In the face of relentless negative media coverage, it's easy to overlook that seeking asylum is a fundamental human right ...

Last night in Dundee, GPs were able to share their concerns and question the three SGPC negotiators – Dr Morrison, Al Miles ...

Inadequate workplace support and a culture of ableism is threatening to force disabled and neurodivergent doctors out of the NHS, a BMA report has found. The interim findings of a survey of doctors ...

Commenting on the General Practice Workforce Survey published today, Dr Iain Morrison, chair of BMA Scottish general practitioners committee, said: “GP numbers have been at best flatlining for at ...

Responding to Monday’s attack on Nasser hospital in Gaza, BMA representative body chair Dr Amit Kochhar said: ...

Pay banding affects how you are paid. Find out what pay band you should be as a flexible or full-time trainee resident doctor. Use our pay band calculator.

Revalidation is the process for doctors to confirm to the GMC (General Medical Council) that they are fit to practice. It applies to all licenced doctors in the UK working in all specialties in the ...

Hepatitis B vaccinations Our guide for GPs clarifies where practices can charge, in three areas: travel, occupational health and for medical/lifestyle reasons.

If you are applying to medical school there will be a range of things to consider. From attending a university open day, submitting your application and attending an interview, we have produced a ...

Doctors' annual leave entitlements Annual leave is defined in doctors' contracts, and is slightly different for consultants, resident doctors, SAS doctors, GPs, medical academics, part-time staff and ...

Retention of health records How long should patient medical records be kept retained? Here we set out tables of types of records and the length of time they should be kept according to national ...

Access to health records How to handle requests, including subject access requests, requests from third parties such as insurers and the police and requests for records of deceased patients.