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Human rights
The BMA has always advocated the highest standards of human rights in healthcare, both for clinicians and patients. Find out more about our work.
BMA lobbying
UK consultations, briefings and legislation
We work with Westminster, the Northern Ireland Assembly, Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Parliament – Senedd Cymru to ensure your voice is heard and your views taken into account by policymakers at the heart of government.
BMA lobbying
Legislative reforms and whistleblowing
Guidance on whistleblowing and legislative reforms
BMA guidance
Tuesday 25 July 2023
BMA procedures for human rights interventions
Our procedures for human rights interventions were drawn up with advice from Amnesty International and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
BMA lobbying
Health and human rights in immigration detention
This report explores the role of doctors in protecting and promoting the health-related human rights of detained individuals and calls for action from the government on detention policy and practice.
BMA guidance
Tuesday 14 December 2021
Strike bill falls shorts on human rights, MPs claim
Minimum staffing requirement during industrial action strips unions of legal protections, says report
Friday 10 March 2023