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BMA issues rallying call against unqualified staff working as doctors Association’s deputy chair addresses ARM by pledging to demand better terms and conditions
Death in service benefits and annualisation Krishan Aggarwal discusses two pension issues of particular concern for locum GPs: death in service benefits and annualisation
BMA elects president who aims to empower all doctors Figurehead awarded OBE for championing diversity in NHS
Juggling childcare: are you aware of unpaid parental leave? Lizzie Schofield explores how unpaid parental leave could offer salaried GPs more flexibility when it’s needed most
Consultants demand talks following mandate to strike SAS doctors fall short of turnout threshold but vow to continue struggle for better remuneration
Resident doctors in England have won a stronger route to demand national change We have created an industrial relations framework, which includes every decision maker and offers resident doctors a structured way to negotiate
Knowing I was different, but not knowing why After years of trying to fit in, Cristina Costache reflects on discovering she is aro-ace, finding the words to explain her feelings, and learning to accept herself