The BMA
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We are the trade union and professional body for doctors and medical students in the UK.
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This year's PLG Symposium will focus on valuing diversity, co-design and intersectionality in health policy formation. #PLGSymposium24
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This week, The BMA deputy chair of council Emma Runswick 🏳️🌈 appeared on BBC Panorama to highlight how some RMOs in private hospitals are working up to 168 hours a week.
It's an issue we've covered before... [1/2]
Did you know? All UK doctors and medical students can access a range of free and confidential BMA Wellbeing services.
These include a 24/7 counselling line, and peer support service.
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I spoke to #Panorama about the work of The BMA & Doctors’ Association UK 💙 (notably the late Jenny Vaughan) on the conditions of private hospital Resident Doctors/RMOs.
168 hours on shift, discouraged from calling in sick/tired by sanctions: the system is racist & unsafe for drs and patients
We continue to campaign against the Government’s imposition of minimum service levels during strikes, which could lead to chaos and harm patient safety.
Read more from Emma Runswick 🏳️🌈 The Doctor Magazine bma.org.uk/news-and-opini…
I was on BBC Radio 4 Today discussing the Doctors' pay disputes at 7:52
Doctors are ready to accept a credible offer that begins pay restoration and stops the exodus, but we will strike as long as is necessary - for ourselves, our service, and our patients.
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…
The Health Secretary must now make a credible offer to junior doctors and SAS doctors in England.
Emma Runswick 🏳️🌈 has spoken to #BBCR4today on the Consultant offer.
Standing up for what’s right, against an establishment tidal wave of wrongdoing, one of Jenny’s legacies is to have increased collaborative working for unified causes Doctors’ Association UK 💙 The BMA. I promised her that we would press on with her vision & aspirations for a better, safer world.