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Following the evidence

The chair of the health and social committee is planning to take on some of the thorniest issues facing the NHS, and has valuable personal experience to draw upon

By Peter Blackburn 16.01.25

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14.01.25

Applications open to BMA Giving

Grants make it possible for charities to offer support for numerous causes from suicide prevention to helping doctors in war zones

By Tim Tonkin 14.01.25

Nott for the faint hearted

Surgeon David Nott has worked in some of the most dangerous places in the world. He tells Jennifer Trueland why he keeps going back, how he copes and how he is passing on his skills to others

By Jennifer Trueland 14.01.25

Warzone ready

Working in hostile environments requires exceptional skills and the need to make difficult, often heartbreaking decisions. Doctors have the chance to learn from some of the best in the business at the course run by the David Nott Foundation

By Jennifer Trueland 14.01.25

A 'huge step forward' in the battle for fair pay

Plenty of people told Oba Babs-Osibodu change wasn't possible but he pushed successfully for fairer pay. He tells Seren Boyd about a 'lightbulb moment' and why his next priority for resident doctors in Wales is contract reform

By Seren Boyd 10.01.25

Doctor jailed for climate protest

Patrick Hart sentenced to 12 months for cracking petrol-pump screens and is due before tribunal

By Ben Ireland 08.01.25

Doctors share concerns about demand during winter

NHS not adequately prepared to cope with number of patients, BMA Scotland survey finds

By Jennifer Trueland 31.12.24