Medical students cannot take industrial action as they do not hold contracts with the NHS. During any planned strike action ...
Once a strike date is announced we know that health boards/trusts will begin to organise shadow rotas in anticipation of strike days. If you are asked by your employer in advance or on a strike day, ...
BMA Scottish resident doctor committee (SRDC) will inform resident doctors in Scotland in advance of any planned strike dates. Please note, if you are on a zero day, study or annual leave during a ...
NHS Scotland has confirmed that maternity and paternity pay will not be affected by industrial action. There are 3 components of maternity pay that junior doctors may be eligible for. These are ...
You will not get paid for any work not undertaken during strike action. We encourage you to begin planning ahead for the period of industrial action and to begin to save. Pay deductions are agreed to ...
The mental health of children and young people in England is worsening, and record numbers of children are presenting with mental health difficulties. Mental health support services both in the NHS ...
For all the international medical students spending their first Christmas in the UK, try and relax a little during the break ...
The indicative poll, which closed today and saw a turnout of 65 per cent, saw 83 per cent of doctors vote to continue industrial action. The vote was called following the Government’s announcement ...
Resident doctors in England have overwhelmingly voted that the Government’s proposed offer on jobs is not good enough for them to call off proposed strike action this week. In a vote over the last few ...
The BMA is calling on the Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, to focus his time and attention on offering a deal that will stop next week’s strikes going ahead, rather than making claims that strike ...
A decade on, we should be proud. Since the law changed, over 2,000 organs have been donated in Wales. Specifically, 640 of ...
It is the employer’s responsibility to ensure that the service gaps created by resident doctors taking strike action are ...