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High Court rejects PA regulation legal challenge Judge dismisses claim GMC had acted irrationally by refusing to issue scope of practice for PAs and AAs
Medical academics and the 10-Year Health Plan for England Academics’ absence from the Government’s plan should worry us all, writes BMA medical academic staff committee co-chair Jonathan Gibb
The global implications of US health policy shifts The Trump administration has replaced medical leadership figures with those who are sceptical of vaccines
Independent contractor status fears Plans to alter the way care is delivered risk turning GPs into salaried service providers, SRM hears
‘Don’t suffer in silence,' charity urges health workers on national memorial day One doctor dies by suicide about every three weeks and suicide rates among healthcare workers have been 24 per cent higher than the national average
Bisexual awareness week: visibility in medicine This Bisexual Awareness Week, it’s worth asking: why do bisexual doctors remain the least likely to be open about their sexuality at work, despite making up a larger share of the LGBTQ+ community than is often recognised?
Training place shortage alarms medical students BMA special representative meeting hears from deputy co-chair of medical students committee who fears for his future in work