today we strike again in England to show the Government we won’t back down until they make a credible offer.
www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
Resident doctors in England are not ‘morally reprehensible,' to be on strike today, as Wes Streeting puts it. This is about fair pay, pay that's down more than a fifth since 2008.
Read more in #TheDrMagazine 👇
thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/pay...
Read more in #TheDrMagazine 👇
thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/pay...
November 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Resident doctors in England are not ‘morally reprehensible,' to be on strike today, as Wes Streeting puts it. This is about fair pay, pay that's down more than a fifth since 2008.
Read more in #TheDrMagazine 👇
thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/pay...
Read more in #TheDrMagazine 👇
thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/pay...
📣 Five days of strike action in England starts today.
These strikes could have been averted, if Wes Streeting had a credible pay and jobs offer for resident doctors in England to consider.
🪧 See you on the picket lines: www.bma.org.uk/rdpicketlines
These strikes could have been averted, if Wes Streeting had a credible pay and jobs offer for resident doctors in England to consider.
🪧 See you on the picket lines: www.bma.org.uk/rdpicketlines
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
📣 Five days of strike action in England starts today.
These strikes could have been averted, if Wes Streeting had a credible pay and jobs offer for resident doctors in England to consider.
🪧 See you on the picket lines: www.bma.org.uk/rdpicketlines
These strikes could have been averted, if Wes Streeting had a credible pay and jobs offer for resident doctors in England to consider.
🪧 See you on the picket lines: www.bma.org.uk/rdpicketlines
Resident doctors begin striking tomorrow.
There'll be regional and local pickets between 14-19 November, across England.
If you're planning on picketing or showing solidarity at a picket line, make sure you've read our guidance: www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #DoctorsStrike
There'll be regional and local pickets between 14-19 November, across England.
If you're planning on picketing or showing solidarity at a picket line, make sure you've read our guidance: www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #DoctorsStrike
November 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Resident doctors begin striking tomorrow.
There'll be regional and local pickets between 14-19 November, across England.
If you're planning on picketing or showing solidarity at a picket line, make sure you've read our guidance: www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #DoctorsStrike
There'll be regional and local pickets between 14-19 November, across England.
If you're planning on picketing or showing solidarity at a picket line, make sure you've read our guidance: www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #DoctorsStrike
"As doctors, we at the BMA wish to ensure that, while resident doctors are taking lawful industrial action, patients remain safe"
Today, @tomdolphin.bsky.social and @redrunswick.bsky.social have written to NHS leaders to ensure the derogations system is used properly during strike action 👇
Today, @tomdolphin.bsky.social and @redrunswick.bsky.social have written to NHS leaders to ensure the derogations system is used properly during strike action 👇
November 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"As doctors, we at the BMA wish to ensure that, while resident doctors are taking lawful industrial action, patients remain safe"
Today, @tomdolphin.bsky.social and @redrunswick.bsky.social have written to NHS leaders to ensure the derogations system is used properly during strike action 👇
Today, @tomdolphin.bsky.social and @redrunswick.bsky.social have written to NHS leaders to ensure the derogations system is used properly during strike action 👇
Registrars: join us at 6pm tonight for a webinar on the upcoming resident doctor industrial action in England.
Our resident doctor and GP registrars committee leadership teams will be on hand to update you and answer questions www.bma.org.uk/events/resid... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
Our resident doctor and GP registrars committee leadership teams will be on hand to update you and answer questions www.bma.org.uk/events/resid... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
November 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Registrars: join us at 6pm tonight for a webinar on the upcoming resident doctor industrial action in England.
Our resident doctor and GP registrars committee leadership teams will be on hand to update you and answer questions www.bma.org.uk/events/resid... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
Our resident doctor and GP registrars committee leadership teams will be on hand to update you and answer questions www.bma.org.uk/events/resid... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
Health and care workers worked tirelessly throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to care for their patients, yet many were not adequately protected.
Together with the @rcn.org.uk we are calling on the UK Government to take a first step in recognising Long COVID as an occupational disease.
Together with the @rcn.org.uk we are calling on the UK Government to take a first step in recognising Long COVID as an occupational disease.
November 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Health and care workers worked tirelessly throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to care for their patients, yet many were not adequately protected.
Together with the @rcn.org.uk we are calling on the UK Government to take a first step in recognising Long COVID as an occupational disease.
Together with the @rcn.org.uk we are calling on the UK Government to take a first step in recognising Long COVID as an occupational disease.
"We've really lost a huge amount of pay in medicine. The fact we are still a fifth less well off than we were in 2008 I think is a damning indictment of the way many governments have treated public sector workers"
BMA deputy chair @redrunswick.bsky.social
speaks to the BBC ahead of strike action 👇
BMA deputy chair @redrunswick.bsky.social
speaks to the BBC ahead of strike action 👇
November 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
"We've really lost a huge amount of pay in medicine. The fact we are still a fifth less well off than we were in 2008 I think is a damning indictment of the way many governments have treated public sector workers"
BMA deputy chair @redrunswick.bsky.social
speaks to the BBC ahead of strike action 👇
BMA deputy chair @redrunswick.bsky.social
speaks to the BBC ahead of strike action 👇
We're hosting two more webinars this evening on resident doctor industrial action in England.
One for @BMA_consultants and @BMA_SAS colleagues.
🕕6-7pm
🔗Registration: www.bma.org.uk/events/resid...
And another for BMA reps.
🕢7.30-8.30pm
🔗Registration: www.bma.org.uk/events/resid...
One for @BMA_consultants and @BMA_SAS colleagues.
🕕6-7pm
🔗Registration: www.bma.org.uk/events/resid...
And another for BMA reps.
🕢7.30-8.30pm
🔗Registration: www.bma.org.uk/events/resid...
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
We're hosting two more webinars this evening on resident doctor industrial action in England.
One for @BMA_consultants and @BMA_SAS colleagues.
🕕6-7pm
🔗Registration: www.bma.org.uk/events/resid...
And another for BMA reps.
🕢7.30-8.30pm
🔗Registration: www.bma.org.uk/events/resid...
One for @BMA_consultants and @BMA_SAS colleagues.
🕕6-7pm
🔗Registration: www.bma.org.uk/events/resid...
And another for BMA reps.
🕢7.30-8.30pm
🔗Registration: www.bma.org.uk/events/resid...
"If we want to fix the NHS for patients in the future, we need to ensure that doctors we have trained are able to get jobs, while at the same time we keep the ones we do have by valuing them properly." @bma.org.uk deputy chair @redrunswick.bsky.social speaks about resident doctor strike action.
November 11, 2025 at 8:40 AM
"If we want to fix the NHS for patients in the future, we need to ensure that doctors we have trained are able to get jobs, while at the same time we keep the ones we do have by valuing them properly." @bma.org.uk deputy chair @redrunswick.bsky.social speaks about resident doctor strike action.
Foundation doctors: join us at 7.30pm tonight for a webinar on the upcoming industrial action in England.
Your resident doctor committee leadership team will be on hand to update you and answer questions. Register now:
www.bma.org.uk/events/resid...
Your resident doctor committee leadership team will be on hand to update you and answer questions. Register now:
www.bma.org.uk/events/resid...
November 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Foundation doctors: join us at 7.30pm tonight for a webinar on the upcoming industrial action in England.
Your resident doctor committee leadership team will be on hand to update you and answer questions. Register now:
www.bma.org.uk/events/resid...
Your resident doctor committee leadership team will be on hand to update you and answer questions. Register now:
www.bma.org.uk/events/resid...
Are you an international medical graduate (IMG) resident doctor? Got a question about upcoming industrial action in England?
Join us online at 6pm tonight to hear from your UK resident doctor committee leadership team. www.bma.org.uk/events/resid...
Join us online at 6pm tonight to hear from your UK resident doctor committee leadership team. www.bma.org.uk/events/resid...
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Are you an international medical graduate (IMG) resident doctor? Got a question about upcoming industrial action in England?
Join us online at 6pm tonight to hear from your UK resident doctor committee leadership team. www.bma.org.uk/events/resid...
Join us online at 6pm tonight to hear from your UK resident doctor committee leadership team. www.bma.org.uk/events/resid...
“We’re asking to get round the table to talk about a realistic, sustainable and credible offer that works for doctors and also, crucially, works for patients.”
Resident doctors committee chair @fletchjack.bsky.social speaks to Times Radio this morning.
Resident doctors committee chair @fletchjack.bsky.social speaks to Times Radio this morning.
November 9, 2025 at 11:44 AM
“We’re asking to get round the table to talk about a realistic, sustainable and credible offer that works for doctors and also, crucially, works for patients.”
Resident doctors committee chair @fletchjack.bsky.social speaks to Times Radio this morning.
Resident doctors committee chair @fletchjack.bsky.social speaks to Times Radio this morning.