As SAS week approaches (14-18 October), it’s a fitting time to reflect on my extended SAS roles. These events highlight our ...

The specialist contract was perhaps the most important aspect of the 2021 SAS contract reform, providing an additional ...

Locum GPs, asylum seeker care, NHS Confederation, the climate crisis, resident doctors' name and pay ... just some of the ...

On Wednesday 18th September the doctors who formerly were known as “junior” doctors mark their official transition to the title “resident” doctors. The BMA, the representative body for doctors in the ...

Information to help you understand the terms and conditions of the 2016 resident doctor contract in England. The legal framework you are required to work within as a resident doctor. Example policies, ...

From today [Wednesday 18 September] “junior doctors” across Northern Ireland will be known as “resident doctors” to better reflect their expertise. The change follows a motion passed at BMA’s annual ...

* To be awarded automatically except in cases of unsatisfactory performance. BMA: the specialty trainee’s safety net For almost 200 years, we have been supporting doctors from tuition to physician and ...

As of 18 September, all references to junior doctors in BMA communications have been changed to ‘resident doctors’. Making up nearly 25% of all doctors in the UK, this cohort will now have a title ...

In Northern Ireland, the Department of Health is responsible for informing HSC (health and social care) trusts of all changes to pay and terms and conditions for hospital medical and dental staff and ...

The RMF (resident member forum) is a weekend-long BMA conference dedicated to giving resident members the chance to be heard on the issues that matter most to you. The forum provides a unique ...

As a resident doctor, your employer must ensure that you can work safely and in compliance with the New Deal and the European Working Time Directive. The hours you work and the unsocial nature of a ...