The NHS 111 is a 24 hour helpline designated for 'urgent but not life-threatening' health issues, and is currently in a pilot stage in County Durham & Darlington, Luton and the East Midlands, i.e. Nottingham and Lincolnshire in the UK. It is supposed to be rolled out nationally by April 2013...
According to the British Medical Association (BMA) it is unfair and misguided to increase NHS Pension Scheme contributions over the next three years by up to 6%. Their statement is in response to the government consultation on contribution increases to the NHS Pension Scheme from 2012...
Medical student leaders called on ministers to take urgent action to address the fall-out from their decision to allow universities and medical schools to increase tuition fees, which was passed this evening in Parliament. Karin Purshouse, Chair of the BMA's Medical Student Committee said...
Commenting on the announcement of a UK-wide review of award schemes for NHS consultants, Dr Mark Porter, Chairman of the BMA's Consultants Committee, said: "The BMA will engage with this review, which provides an opportunity to highlight the value of award schemes to patient care. These schemes...
Commenting on the publication of the Audit Scotland report on Emergency Departments, Dr Brian Keighley, chairman of the BMA in Scotland said: "I am pleased that levels of patient satisfaction for those attending Emergency Departments is high; that is a tribute to the hard work and dedication of...
BMA Council Chairman, Dr Hamish Meldrum, has written to doctors and medical students following publication of the health White Paper for England. In the letter, Dr Meldrum likens the White Paper to a "large curate's egg; good in parts, bad in parts, unclear in parts and even internally...
Sir Michael Marmot has been appointed as the new President of the British Medical Association at the BMA's annual conference in Brighton. His term will run from June 2010 to June 2011. Sir Michael Marmot is a world expert in health inequalities and the social determinants of health and has led a...