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BMA survey discovers assaults have become normalised in training establishment ‘I considered leaving medicine altogether. That thought scared me because all I ever wanted to do is become a doctor’ – medical student  
23,000 COVID deaths could have been avoided with earlier lockdown, inquiry finds ‘Catastrophic impact’ laid bare as ‘toxic’ government did ‘too little too late’
A new resident doctor contract: a guide for medical students As medical students are the resident doctors of the future, we wanted to take the time to explain what the proposed new resident doctor contract will mean to medical students and soon to be graduates in Wales
GPs back vote of no confidence in health minister LMCs conference in Northern Ireland hears doctors seek way of working outside NHS
Flipping the script in medicine for hermeneutical justice Each November, Islamophobia Awareness Month invites us to reflect on the persistence of Islamophobia in Britain. But this year’s theme, ‘Flip the script’, demands more than reflection. It asks us to change the lens entirely
Co-production gives patients a crucial role in policy-making The BMA’s patient liaison group brings patients’ voices to the fore. Emma Beeden explains its work, and how its involvement improves healthcare as a whole
Doctors unsure if the NHS can achieve net zero Dwindling numbers of doctors say they have influence on sustainable practices at work, finds BMA report