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Calling all SAS doctors and Consultants in England – there's still time to vote in our indicative ballots. Our Chair of Council @thomasdolphin shares why it’s important to make your voice heard. ✅ ✅
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We are horrified by the Israeli military strikes on Nasser Hospital, which has killed health workers and journalists. We – again – call for healthcare to be protected during this conflict, and others, as demanded by international humanitarian law
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RT @TheCameronFund: We're very proud to say that we have been awarded a grant by BMA Giving. This will help us to assist working age GPs fa….
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The @theIPCinfo has declared a man-made famine in Gaza City. We are horrified by the increasing suffering of civilians and continued attacks on healthcare. We renew our call for an immediate end to Israel’s blockade on humanitarian aid:
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The BMA is profoundly concerned by the health and humanitarian consequences of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Our interventions are given on this page.
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RT @Book_Aid: Proud to announce that we have been awarded a grant by BMA Giving to support our work providing medical books in Uganda!. Mor….
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RT @TheDrMagazine: Initiatives helping refugee doctors back into work and financial support for physicians facing financial hardship are am….
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Scheme recognises the challenges facing doctors struggling with employment or experiencing financially difficulty owing to disability or ill health
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Congratulations to this year’s BMA Giving recipients. From helping refugee doctors back into medicine to supporting medical professionals in crisis, this year’s awards are funding crucial projects across the UK and beyond.
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Scheme recognises the challenges facing doctors struggling with employment or experiencing financially difficulty owing to disability or ill health
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RT @BMAstudents: Today marks the final day of the BMA Medical Students Committee 24/25 session. We are incredibly proud of everything we’ve….
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RT @TheDrMagazine: ‘If hospitals aren’t a place of safety, where do you go?’. In the final episode of #TheDoctorPod @TheBMA medical ethics….
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RT @DrKittyMohan: I was honoured to be to be interviewed by @TheDrMagazine for a podcast launched today, on #WorldHumanitarianDay, alongsid….
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Podcast Episode · The Doctor · 08/19/2025 · 32m
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Working to protect healthcare internationally goes hand-in-hand with our work as a trade union to protect healthcare in the UK. In our new report, we’re calling on governments to act and uphold medical neutrality and international humanitarian law
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Healthcare is increasingly under attack in conflict zones, despite this being in clear violation of international law. This report from the BMA analyses these trends, the impacts on population...
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From Gaza to Sudan, Ukraine to Myanmar, humanitarian and healthcare workers are being targeted at alarming rates in direct violation of international law. Tim Tonkin writes for @TheDrMagazine. Read more #WorldHumanitarianDay.
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The attack of healthcare workers and institutions in war zones remains the scourge of the international community while the BMA continues to push for medical neutrality to be respected. By Tim Tonkin
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Hospitals should be places of safety – and humanitarian and healthcare workers protected – but they’re increasingly under attack in conflict zones. @DrAndrewGreen and @DrKittyMohan discuss this for the @TheDrMagazine podcast. #WorldHumanitarianDay
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At the BMA we support the aims of the NHS to become more environmentally friendly 🌍. We'd like to hear from doctors about how different sustainability initiatives are being implemented in the workplace. Please share your views in our short survey 👇.
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RT @BMAResidents: We've heard loud and clear that members are worried about job certainty just as much as pay. We'll be balloting employe….
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The UK Government’s 10-year Health Plan sets out major changes to how the NHS will run in England – your views will help guide our stance ahead of a Special Representative Meeting in September. 🗓 Complete by 20 August.✏️ Take the survey now
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Drink-driving kills hundreds and injuries thousands each year, straining the NHS & emergency services, so we welcome plans to lower the drink-driving limit. For real impact, limits must be enforced and the public better informed on alcohol harms.
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Saving Lives: Reducing preventable harm caused by driving under the influence
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RT @BMAResidents: Too many residents are paid incorrectly. If you’re a resident doctor in England on the 2016 contract, our new pay checke….
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RT @BMA_GP: New @rcgp data shows 4,200 GPs finished their training last week. But many are struggling to find work. That’s why we’re cal….
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