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Results for May 2013 - 8 press releases.
Pressures on general practice and emergency care are complex, says BMA
Tue 21 May 2013
Responding to comments made by the Secretary of State for Health on the issues facing general practice and emergency care, Dr Laurence Buckman, Chair of the BMA's GP committee said:
The UK is failing our most vulnerable children, says new BMA report (BMA Scotland)
Thu 16 May 2013
Poverty is one of the main reasons that the UK continues to underperform on child well-being and recent changes to welfare policy could set the country back even further, says a major new BMA report, Growing Up In The UK1, released today [16/5/2013].
The UK is failing our most vulnerable children, says new BMA report
Thu 16 May 2013
Poverty is one of the main reasons that the UK continues to underperform on child wellbeing and recent changes to welfare policy could set the country back even further, says a major new BMA report, Growing Up In The UK1, released today (16/5/2013).
BMA expresses disappointment at omissions of public health legislation in Queen's Speech
Wed 8 May 2013
BMA Chair of Council, Dr Mark Porter, said he was “bitterly disappointed" that standardised packaging for tobacco and the introduction of a minimum unit price for alcohol were omitted from the Queen's Speech today (8/5/13), and he urged the government not to shy away from introducing policies that have the potential to save thousands of lives.
BMA Scotland welcomes support for minimum price from EU Commissioner for Health (BMA Scotland)
Wed 8 May 2013
Doctors have today [Wednesday 8 May, 2013] welcomed comments made by the EU Commissioner for Health, Tonio Borg, in support of the principle of minimum pricing for alcohol.
BMA Scotland welcomes ruling on minimum pricing for alcohol (BMA Scotland)
Fri 3 May 2013
BMA Scotland welcomes ruling on minimum pricing for alcohol
Diary Note: BMA Annual Representative Meeting 2013
Thu 2 May 2013
The BMA's Annual Representative Meeting (ARM) will take place at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre from Monday 24 June until Thursday 28 June.
Training should not be an “I'm a celebrity…" style endurance test, says junior doctors' leader
Thu 2 May 2013
Half of junior doctors report staffing shortages in their workplace, according to new figures published today (2 May 2013) in a BMA report.