We are horrified by this weekend's racist attacks on people, shops and community buildings. BMA is anti-racist and anti-fascist, members will need to organise with others to keep our communities safe for colleagues and patients. 👇

🚨BMA Wales’ GP committee unanimously rejects Welsh Government 24/25 GMS contract offer. GPs to vote on whether to accept or reject the contract in a referendum this month. Gareth Oelmann warns of more surgery closures & patient care crises tinyurl.com/mrbabafn #SaveOurSurgeries

"Simply put, the two year training does not equate them at all with what a doctor has to go through in order to qualify to call themselves a doctor” Iona Collins.DOCTOR. on why the BMA wants to halt the further expansion of Physician Associates in light of serious concerns ⬇️

GPs in Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 ❌GPCW voted unanimously to reject the Welsh Government’s 24/25 GMS contract offer 🗳️From 25th November, members will get the chance to have their say Read about the offer and the referendum in more detail ➡️bit.ly/4hOcG9m

🚨 BREAKING: GPs in Wales vote to reject the 24/25 GMS contract offer from Welsh Government. We have taken this mandate to the Welsh Government to ask that they urgently improve the terms #SaveOurSurgeries Press release ➡️tinyurl.com/y6kntfkc

A pleasure to support our BMA member representatives in highlighting the barriers to effective cross-border care. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏥 Diolch yn fawr to the Welsh Affairs Committee for the invitation.

NHS to offer 'groundbreaking' sickle cell gene therapy bbc.in/3PXhjBm

GPs accept improved Welsh government pay offer bbc.in/3WAZzz9

GPs in Wales accept improved £52m contract boost for 2024/25 gponline.com/gps-wales-acce… BMA Cymru Wales

Pleased to welcome the Health Secretary Jeremy Miles to #WLMC2025 today. He spoke to delegates about the crucial role GPs play in bringing the system back into balance. We look forward to working collaboratively to ensure GPs are valued and given the tools to thrive.

Doctors' leaders say the NHS is 'gambling' with patient safety by using staff who are not doctors in frontline roles and without the knowledge of patients. Physician and Anasthesia Associates are healthcare professionals used to support doctors, but they can work unsupervised.

A productive end to last week in Llandudno at Plaid Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Spring Conference, discussing the challenges facing doctors and patients across our healthcare system with Plaid Leader, Rhun ap Iorwerth , and Health Spokesperson, Mabon ap Gwynfor AS 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. Diolch am wrando!

📢 Read our report into the patient safety risks posed by PAs and AAs working beyond competence ⬇️

🚨 The RCN & BMA in Wales have launched a petition urging the Welsh Government to end corridor care in hospitals. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Patients deserve dignified treatment, not in corridors or waiting areas. 🔗 petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/2465… #CorridorCare #Wales

Horrendous description of "chaotic" and "ovcercrowded" hospitals in Wales. We & our families/communities/friends all affected. Sadly, it is not surprising, though shocking nonetheless The BMA BMA Cymru Wales The RCN Royal College of Nursing Wales walesonline.co.uk/news/health/si…

🏥Have you found it difficult to secure a speciality training place? 👩‍⚕️ Are you now struggling to progress your career? 🗣️ We need to hear about your circumstances to help us address medical underemployment in Wales 🔗surveymonkey.com/r/BMACWMedEmpl…   #Residentdoctors #Wales

🚨 NHS staff are treating patients in corridors, waiting areas, & cupboards. 🚑This is unsafe and distressing for everyone involved. ✋Help us stop this practice! 🖋️📜Sign our petition to secure a debate in the Senedd ➡️petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/2465… #StopCorridorCare

Resident doctors fear unemployment due to lack of training places bbc.in/4l5E2s4

🙏Thank you to everyone who completed our employment and training survey. 🗣️You told us about the challenges you’ve faced 🩺We need to see urgent action to alleviate bottlenecks in the training pipeline and enable doctors to progress their careers

Doctors working in Wales are more likely than those in other UK nations to identify barriers to providing good patient care according to the latest GMC workplace experience report. Read our response from Iona Collins.DOCTOR.⬇️ tinyurl.com/2efxyywb