All British Medical Association (BMA) articles – Page 23
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NewsApplications to study medicine down 11 per cent
The number of applications to study medicine at university has fallen by 11 per cent between 2014 and 2015.
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NewsConsultants and NHS Employers close in on new contract
Negotiation document sent to Department of Health for approval Final offer to be made to BMA consultants committee this month Potential deal emerges days before junior doctors go on strike A potential deal has been reached between NHS Employers and British Medical Association negotiators over reforms to hospital ...
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NewsSir David Dalton sets out his stall for junior doctors talks
Sir David Dalton says he will respect both sides in negotiations over junior doctor contracts He says NHS has long way to go to achieve consistent standards of care for patients Talks will remain aimed at securing a cost neutral deal for junior doctors Sir David Dalton has ...
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CommentIt is high time we stopped dying for a drink
Kailash Chand puts a question mark on the historical cultural acceptability of alcohol in view of the healthcare admissions, illnesses and trauma it causes
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NewsDalton to lead Acas talks with junior doctors as strike looms
Sir David Dalton appointed to take forward talks with the BMA through Acas NHS Employers reveals progress in talks but no movement over pay and weekend working BMA dismisses latest contract offer as “misrepresentation” of talks Sir David Dalton, chief executive of Salford Royal Foundation Trust, will lead ...
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NewsJunior doctors to strike next week as contract talks fail
BMA announces collapse of negotiations on junior doctor contract changes A first 24-hour strike across England will take place next week, on 12 January BMA chair Mark Porter says government refused to take doctors concerns seriously Junior doctors across England are to take strike action next week after ...
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CommentMichael White: Osborne’s ‘magic sofa’ does not sit comfortably
The chancellor found cash for the NHS down the back of the settee, but cuts to social care may come back to haunt him
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NewsRise in junior doctors turning their back on NHS training
Survey of more than 7,000 trainee doctors reveals almost half will not continue training in UK next year More doctors are taking career breaks but the number leaving the profession is static More than 10 per cent of trainees said they were pursuing a medical role outside the UK ...
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NewsGPs warned to prepare for cuts to rent payments
GP practices in high value areas could face large cuts to notional rent payments from NHS England, surveyors warn NHS England preparing to change the way it calculates premises payments GP practices have been advised to set aside a proportion of the “notional rent” they receive from NHS ...
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NewsBMA cancels strike as government suspends imposition threat
Government agreed to drop imposition threat in exchange for “time limited” negotiations Agreement to negotiate follows Acas talks and months of acrimony after BMA walkout in October 2014 Hunt tells MPs strike action could have led to 20,000 operations being cancelled The British Medical Association has suspended strike ...
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NewsHunt agrees to Acas talks over junior doctors contract
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has agreed to talks with the British Medical Association through the mediation service Acas over a new junior doctors contract.
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NewsNHS Employers approaches Acas over junior doctor contract
NHS Employers confirms approach to Acas on Thursday night BMA made offer of mediation following industrial action ballot It is the first step towards negotiation since October 2014 NHS Employers last night approached the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration service about the possibility of negotiations over a new junior ...
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NewsJeremy Hunt rejects BMA offer of Acas mediation
Jeremy Hunt says the BMA carried out a “campaign of misinformation” Health secretary says doctors’ union should negotiate with the DH Government will not consider using Acas without “meaningful talks” first The health secretary has rejected an offer of third party mediation with the British Medical Association over ...
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NewsKeogh raises terrorism fears over junior doctors strike
Sir Bruce Keogh says BMA must have clear guidance around major incidents in light of Paris attacks NHS England medical director says patient safety of “paramount importance” Letter calls on BMA to advise doctors to return to work if wards are short staffed Sir Bruce Keogh has called ...
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Junior doctors vote for strike action but call in Acas
98 per cent of junior doctors vote in favour of strike action Chief medical officer says severity of strike action is a “step too far” BMA offers talks with government via conciliation body Acas Junior doctors have voted overwhelmingly for strike action over government plans to impose a ...
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NewsHunt tells BMA: 'There are not pre-conditions'
Health secretary writes to BMA junior doctors committe chair Jeremy Hunt says there are no pre-conditions to contract negotiations Mr Hunt says he made this clear in September meeting with Johann Malawana Jeremy Hunt has said there are no “pre-conditions” to future junior doctor contract talks, in a ...
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NewsDH unable to reveal extent of pay cut for doctors needing pay protection
DH says it is unable to say what the level of pay cut would be for junior doctors requiring pay protection Net take home pay for trainees will fall by £250-£300 because of basic pay rise BMA warns new contract offer would mean reduced pay for future junior doctors ...
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NewsNHS England tells GPs delayed premises projects will get full funding
NHS England has told GP leaders that building projects using money from the first tranche of a £1bn primary care infrastructure fund will be fully funded even if they are not completed by March.
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NewsExclusive: Former BMA negotiator calls for ‘civil disobedience’ against CQC fees
Former BMA GP committee negotiator, who is still a member, calls for “revolt” if the CQC hikes fees Peter Holden proposes paying regulator “this year’s fees plus 1 per cent” The CQC is consulting on a sevenfold increase in GP fees A former British Medical Association negotiator has ...