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Health inequalities and their effects on the NHS

A BMA data hub for health inequalities in England aims to help doctors better understand the damage it causes to their patients

By Claire Chivers and Isabella Kerr 21.01.26

What I learned from my four-year CESR journey

A lengthy process, slowed by COVID, became a cherished achievement for one doctor who describes the pitfalls she had to overcome

By Uma Padmanabhi 05.09.25

Hello Mr Chips

Hospital food doesn’t have to be awful, apparently. How’s yours?

By Neil Hallows 31.07.25

How I got my GP job

How does a long commute grab you? Disappointing pay? Or more likely, no job at all? Newly-qualified GP Ikenna Ogbu takes us on his route to employment

By Ikenna Ogbu 28.07.25

Five years on

As the UK commemorates the fifth anniversary of the start of the pandemic, former BMA council chair Chaand Nagpaul reflects on the need to learn lessons and to remember those lost

Chaand Nagpaul 10.03.25

UK foundation programme recruitment needs urgent change

Many medical students find their allocation to be both delayed and hundreds of miles away from friends and family causing considerable distress

Elgan Manton-Roseblade and Callum Williams 27.02.25

Committed to first-class journalism

As the print version of The Doctor magazine comes to an end, all of us here at the BMA are determined to continue offering award-winning journalism for you our members and doctors online

By Phil Banfield 23.01.25

Your BMA: new beginnings

The Doctor has achieved so much in print but the story doesn’t end here

By Latifa Patel 17.12.24