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Trust leaders point to ‘rock-bottom’ morale of NHS workforce

The BMA defends strike action as way to ‘sort out’ pressures

A service at breaking point

Patients fading away in corridors, treatment targets missed, care delivered far from people's homes – whichever party rules Wales after 7 May will be given some urgent priorities by doctors. By Seren Boyd

By Seren Boyd 02.05.26

Working at the limit

There is perhaps no greater safety net in society than the local GP practice – but what happens when the intense working pressures mean it no longer feels safe to its staff? In the first of a series of articles ahead of the Welsh elections on 7 May, Seren Boyd visits a practice in a deprived part of south Wales, to hear doctors' priorities for the new government

By Seren Boyd 01.05.26

A rich tapestry: hopes and fears for the Scottish NHS

What's the state of the Scottish health service in the run-up to the election on 7 May? Doctors tell Jennifer Trueland about the intense challenges they face, including a lack of jobs and long waiting times

By Jennifer Trueland 29.04.26

Praise for Covid vaccine roll-out

The development of vaccines and their delivery across the UK during the unprecedented challenges of the pandemic should be viewed as an ‘overall success’, according to Covid inquiry chair

By Tim Tonkin 17.04.26

Centre stage for NHS

The forthcoming Scottish Parliament election in May is an opportunity for the BMA to thrust a spotlight on failings in the NHS and, as BMA Scotland council chair Iain Kennedy says, there is a lot to improve upon

By Jennifer Trueland 15.04.26

Life as an F1 – past and present

Consultant rheumatologist Anisur Rahman and F1 doctor Sarah Al Saad recently worked together on the same firm. They discovered that each had written accounts of their F1 lives, in 1989 and 2025 respectively. So, they imagined a correspondence between their F1 selves, exploring what had changed beyond recognition and what had stayed the same

By Sarah Al Saad and Anisur Rahman 14.04.26

Resident doctors embark on fifteenth strike

Frustration at the Government for moving goalposts when deal appeared close

Ben Ireland 08.04.26

Leaving the door open

Maintaining professional boundaries is ingrained in medical training, and amongst psychiatrists may seem of particular importance. So how much can you, and should you, give of yourself to consultations?

Seren Boyd 08.04.26