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Trust leaders point to ‘rock-bottom’ morale of NHS workforce

The BMA defends strike action as way to ‘sort out’ pressures

Ben Ireland 11.11.25

The contract that wasn't

GPs in Northern Ireland thought they had a deal. But money to cover indemnity costs was clawed back and funding remains woefully inadequate. Jennifer Trueland hears from GPs about the overwhelming support for collective action

Jennifer Trueland 11.11.25

Sexism rife in medical schools, finds BMA

41 per cent of female students and 19 per cent of male students say they have experienced sexual harassment or sexual assault at medical school, reveals report

By Tim Tonkin 07.11.25

In case of emergency

Peter Holden is a pioneer of immediate medical care who led a remarkable response to the terrorist attack in Tavistock Square on 7 July, 2005. Recently elected as BMA treasurer, he looks back over a remarkable career. By Peter Blackburn

Peter Blackburn 21.10.25

Looking after each other

As a resident doctor, you can find yourself in a new town, hundreds of miles from friends and family. But there is often strong support available from your new colleagues, in the shape of the doctors’ mess. Here, Sonya Bushell and Nitish Trikha describe how their messes help resident doctors socialise and integrate into the medical community

17.10.25

A world of possibilities – the appeal of occupational health

Occupational health is often misunderstood, but it can offer huge opportunities that go well beyond the patients being treated. Tim Tonkin reports

By Tim Tonkin 16.10.25

A quest for recognition

SAS doctors can often 'go under the radar'. As a week celebrating their achievements comes to a close, three of them tell Tim Tonkin about the opportunities and challenges they have had, and why it's important to 'create visibility'

By Tim Tonkin 10.10.25

A hostile environment?

Doctors have come from across the world to work for the NHS – it is often said there would not be an NHS without them. But many international doctors have felt an increasing sense of threat, fuelled in part by the toxic debate over immigration. Peter Blackburn reports

By Peter Blackburn 03.10.25