“I’ve heard from locums who have been working for 10 years and their work has gone overnight. Many surgeries simply cannot afford to hire the GPs they need.”

Mark Steggles speaking up for our members in the Observer this weekend theguardian.com/society/articl…

Too many 'systems' seem to now focus on the needs of the institution and staff around ever scarcer resources and patients and families' needs can be forgotten

Doctors & medical students in the UK - reach out for support if you need it.

The BMA's counselling & peer support services are available to all, regardless of membership.

Find out more about these & other available support: bma.org.uk/yourwellbeing

#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

As part of #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek , our consultant committee's mental health lead Andrew Molodynski discusses the need for people with mental health problems to be treated with respect and compassion.

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‘Growing up, a lot of people told me that I couldn’t do it.’

Deafness often feels like an invisible condition depsite affecting 1 in 5 adults in the UK.

Deaf palliative care doctor Natasha Wilcock tells Tim Tonkin about her experiences in the NHS.

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'Growing up, a lot of people told me that I couldn’t do it, that they had never known a deaf doctor.'

For #DeafAwarenessWeek read the interview with Dr Natasha Wilcock, on overcoming obstacles and challenging misconceptions. bma.org.uk/news-and-opini…

Big news

It is #DeafAwarnessWeek and we are delighted that NHS England has launched a National Deaf and Hard of Hearing network for #NHS staff.

Find out more 👇

New figures out today from ASH highlighting the economic impact of smoking on the NHS. We know that doctors see the devastating harms of tobacco use every day and therefore prevention is absolutely key to a #SmokefreeFuture .

'We wanted to create a space where Deaf and hard of hearing staff could share their experiences'.
As part of #DeafAwarenessWeek neurology consultant Helen Grote talks about the new NHS England National Deaf and Hard of Hearing network for NHS staff.
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“I haven’t acted for personal gain. I have done what I’ve done out of desperation. I didn’t want to break the law, but I feel that I had to do something.”

Climate activist Dr Sarah Benn speaks to our writer Ben Jaxen Ireland about her recent tribunal [1/7]:
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Enhancing diversity and intersectionality in health policy was the topic of The BMA Patient Liaison Group annual symposium with speakers including NHS Confederation chair Victor Adebowale and RCPCH head of children and young people Emma Sparrow (she/her)

Read our report 👇

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Doctors around the UK are standing up for fair pay.

Support them by donating to our strike fund today.

Details on strike escalation for junior doctors in Northern Ireland 👇

‘Care must be designed by the people who will be using the service’ Victor Adebowale

Sounds obvious but unfortunately those designing services often do not have lived experience and do not come from diverse backgrounds.

This must change to improve health outcomes.

#PLGSymposium24

Fab to hear Fazilet Hadi talking about the importance of speaking to disabled people directly not always going through advocates

Families have important views that should be heard but they must not replace spaces for patients/disabled people to share their views #PLGSymposium24

Thank you Emma Runswick 🏳️‍🌈 a very exciting day indeed. We hope our seamless in-house service (decision supported by board and council) will improve support for members across the UK. Huge The BMA team effort - Member relations, nations, IT, HR, finance & Corp services, comms&legal!

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