All news on the topic: British Medical Association

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Routine hospital care grinds to a halt as senior doctors begin 48-hour strike
The Government has refused to meet consultants since the British Medical Association balloted to strike so action will start from 7am today until the same time on Saturday
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3 in 5 GPs work at 'unsafe level' as some see 40 patients a day, survey finds
A survey of GPs have found 60 per cent see between 26 and 40 patents daily despite the British Medical Association recommending they see no more than 25
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Junior doctors join picket lines less than a fortnight after starting NHS jobs
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has insisted there will be no negotiations on pay for medics in England as it emerged the bitter dispute has already cost the NHS £1billion
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Junior doctors confirm exactly how much they earn as strikes loom
British Medical Association (BMA) said, earlier this year, members would be better off serving coffee than treating patients, but the government disputed this claim
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Furious NHS staff blast Rishi Sunak 'lies' after blaming them for waiting lists
The shameless PM tried to blame dedicated staff for going on strike as they try to save the service from collapse after years of austerity
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Junior doctors to stage new four-day strike in August in bitter pay row
The British Medical Association announced another wave of 'monthly strike action' and called on the Government to return to the table for talks
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Striking NHS doctors 'fighting for future of NHS' as non-urgent care axed
Consultants have gone out on strike from 7am today until Saturday morning and claim they are "fighting for the future of the NHS" with most non-urgent hospital care cancelled
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NHS consultants to strike for another two days in August as pay row deepens
The senior doctors were already due to walkout this week but the BMA has now unveiled two more strikes dates for top medics next month
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Junior doctors vow to keep striking as pay offer 'means just 84p extra an hour'
Junior doctors have blasted the Government's pay offer as 'derisory' as they insist it equates to just 84p an hour extra for new doctors
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Tens of thousands of appointments are expected to be cancelled during the latest industrial action by junior doctors, with NHS bosses claiming the walkout is 'the most disruptive yet'
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Junior doctors begin biggest NHS strike ever TODAY with thousands of ops delayed
The British Medical Association starts a five day walk-out in England at 7am on Thursday after rejecting a 5% pay award offered by the Tories, who now refuse to negotiate with medics
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'UK mustn't lock up child refugees like I was when I arrived on my own' plea
Ali Ghaderi has told MPs that children should not be punished and put in "prison" for seeking safety, and warned of the psychological toll detaining youngsters indefinitely will have if the Government gets its way
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Keir Starmer has marked the 75th birthday of the NHS by pledging to get the service "off life support and back to a clean bill of health" - but do YOU think Labour has what it takes to save the NHS?
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Keir Starmer pledges to get NHS 'off life support' on service's 75th anniversary
In an exclusive Mirror article, the Labour leader explains why his mission to build an NHS "fit for the future” is closest to his heart of the five he has unveiled
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Half of doctors who caught Covid are STILL suffering ill health, survey suggests
Half of those quizzed said they still have symptoms after catching Covid on the front line at the start of the pandemic - and one in five has had to stop work or cut back their hours
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Doctors to 'strike to next general election and beyond' if no better pay deal
The head of the British Medical Association warned the 'loss of trust' between doctors and the Government is the worst it has been in his 30 years in the profession
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Senior NHS doctors have downed tools today in a 48-hour strike following a bitter dispute over pay, as the British Medical Association reveals consultants have had a 35 percent real-terms loss of income since 2008/09
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Rishi Sunak warns 'people may not like' decisions over public sector pay review
The Prime Minister - who is worth £529m - hinted he might offer less than the amount recommended by Government-appointed pay review bodies
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'Government needs to explain why medics in England are deemed less worthy'
The British Medical Association has rejected the below-inflation 5% rise offered, which is not surprising when junior doctors in Scotland have been promised more
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Jeremy Hunt admits 'one thing' might have slowed Covid but ministers ignored it
The former Health Secretary told the Covid-19 Inquiry that Britain wrongly prepared for flu and mistakenly assumed herd immunity was inevitable
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1 in 5 NHS patients believe delays to treatment made their cancer worse
A recent report by MacMillan Cancer Support found a collapse in waiting time standards since 2014 has resulted in 180,000 dangerous treatment delays, with the charity chief saying cancer care is in 'crisis'
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David Cameron heckled 'shame on you' after defending Tory cuts at Covid Inquiry
David Cameron faced questions over the austerity cuts to public services under his leadership between 2010 and 2016 as he became the first politician to be grilled by the Covid Inquiry
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Austerity ministers must be 'taken to task' in Covid Inquiry on 'unprepared' NHS
David Cameron, George Osborne and Jeremy Hunt will all appear before the Covid inquiry this week as health leaders and unions warn they have 'serious questions to answer'
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Tory government 'completely to blame' as strikes reach worst level in 30 years
Latest figures show there were 3.7million working days lost in labour disputes in the UK in the 11 months to April, the highest number in an 11-month period since 1990 - and union leaders blame Tories