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The Doctor Magazine

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The Doctor Magazine

@TheDrMagazine

Award-winning journalism from the British Medical Association, the trade union and professional body for doctors and medical students in the UK @theBMA

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Joined November 2009

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The Doctor Magazine
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May 26
Here's a link to our latest newsletter. In it, you'll find: 🩺Analysis of @TheBMA survey on doctor substitution 🧾Concerns about mental health assessment fees 💸The @IPPR making the case for tax-funded healthcare All that and more, here: bma-mail.org.uk/t/cr/AQiEtRUQt…
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The Doctor Magazine
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Aug 2, 2023
The parent of @DailyMailUK has compensated 4 doctors - @ERunswickBMA @Dr_R_Acres @rsb8s and @jo_may_sk - after the newspaper used their photos without copyright. The £1,350 paid in damages has been donated to the @TheBMA strike fund. Full story 👇 bma.org.uk/news-and-opini…
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Jan 14, 2023
A @TheBMA rally in Westminster today with @RMTunion general secretary Mick Lynch among the speakers was attended by about 250 doctors and medical students. This thread gives a flavour of what was said and the feeling among attendees [1/16]
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The Doctor Magazine
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May 9, 2023
‘Before we had any strike action at all, we had 7.2 million people on the waiting list... I don’t think that’s acceptable – and it is contributed very heavily to by the loss of staff’ @theBMA deputy chair of council @ERunswickBMA at today’s @CommonsHealth hearing [1/2]
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The Doctor Magazine
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Apr 18, 2023
UK-trained doctors are moving overseas in search of fair pay and conditions. Here, @ben_ireland_11 hears from some who have made the leap about the differences in their working lives. With @TheBMA talks with @SteveBarclay stalled, more may follow 🧵 bma.org.uk/news-and-opini…
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The Doctor Magazine
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Dec 19, 2022
45% of junior doctors struggle to pay their rent/mortgage, 50% struggle with electric bills; 30% are stuck in their overdrafts or relying on credit cards and nearly half have borrowed money to keep afloat. Our report from today’s @TheBMA survey results: bma.org.uk/news-and-opini…
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The Doctor Magazine
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Jan 12, 2023
After a meeting with @SteveBarclay today, @TheBMA has urged junior doctors to vote ‘yes’ to industrial action. @DrPhilBanfield says 'it is within the Government’s gift to avert strike action by paying doctors a fair wage'. Full statement 👇 bma.org.uk/bma-media-cent…
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Mar 20, 2025
♦️95% of doctors want a national scope of practice for PAs ♦️77% think NHS leaders can't make the PA role safe ♦️83% don't think PAs should be able to provide initial care to patients in GP and ED ♦️20% think GMC regulation will improve patient safety @TheBMA releases findings
The BMA
@TheBMA
Mar 20, 2025
The NHS must stop gambling with patient safety in its use of PAs & AAs says @DrPhilBanfield. The BMA is submitting 30+ recommendations to the Leng Review, backed by data from 16,000+ doctors and medical students. bma.org.uk/bma-media-cent…
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Jun 24, 2025
Doctors have called for the resignation of the GMC’s leadership, variously describing the institution as ‘bloated’, ‘failed’ and ‘rotten’. Read our report from #BMAARM25👇
Doctors call on GMC leaders to resign
From bma.org.uk
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The Doctor Magazine
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Apr 3, 2025
‘I watched with horror as they started doing strange things to the patient’s wrist with a needle.’ In renewing its call for a halt to the recruitment and use of PAs and AAs, @TheBMA has submitted evidence to the @lengreview based on the ‘hair-raising’ testimony of hundreds of
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The Doctor Magazine
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Jul 29, 2025
Results of a major new @TheBMA survey show the scale of the looming doctor unemployment crisis, with some 52% of FY2s saying they have no job from this August. @BMAResidents are now seeking to make a deal with Government on the looming unemployment crisis and have opened a
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The Doctor Magazine
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Jul 17, 2023
.@BMA_JuniorDocs are walking out today for the 5th day of their industrial action - the longest strike in #NHS history - despite a 'final' pay offer from government. Here are some pictures from the picket lines so far in Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield and London. [1/3]
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The Doctor Magazine
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Dec 22, 2022
The @gmcuk has agreed to reduce the cost of registration fees for newly qualified doctors, following lobbying by @TheBMA. @BMAtim reports. bma.org.uk/news-and-opini…
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The Doctor Magazine
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May 30, 2025
“Associates are not medically trained, are not members of the medical profession and should not be described as medical professionals.” In a statement, @BMA_Academics says the phrase 'medical mode' has been used to widen the appeal of these occupational groups while
The BMA
@TheBMA
May 29, 2025
While it's sometimes claimed that PAs and AAs are trained according to a 'medical model', in a new statement the @BMA_Academics argue this terminology is outdated and misleading. Full statement: bma.org.uk/news-and-opini…
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