Yesterday, the NIRDC held its first meeting of the new session. Outgoing chair Fiona Griffin passed the baton to incoming chair Steven Montgomery. A huge thank you to Fiona for her tireless work and dedication for resident doctors, your commitment has been invaluable! ♥️

Want to join BMA NI Council? 📢 Vacancies for Consultant Members • 1 from Eastern Division • 1 from Southern Division • 1 from Western Division Candidates must be current consultant members of the BMA Nominations close 12pm, Mon 22 Sept Nominate brnw.ch/21wVTsz

The BMA stands firmly against all forms of racism and xenophobia. International doctors are central to the NHS, yet too many face discrimination and hostility. We're calling for stronger protections, inclusivity, and respect so all doctors can thrive. Read more www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...

"This report should shock us all as it paints a highly concerning picture on the health outcomes of the most socially deprived areas in our communities." NIC chair Dr Alan Stout comments on the publication of the 2025 Health Inequalities Report.

"We are not looking for money for us. We are looking for money for patients." Derry GP Nicola Duffy on yesterday's Evening Extra articulating the exasperation with narrative that GPs want increased funding for nothing. Full interview from 10:15 point - www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

We need to make progress on the contract for 2025/26 before we can look at the future - GPs are frustrated and demoralised. They cannot do more with less. NIGPC deputy chair, Dr Ciaran Mullan, speaks to BBC about ongoing collective action over the 25/26 GMS contract - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Today has been the first full day with the NI Assembly back in action after recess, our senior public affairs staffer @pmynes.bsky.social takes a look at what lies in store for the rest of the political year. www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...

FINAL DAYS TO HAVE YOUR SAY! 🚨 Our contract, our future: You only have 2 days left to take part in our survey of NI residents, asking what you want to see in a reformed contact. Check your emails for more info. Take the survey now: brnw.ch/21wVyED

Final Year Medical Students in NI Countdown to the UK Foundation Programme 2026 is on! 👉 Registration opens 16 Sept 👉 Applications open 24 Sept 👉 Deadline is 08 Oc⭐ Timeline dates are being released gradually, so keep checking the UKFP website for the latest updates.

We are here tonight in Ballymena for our first GP Collective Action Roadshow. Next up: 📍Thurs 11th Sept Mellon Country Inn, Omagh 📍Tues 23rd Sept Armagh City Hotel 📍Wed 24th Sept Crowne Plaza, Belfast All 7.30pm-9pm All GPs and Practice Managers welcome. Register here: brnw.ch/21wVgJ0

Introduction to searching Embase and Medline on Ovid - live webinar Join online to find the tools you need in undertaking the a literature review using Medline and Embase. 🗓️Wed, 17 Sep 2025, 5:00PM - 6:00PM 🌐online Follow the link to sign up: www.bma.org.uk/events/intro...

Our contract, our future: You have one week left to take part in our survey of NI residents, asking what you want to see in a reformed contact. Check your emails for more info. Take the survey now: www.research.net/r/WLKC7YV

Hospitals should be places of safety, but they’re increasingly under attack in conflict zones. @drandrewgreen.bsky.social and Dr Kitty Mohan discuss this for the latest episode of The Doctor podcast. 🎧 thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/pod... #WorldHumanitarianDay

“I’m genuinely at a point where I’m considering leaving medicine… if I walk away, who will be left to advocate for other doctors like me?" Our survey revealed 100s of disabled and neurodivergent doctors are considering leaving the workforce due to lack of support. www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...

GP ROADSHOWS 🚨 NIGPC Collective Action Update and Q&A 📌Tues 2nd Sept Tullyglass Hotel, Ballymena 📌Thurs 11th Sept Mellon Country Inn, Omagh 📌Tues 23rd Sept Armagh City Hotel 📌Wed 24th Sept Crowne Plaza, Belfast All 7.30pm-9pm Register here: linktr.ee/bma_ni

It was great to be at the Enhanced Induction, New 2 NI event at the Postgraduate Centre in Belfast City Hospital last week. ♥️ Find support and guidance during your training on pay, rotas, breaks, discrimination, wellbeing, and more at: brnw.ch/21wVcps

At the BMA we support the aims of the NHS to achieve Net Zero carbon emissions as soon as possible 🌍 We'd like to hear from doctors about how different sustainability initiatives are being implemented in the workplace. Please share your views in our short survey 👇 www.research.net/r/NZbluesky

Calling all resident doctors working in Northern Ireland! Today we have launched a survey asking you about what you want to see in a reformed contract. Take the survey - www.research.net/r/WLKC7YV Please check your emails for more info. #OurContractOurFutureNI

📢 England’s 10-year health plan could reshape the NHS and impact NI. From AI in medicine to moving care out of hospitals, change is coming. The BMA needs YOUR views before 13 Sept. Take our survey today 👉 brnw.ch/21wV1uw

Blog 👩‍⚕️ "Long past time for contract change" Chair of NIRDC @figriffin2 , calls for a long-overdue overhaul of the decades-old resident doctor contract. 🩺 Read why it's time to fix it ⬇️ 👉 www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...

"The DDRB recommendation of a 4% uplift for this financial year does not align with our aim of full pay restoration. Not only that, this uplift has again yet to be paid to consultants and other doctors in Northern Ireland." Consultants re-open pay dispute - www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...

General practice in Northern Ireland is in crisis. GPs are now taking collective action - we need an improved offer from the government that increases our core funding to avert a total crisis #GPsAreOnYourSide

It was great to be at Summer Inductions last week👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️🏥 We’re so excited to meet you as you begin your training journey! Check out our latest Instagram post for details on where we will be this week: www.instagram.com/p/DNGqmzhoSn... We’re here to support you from day one. 💙

Across the NHS work is taking place to improve sustainability and become more environmentally friendly. We want to hear from doctors about how this is being rolled out in the NHS. Share your views in our short survey 👇 www.research.net/r/NZtwit

Want to join our NI Residents Doctors Committee? Nominations are now open until 12noon Monday 11 August. Vacancies: BHSCT –4 SHSCT –1 NHSCT –1 WHSCT -2 Public Health - 1 Your voice matters, especially female reps! Residents across NI apply now here: www.bma.org.uk/what-we-do/c...

Doctors working in Northern Ireland are at higher risk of burnout of all four UK nations, states latest @gmcuk.bsky.social workplace experience report. Read our full response from BMA Northern Ireland Council chair, Dr Alan Stout - www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...

General practice in Northern Ireland is in crisis. GPs are now taking collective action - we need an improved offer from the government that increases our core funding to avert a total crisis #GPsAreOnYourSide

BMA new member offer. Join the BMA today and pay nothing for your first 3 months of membership. Join over 190,000 UK doctors and medical students committed to driving real change in our profession. brnw.ch/21wU1ac

Measures would include limiting patient consultations to a maximum of 25 per day

Chair of NIGPC Dr Frances O'Hagan spoke to BBC's Good Morning Ulster this morning about GPs in NI starting to take collective action. Listen in full here at 2.13.14: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #GPsAreOnYourSide

GPs in Northern Ireland, it's time to take collective action. We are fighting for increased funding for general practice. Visit our website to see the list of actions you can take today while still honouring your contract. www.bma.org.uk/gpcollective... #GPsAreOnYourSide

📣 BMA members at SWAH — your Western Trust LNC reps are here to support you! Join our drop-in session tomorrow. 🗓️ Tuesday 29 July ⏰ 11am–2pm 👉 Opposite the restaurant 👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️ Raise concerns, ask questions, or say hello. We're here to listen 👂 and act on your behalf.

General practice in Northern Ireland is in crisis. GPs have voted to begin collective action - we need an improved offer from the government that increases our core funding to avert a total crisis #GPsAreOnYourSide

This episode of #TheDoctorPod builds on the reporting of Jen Trueland Read her piece on calls to make rural and remote medicine a specialty in its own right: thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/lif...

The latest episode of The Doctor podcast is here. Doctors working in rural and remote areas, discuss the challenges and the joys they face – and why this needs to be recognised as a new specialty. thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/pod...

"If you’re a disabled doctor, know that your health and wellbeing are non-negotiable " Syed Masihuddin shares his experiences as a doctor living with epilepsy www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi... #DisabilityPrideMonth

It's #PlasticFreeJuly 🌍 Across the NHS work is taking place to improve sustainability and become more environmentally friendly. We want to hear from doctors about how these initiatives are being implemented across the NHS. Share your views in our short survey 👇 www.research.net/r/NZbluesky

Doctors of The Ulster Hospital, we are coming to visit you! 🏥 Come along and find us for a chat about joining the BMA, your member benefits and ask us any questions you have. We are here to help. 📅 Friday 25th July ⏰12-2pm 👉Outside the canteen brnw.ch/21wUj4k

General practice in Northern Ireland is in crisis. GPs have voted to begin collective action - we need an improved offer from the government that increases our core funding to avert a total crisis #GPsAreOnYourSide

BMA new member offer. Join the BMA today and pay nothing for your first 3 months of membership. Join over 190,000 UK doctors and medical students committed to driving real change in our profession. brnw.ch/21wU1ac

Statement from BMA NI Council chair Alan Stout on the Health and social care reset plan - bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...

Belfast GPs Ursula Brennan, Allen McCullough and Alan Stout were on BBC Radio Ulster's Talkback today, speaking about the reality on the ground for GPs- and the resounding YES result in the GP Referendum. #GPsAreOnYourSide Listen here at 12.36: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Today marks 20 years since the 7/7 bombings struck London. On that day, 52 people were killed, with many more injured. We remember all those who lost their lives and were – and continue to be – impacted by the events of that day. www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...

NIGPC chair Dr Frances O’Hagan speaking on #SundayPolitics about the unprecedented YES vote for collective action among GP partners over the imposed 2025/2026 GMS contract. Watch the full interview on BBCiPlayer: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... Read our full statement: www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...

Northern Ireland GPs vote for collective action after imposed contract

GP partners in Northern Ireland have voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking collective action as part of their fight for increased funding for general practice. Read the full statement here - www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...

BMA new member offer. Join the BMA today and pay nothing for your first 3 months of membership. Join over 190,000 UK doctors and medical students committed to driving real change in our profession. brnw.ch/21wTMoC

The GMC is failing us. Join the BMA's NEW register to show your support for change. 🔗 e-activist.com/page/172664/... It's open to all doctors, so spread the word to your friends and colleagues. #MedSky

Today is the start of #DisabilityPrideMonth Throughout the month, we’ll share examples of how we’re supporting more inclusive practices for doctors and patients. Read more from our new RB deputy chair Dr Clodagh Corrigan on normalising disability in the workplace www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...

GP PARTNERS 🚨 Have you voted in the Northern Ireland GP Partners Referendum? Vote now to have your say! ⏲️ The vote closes on 3 Jul Follow @BMANI_GP on X #SaveGeneralPracticeNI #GPsAreOnYourSide