The BMA’s UK resident doctors committee (UKRDC) has today elected Dr Callum Parr as its new chair. Dr Parr is a resident doctor based in London, working as an internal medicine trainee.
What I never imagined was that my career would eventually bring me to Wales, into the SAS grade, and ultimately to a specialist post in frailty medicine. One of my early placements was at the Royal ...
The BMA is calling on the Scottish Government to scrap plans which would see the number of health boards slashed from 14 to ...
As the first female chair of the UK SAS doctors committee from a BAME and IMG (international medical graduate) background, I ...
This issue is of great importance to salaried GPs. Earlier this year, shortly after the DDRB announced the 2026/2027 uplift ...
This guidance has been developed following reports that healthcare staff are being encouraged to adopt an excessively ...
When I became a SAS doctor more than 13 years ago, I did not see it as a clear career pathway. As I often say, I did not land on the SAS pathway. The SAS pathway landed on me. At the time, SAS roles ...
For SAS doctors, that means improving working conditions, tackling discrimination and ensuring they receive the contract, grade, pay and development opportunities their work deserves. It also means ...
My own journey into leadership was not something I planned when I first came to the UK as an international medical graduate. Like many IMGs, I arrived with ambition and experience, but I also had to ...
Many SAS doctors work as the only SAS doctor within a department. They can feel isolated, overlooked or uncertain about where to turn when problems arise. There are still many misconceptions about ...
Doctors who work in London are campaigning for an increase to the allowance they receive for living and working in the capital that has not risen in more than 20 years despite the cost of everything ...
As the ICPH (International Conference on Physician Health) opens in London, Professor Farah Bhatti reflects on why supporting doctors' wellbeing is vital to building a sustainable future for ...