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Health secretary Thérèse Coffey gave leftover prescription drugs to a poorly friend – is this advisable or legal?

Thérèse Coffey, the health secretary for England, has admitted to giving her leftover antibiotics to friends and family who were feeling unwell. This led to the British Medical Association issuing a statement, describing her actions as “not only potentially dangerous, but also against the law”.

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Letter: Dr John Marks obituary

John Chilsholm writes: He championed the reduction of junior doctors’ hours and defended the Abortion Act against attempts to reverse or limit it

The Guardian - UK

Dr John Marks obituary

Chair of the British Medical Association who educated the public about HIV infection while tackling its social stigma

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Junior doctors are ‘exhausted, depleted and struggling’, senior doctor warns

SCOTLAND’S junior doctor workforce is “balancing on a knife-edge”, the chair of the British Medical Association’s (BMA) Scottish Junior…

The National (Scotland)

NHS leaders trash Rishi Sunak's plan to fine people £10 for missing appointments

The NHS Confederation, Royal College of GPs and British Medical Association warned charging patients who miss an appointment will penalise the poor - and cost more than it saves

Daily Mirror

Can UK doctors strike and has it happened before? It's ‘inevitable’, says new BMA chair

A NHS doctors strike is 'inevitable' according to British Medical Association's new leader. But are doctors actually allowed to go on strike and has it happened before? Here's what you need to know

Daily Mirror

End of special Covid leave for NHS staff in England branded ‘unacceptable’

British Medical Association says move will put patients and healthcare workers in England at significant risk

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Welsh doctor says more GPs are needed to avoid 'complete collapse' of service

"The service is underfunded, understaffed and overworked. Patients are getting a raw deal and are increasingly frustrated"

Wales Online

GPs warn of industrial action over evening and weekend appointments

One GP told the British Medical Association that medics should channel their “inner Mick Lynch”, in reference to the RMT leader

Wales Online

Government risk strikes by snubbing calls to give hero NHS staff 'pay restoration' rise

NHS workers including hero nurses and doctors who worked to save lives during the pandemic could strike this year amid planned pay rises of around 3%, says the TUC

Daily Mirror

Well of NHS goodwill is ‘running dry’, ministers warned

The chairman of the British Medical Association is demanding the Government reverse ‘brutal’ pre-pandemic cuts to health services.

The Independent UK

Doctor says cost of living crisis has 'huge impact' on mental and physical health

Dr Alan Stout, British Medical Association Northern Ireland GP committee chair, says more and more patients have symptoms such as headaches, anxiety and depression

Daily Mirror

'Burnt out' student doctors tell of their plight

One student doctor has described her financial situation as 'incredibly stressful'

Wales Online

'Burnt out' student doctors taking on part-time jobs to bridge funding gap

"You're going to have a bunch of doctors coming into the workforce who are already exhausted"

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Visa rules for trainee GPs need urgent reform

Letter: Dr Euan Strachan-Orr of the British Medical Association highlights simple ways in which the government could ensure we don’t lose the skills of foreign-born trainee doctors

The Independent UK

Final year medical students ‘struggle to afford food’ on NHS bursary ‘no longer fit for purpose’

The British Medical Association says it is ‘deeply worrying’ that students are facing financial hardship while completing their degree

Manchester Evening News

Record number of patients waiting more than 12 hours for a hospital bed - what's happening at your local A&E?

Around one-third of all patients across GM hospitals are waiting more than four hours to be seen in A&E

The Independent UK

Millions from LGBT community ‘thrown under the bus’ by Johnson

An LGBT campaigner within the Church of England, charity Mind and the British Medical Association have condemned the U-turn on conversion therapy.

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Daily Mirror

Lack of GPs to cause 100 practices per year to close says British Medical Association

The British Medical Association (BMA) thinks each practice should close its patient list as each GP sees an average of 45 people a day, the previous safe maximum was 25

Daily Mirror

Surgeries shutting as burnt-out doctors see 45 patients a day in 'Uber-isation of GPs'

The British Medical Association warned doctors are so overburdened that every GP practice would have to close its list to new patients due to safety fears

Daily Mirror

Ex-Health Secretary teams up with 'former enemies' to shame Government over GP crisis

Former secretary of state Jeremy Hunt is launching a campaign to shame Boris Johnson over GP crisis even allying with the British Medical Association

The Independent UK

Families honour doctors who died in pandemic at memorial service

The British Medical Association held a Covid-19 memorial service to remember the 50 doctors who lost their lives to Covid.

The Independent UK

Businesses praise ‘fantastic’ NI decision on Covid rules

The British Medical Association has backed the move, but urged people to remain cautious.

Wales Online

Doctors and nurses criticise Welsh Government for not providing same level of PPE as England

The British Medical Association (BMA) claims frontline staff are being placed at an 'unacceptable risk' of harm

Wales Online

NHS ‘riddled with racism’, says British Medical Association chair

A survey reportedly found at least 75% of ethnic minority doctors experienced racism more than once in the past two years

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