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Hamish Meldrum's speech to the 2008 annual meeting in Edinburgh. Delivered Monday 7 July.
Hamish Meldrum, Chairman of BMA Council
Dr Peter Terry's speech to the 2008 annual meeting in Edinburgh. Delivered Monday 7 July.
Peter Terry, Chairman of Scottish Council
Dr Dearden's speech to the 2008 annual meeting in Edinburgh. Delivered Monday 7 July.
Andrew Dearden, Chairman Pensions Committee
Dr Jan Wise's speech to the 2008 annual meeting in Edinburgh. Delivered Monday 7 July.
Jan Wise, Chairman Medico-Legal Committee
Dr Buckman's speech to the 2008 annual meeting in Edinburgh. Delivered Monday 7 July.
Laurence Buckman, Chairman General Practitioners Committee
Dr Pathak's speech to the 2008 annual meeting in Edinburgh. Delivered Monday 7 July.
Ashok Pathak, Acting co-chairman, Staff and Associate Specialists Committee
Dr Ram Moorthy speech to the 2008 annual meeting in Edinburgh. Delivered Monday 7 July
Ram Moorthy, Chairman, Junior Doctors CommitteeAnita Holdcroft, Chairman Medical Academic Staff Committee
Dr Holdcroft's speech to the 2008 annual meeting in Edinburgh. Delivered Monday 7 July.Campaign against NHS commercialisation, BMA urged
Healthcare reforms have undermined and fragmented core NHS services in England by diverting funding out of the state system, the ARM agreed.Controlled consultant expansion will boost care
Calls for consultant expansion to ensure the best healthcare on the NHS were unanimously backed by doctors leaders.End 'sham' consultations that disregard doctors' views
Doctors have slammed the government’s attitude towards the profession.End social care postcode lottery, Scotland urged
Health care for prisoners is being ‘sold off to the lowest bidder’, the ARM heard.End the healthcare market, Meldrum urges
The NHS internal market must be scrapped to stop it being run like a 'shoddy supermarket war', BMA council chairman Hamish Meldrum has warned.Film classification should take account of cigarette use, say doctors
Smoking on the silver screen is continuing to glamorise cigarettes for children, doctors leaders have warned.GPs had no choice over extended hours deal
The BMA did not ‘surrender’ to the government by agreeing to extend GP opening hours, doctors agreed.NHS staff rights must be protected in private sector
The pension and employment rights of healthcare staff who move to work in the private sector must be protected, delegates said.Prisoner health will suffer under sell-off, doctors warn
Health care for prisoners is being 'sold off to the lowest bidder', the ARM heard.Private providers waste taxpayers' money
The NHS is locked into contracts with private providers which are wasting taxpayers' money, doctors agreed.Private sector has 'zero commitment or loyalty' to NHS
The private sector should have no role in the commissioning of public services, doctors agreed.Promote SAS grades as positive career choices, doctors urge
Staff and associate specialist grades should be promoted as a positive career choice with opportunities for progression, delegates said.Short-staffed rotas could mean patient services cuts
Short-staffed rotas may mean NHS services have to be cut to protect patient safety, the meeting heard.Soaring salaried GP numbers prompt call for new strategy
The number of salaried GPs has rocketed by 600 per cent in a decade but GP partner numbers have remained static, the ARM heard.Stop ignoring GP views, government told
The government is ‘not bothered’ about listening to GPs and continues to denigrate the profession, the meeting heard.Stop imposing one-size-fits-all polyclinics across England, doctors order
Doctors have rejected the central imposition of polyclinics in communities, regardless of local need.Subconsultant grade being introduced by the back door
New posts offering further training for consultant-level doctors have been branded ‘abhorrent’ by doctors leaders.
