Crisis in general practice The Health and Social Care Committee report: The future of general practice was published today. The report, which the BMA fed into by providing both written […]

General practice in crisis General practice continues to face overwhelming pressures, with unmanageable workloads, coupled with a rapidly shrinking and exhausted workforce. The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a vast backlog […]

We began this week commemorating the life of There has been substantial social and political change around the world during her stewardship of the nation, and her role in this […]

We wrote to you last week about the overwhelming pressures that we face each day in general practice, and how we wish to prevent the loss of more colleagues dying […]

GPC England Officer Team election We are pleased to announce that David Wrigley has been elected to the GPC England Officer Team as deputy chair. He is a GP partner […]

GP Wellbeing Last week we wrote to BMA members regarding the distressing news that Dr Gail Milligan, a GP at Camberley Health Centre in Surrey, took her own life, and […]

GPC England meeting update GPC England met last week for the first time in the new session, and the meeting was opened by Dr Farah Jameel, GPC England Chair who […]

Rising covid cases and pressures on health services The BMA is concerned about the rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations in recent weeks, and the reports that the UK has […]

ARM 2022 The BMA’s Annual Representative Meeting (ARM) was held this week. As ever, the ARM has brought meaningful discussion, debate and strong representation on behalf of the medical profession. […]

Update on NHS Property Services (NHSPS) legal case Since early 2020, the BMA has been supporting 5 GP practices in legal dispute with NHS Property Services (NHSPS) around inflated service […]