All British Medical Association (BMA) articles – Page 51

  • News

    Liverpool GP wins top BMA post

    1998-07-16T00:00:00Z

    Liverpool GP Ian Bogle has been elected chair of the British Medical Association's council, succeeding Sir Alexander Macara who stood down last week.

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    BMA drops PCG ballot threat but demands stop to PFI

    1998-07-09T00:00:00Z

    A last-ditch attempt by GP hardliners to scuttle the government's NHS reforms was overwhelmingly rejected by the British Medical Association's 'annual parliament' this week.

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    BMA backs calls to close A&Es

    1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

    Doctors' leaders have thrown their weight behind the idea of 'super hospitals' serving half a million people each, claiming that local hospitals do not have the technology to save patients' lives.

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    BMA to rewrite clinical competence guidance

    1998-06-04T00:00:00Z

    Doctors' leaders are to issue new guidance to medical directors in a bid to ensure whistleblowers can take their fears about senior colleagues' clinical competence to managers working outside the trust concerned.