Resident doctors in England are not ‘morally reprehensible,' to be on strike today, as Wes Streeting puts it. This is about fair pay, pay that's down more than a fifth since 2008. Read more in #TheDrMagazine 👇 thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/pay...

Resident doctors across England are striking over pay and jobs today. Here's why 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kghw...

NEW BLOG 🗣️‘Paying doctors what we are worth, is a key part of restoring our NHS to something we can all be proud of’ SRDC chair @chrissmith2211.bsky.social on the need to vote yes and vote early in the IA ballot for resident doctors in Scotland Read ⬇️ bmascotland.home.blog/2025/11/14/s...

📣 Five days of strike action in England starts today. These strikes could have been averted, if Wes Streeting had a credible pay and jobs offer for resident doctors in England to consider. 🪧 See you on the picket lines: www.bma.org.uk/rdpicketlines

Getting soaked for solidarity! ✊🏼 @unison.org.uk @unisonyh.bsky.social @bma.org.uk

RESIDENT DOCTORS IN SCOTLAND: YOUR BALLOT FOR STRIKE ACTION IS OPEN. You should be receiving your orange envelope with your ballot soon. This is YOUR chance to have YOUR say, and hold the Scot Gov to the deal. Please, vote early and vote yes.

"We've really lost a huge amount of pay in medicine. The fact we are still a fifth less well off than we were in 2008 I think is a damning indictment of the way many governments have treated public sector workers" BMA deputy chair @redrunswick.bsky.social speaks to the BBC ahead of strike action 👇

Long COVID has had debilitating effects on numerous health workers – many of whom remain unable to work. The Government urgently needs to accept the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council’s recommendations as a crucial first step in recognising this. Read more 👉 www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...

Health and care workers worked tirelessly throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to care for their patients, yet many were not adequately protected. Together with the @rcn.org.uk we are calling on the UK Government to take a first step in recognising Long COVID as an occupational disease.

"As doctors, we at the BMA wish to ensure that, while resident doctors are taking lawful industrial action, patients remain safe" Today, @tomdolphin.bsky.social and @redrunswick.bsky.social have written to NHS leaders to ensure the derogations system is used properly during strike action 👇

"If we want to fix the NHS for patients in the future, we need to ensure that doctors we have trained are able to get jobs, while at the same time we keep the ones we do have by valuing them properly." @bma.org.uk deputy chair @redrunswick.bsky.social speaks about resident doctor strike action.

The Govt has suggested a pay uplift of just 2.5% for doctors next year, well below inflation. With resident doctors striking next month over pay and jobs, it is “frankly indefensible that yet another Government is once again suggesting real-terms pay cut for doctors," says @tomdolphin.bsky.social

➡️ ‘We will not sit idle while the Scottish Government attempts to break the deal that they struck with Scottish resident doctors in 2023’ Read the blog from SRDC chair @chrissmith2211.bsky.social which explains the details of the IA ballot 👇 bmascotland.home.blog/2025/10/31/s... 🧵4/4

➡️Make sure your details are correct to ensure you will be able to have your say in the vote Check & update your email address, place of work, grade, and postal address here - bmascotland.home.blog/check-and-up... 🧵3/4

➡️ Register to join one of our two online events You'll have the chance to hear directly from the SRDC Pay Negotiating team about the ballot & what potential IA will mean for you. Thurs 13th Nov at 6.30pm Wed 19th Nov at 6.30pm Sign up here ⬇️ events.bma.org.uk/srdc-2025-pa... 🧵2/4

Heading back home now from the GP conference in Manchester. Good meeting at the MRI afterwards; local members sold on the BMA strategy - they really get the importance of shifting to an organising model and how it gets wins in the workplace and on professional issues. @bma.org.uk

“We’re asking to get round the table to talk about a realistic, sustainable and credible offer that works for doctors and also, crucially, works for patients.” Resident doctors committee chair @fletchjack.bsky.social speaks to Times Radio this morning.

‼️ ATTENTION – Resident doctors in Scotland 🗓️The strike ballot will open on Friday 14th Nov Please update your details now to make you are able to have YOUR say Read the new blog for full details ⬇️ bmascotland.home.blog/2025/10/31/s...

✍️ NEW BLOG Introducing Joe Payne, the new chair of BMA Scottish medical students committee Read about SMSC’s key priorities for the year & the most pressing issues facing Scotland’s medical students 👇 bmascotland.home.blog/2025/10/28/i...

The deal for GPs in Scotland will provide: ➡️A package of measures to support areas including workforce & digital infrastructure ➡️The chance to significantly improve services for patients ➡️The opportunity to make working as a GP the rewarding career it should be 🧵2/2

‼️ IMPORTANT NEWS for GPs in Scotland The BMA’s Scottish GP Committee has voted to end the formal dispute over funding restoration & accept a deal with Scottish Gov delivering £250m of direct investment over the next 3 financial years Read full details 👇 🧵1/2 bmascotland.home.blog/2025/10/28/d...

Shocking new figures from the RCN show growing racist abuse against nurses. We stand in solidarity with affected nurses and colleagues across the NHS, and call for an end to the escalating use of hostile language and anti-migrant rhetoric. Read more: www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...

🧵🚨 The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news. Today our report is published! www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n... 1/11

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Resident Doctors! Scottish Government are breaking your deal 🟧 A ballot is coming bmascotland.home.blog/2025/10/10/s... @chrissmith2211.bsky.social @bmascotland.bsky.social

🗣️'They are among the most valued and skilled members of our clinical teams' Read this blog 👇 from consultant radiologist Kate Thomas for SAS Week 2025 which celebrates and supports SAS doctors 🎉 #SASweek25 @bma.org.uk www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...

For doctors & medical students in need of support, @bma.org.uk's counselling & peer support services may be able to help. You can also find support available to you locally & UK-wide in our wellbeing support services directory. More info: bma.org.uk/yourwellbeing #WorldMentalHealthDay

It’s #PublicHealthWorkforceWeek. Our recent report surveyed public health professionals from across the UK to understand the challenges they face, and what urgently must change. Read the report and our recommendations here: www.bma.org.uk/what-we-do/p...

"We don't have enough doctors and yet thousands of doctors are unemployed." Dr Arjan Singh explains the paradox of the NHS workforce in England and why 97% of FY1 doctors balloted for strike action to end the unemployment crisis.

Get it now?

There are simply not enough specialty training places for doctors in England today. FY1 doctors have voted in favour of strike action to #EndTrainingCrisis Find out more at www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... youtu.be/F23ieGid2JI

The results are in: 97% of FY1s in England voted YES for strike action. This puts the specialty training crisis firmly on the negotiating table, alongside #PayRestoration. Thank you to everyone who voted in the ballot. #EndTrainingCrisis

“We want to see an end to medical unemployment in the country.” Jack Fletcher tells LBC why Resident doctors in England starting out in their career have voted resoundingly for strike action as the doctor unemployment crisis threatens the future of the medical workforce.

Happy #SASweek25 to all who celebrate. Remember, a SAS doctor is for life, not just SAS week. #SASsix

SAS Week kicks off next week! We’re proud to be joining forces across all four nations – alongside @nhsemployers.bsky.social – to shine a spotlight on SAS doctors. From policy wins to career progression, there’s been real progress in every nation. www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi... #SASWeek25

Our council chair Dr @tomdolphin.bsky.social has responded to the horrific attack on Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester, on behalf of the BMA.

We know that sometimes, medical students feel like ‘professionalism’ is weaponised against them. If you're a medical student, we need your help to understand the extent of this problem nationally, so we can advocate on your behalf. Our survey is open: www.surveymonkey.com/r/Student_Pr...

Former BMA President, Dr David Pitt was a tireless advocate for the NHS, social justice and equitable healthcare. Read more about his stellar legacy, shaped by his experiences as a GP, politician and civil rights leader in The Doctor: thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/hea...

GPs are committed to patient safety. Yet this Government has failed to listen to our concerns about its online consultation system. That's why we've been left with no choice but to enter into formal dispute. Read our letter to Government 👇

"We're really worried that the software we've been told to keep on throughout the day cannot distinguish between an urgent request for GP attention within a few hours or a routine care request."   Dr David Wrigley speaks to BBC News about concerns around online booking and patient safety.

The NUJ is concerned by a decision to revoke the passes of journalists attending the Labour Party Conference yesterday. Our full response: www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...

FY1s - post your ballot using special delivery by 2 October to make sure your voice is heard! Let's put the specialty training places crisis firmly on the negotiating table, alongside #PayRestoration www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #EndTrainingCrisis

We should be able to pursue the beneficiaries even if the company has insufficient assets. Strip the peerage. Make them sell their yachts, their houses... and if they have moved those assets out of reach (to kids, trusts) get it under proceeds of crime act and put them in prison.

Here I am in 2020 in the flimsiest, most pitful PPE - like so many other NHS staff, some of whom died from the Covid they caught in their hospitals. Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’. What, Michelle? 🧵

Not posted your ballot yet? Put it in your local postbox TODAY to guarantee it reaches us in time. Or post it by special delivery by 2 October. The ballot is open to FY1 members in England. www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis

The Government has until Wednesday to honour its promises, and avoid entering into dispute with general practice.   Watch @drkatie.bsky.social speak from Labour party conference about the need for online access safeguards

The BMA is now 200,000 members strong - and counting. Commenting, council chair @tomdolphin.bsky.social said: "Together we are all the BMA, and alongside our brilliant staff, the members are what give the BMA its voice and strength." Read more: www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...

Pleasure to do this great panel hosted by @thefabians.bsky.social along w Nicola Rayner (@rcn.org.uk) and @kevinmckenna.co.uk We covered workforce planning (lacking), AI in healthcare (unready) and how to get from here to the 10 Year Health Plan’s end points (unclear but may be for us to determine)

A pleasure to chair @bma.org.uk Resident Doctors Committee meeting today for the elections section. Congratulations to the new officer team, and thank you and well done to the outgoing team, who worked incredibly hard this last year for members. The fight to restore our pay continues!

Calling all FY1s in England 📣 Vote YES today to help us put the specialty training places crisis firmly on the negotiating table, alongside pay. Return your ballot by 29 September to guarantee your vote is counted! www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis

With the NHS already suffering huge workforce shortages, Reform’s latest immigration announcement will create uncertainty for thousands of workers. RDC’s Dr Jinnie Shin has spoken out against the proposals. Read more: www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...