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Minister announces £5.5m package ‘to help strengthen GP services through winter’

A £5.5 million package to ease pressure on GP services in Northern Ireland has been unveiled by Health Minister Robin Swann. The British Medical Association (BMA) has welcomed the funding package but warned it would not be a solution to problems ...

26 Sept 2022 at 18:36

NHS consultants urged to charge at least £250 per hour for overnight shifts

The British Medical Association (BMA) has come under fire for urging NHS consultants to charge at least £250 per hour for overnight shifts. In the summer, the BMA published a “rate card” guide for NHS consultants in England on how much to ...

20 Sept 2022 at 11:06

Scotland

Foreign trainee GPs face having to leave UK due to visa issues, warns BMA

Some international doctors training in Scotland face having to leave the UK due to issues with visas and sponsorships, the British Medical Association (BMA) has warned. Currently, foundation training – the first two years of a doctor’s ...

28 Jul 2022 at 14:30

Doctors let down by Government during Covid-19 pandemic, says BMA

The Government “failed in its duty of care” to doctors during the coronavirus crisis, a union has said. The British Medical Association (BMA) launched a scathing attack on the ministerial response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The union, ...

19 May 2022 at 01:01

Former health secretary voices concern over ‘Uberisation’ of GP services

The NHS is moving to an “Uberisation” of GP services, with patients being forced to see a different doctor every time they are in contact with the health service, Jeremy Hunt said. A lack of continuity of care in general practice ...

21 Mar 2022 at 13:55

GP appointments to be available on weekends and evenings under NHS plans

Patients will be able to see a GP on Saturdays and in the evenings under new plans set out by the NHS. GP appointments will be available until 8pm on weekdays and from 9am to 5pm on Saturdays, according to new “enhanced access” ...

02 Mar 2022 at 11:55

Concerns that Living with Covid plan ‘neglects most vulnerable in society’

The axing of self-isolation laws and the end of free universal testing in England will cause uncertainty, anxiety and hardship, according to unions and charities. Boris Johnson set out the Government’s strategy for “living ...

22 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Doctors and nurses urge politicians to ‘put patients first’ and form Executive

Organisations representing doctors and nurses from across Northern Ireland have issued a joint call for politicians at Stormont to “put patients first” and form an Executive immediately. The Royal College of Nursing, the ...

12 May 2022 at 01:25

Patients ‘more likely to die’ if they endure long waits in A&E

Patients are more likely to die if they endure long waits in A&E before being admitted to a hospital bed, according to new research. The study, published in the Emergency Medicine Journal, found waiting longer than five ...

19 Jan 2022 at 00:55

Workers face first commute since Plan B axed as masks in classrooms end

Commuters across the country are set to travel in to work for the first time since Plan B measures to curb the spread of Omicron were axed on Wednesday. The Prime Minister told MPs in the Commons that work-from-home ...

20 Jan 2022 at 01:26

Commuters return and masks in classrooms end as Plan B axed

Many people resumed commuting on Thursday after guidance to work from home in England was lifted as Plan B measures to curb the spread of Omicron are axed. An increase in road congestion was recorded in London and ...

20 Jan 2022 at 13:55

Scotland

Urgent call to reverse shortage of doctors in Scotland

A union has taken aim at the Scottish Government for failing to tackle the shortage of doctors in the country. The British Medical Association (BMA) said many doctors in the country are at breaking point, with ...

29 Dec 2021 at 01:25

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