The forthcoming Scottish Parliament election in May is an opportunity for the BMA to thrust a spotlight on failings in the NHS and, as BMA Scotland council chair Iain Kennedy says, there is a lot to improve upon
Maintaining professional boundaries is ingrained in medical training, and amongst psychiatrists may seem of particular importance. So how much can you, and should you, give of yourself to consultations?
Frustration at the Government for moving goalposts when deal appeared close
BMA welcomes changes to immigration rules which reinstate the right of doctors seeking sanctuary in the UK to practise medicine
What do you do when a patient discloses alcohol misuse? There's definitely no quick fix, but Rachel Phillips was determined that her fellow GPs had access to the best possible resources. Jennifer Trueland reports
A Sri Lankan doctor came to the UK with his family, determined to make a new life in the NHS. But his death has left his grieving family in immigration limbo. His widow, with support from the BMA, is calling for compassion. Tim Tonkin reports
Six healthcare workers, including four doctors, say their climate activism has been vindicated after being found not guilty of criminal damage for breaking glass windows at the offices of JP Morgan they claimed was ‘an act of care’
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