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'Incredibly alarming' – Trump's USA steps away from global health role

The US president's decision to leave the World Health Organization has left doctors deeply concerned about the future of its vital work across the world. Tim Tonkin reports

Health & Society By Tim Tonkin

Putting patients first

Kim Daybell was an elite athlete who abruptly gave up his sporting ambitions to work full-time as a doctor when the COVID pandemic struck. Five years on, he weighs up his choice with Seren Boyd

By Seren Boyd 28.02.25

UK foundation programme recruitment needs urgent change

Many medical students find their allocation to be both delayed and hundreds of miles away from friends and family causing considerable distress

Elgan Manton-Roseblade and Callum Williams 27.02.25

Two thirds of ethnic minority doctors experience racism

BMA Scotland survey reveals 'harsh reality' of discrimination

By Jennifer Trueland 20.02.25

Paul Miller was an 'excellent' doctor who died after pressures at work led him to feel 'trapped and overwhelmed'. Ben Ireland attended his inquest and heard from family members about an intelligent, kind and modest man

By Ben Ireland 18.02.25

‘This can’t go on’

They were the words of a coroner but it didn't take a legal expert to recognise the harm wrought by a system where work is intense, admissions of ill-health carry a stigma and support services are either under financial threat or non-existent. Ben Ireland reports

By Ben Ireland 18.02.25

GMC calling PAs 'medical professionals' puts safety at risk, court hears

BMA brings High Court challenge to GMC over 'irrational' description of physician associates and anaesthesia associates

By Tim Tonkin 14.02.25

Pay recommendation victory for doctors

Northern Ireland will see a pay rise in full, in line with all UK nations

By Jennifer Trueland 12.02.25

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