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The doctors’ union has rejected NHS figures showing that less than a third of resident doctors joined strike action in England last week and 93% of…

NHS bosses and the British Medical Association are accusing each other of endangering patients’ during the ongoing resident doctors’ strike.Their war of words centres on “derogations”,…

NHS bosses have criticised the British Medical Association for its “increasingly hardline” approach in rejecting emergency requests for striking doctors in England to return to work.A…

A five-day doctor strike due to start in England on Friday by members of the British Medical Association will go ahead, the union says.It comes after…

The British Medical Association (BMA) has said the NHS plan for dealing with forthcoming resident doctors’ strikes will put patient safety at risk.Up to 50,000 resident…

A row has broken out between NHS England bosses and the British Medical Association over the level of cover that will be made available during a…

Resident doctors say they have had “constructive discussions” with the Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, and talks will continue over the next few days, in an attempt…

Talks between Health Secretary Wes Streeting and the British Medical Association (BMA) will take place next week in a bid to avert strike action in England’s…

Lord Robert Winston, a professor and TV doctor who was a pioneer of IVF treatment, has resigned from the British Medical Association (BMA) over planned strikes…

Resident doctors’ 29% pay claim is non-negotiable, reasonable and easily affordable for the NHS, the new leader of the medical profession has said.Strikes to ensure resident…