Have you ever wondered how the BMA in Scotland shapes its priorities, influences key NHS and healthcare policies and supports its members? With Scottish council elections coming up and nominations …

Have you ever wondered how the BMA in Scotland shapes its priorities, influences key NHS and healthcare policies and supports its members? With Scottish council elections coming up and nominations …

The end of the year gives us the chance to reflect on the year that’s been, if we are able to make time to pause in our busy lives. 2025 has offered its fair share of ups and downs: we have s…

Introduction Socioeconomic deprivation is a major driver of multimorbidity (multiple long-term conditions, MLTCs) and polypharmacy in ageing populations. However, it is unclear how these inequalities ...

On 20 February 2025 nearly 300 doctors were told they had been given the wrong results for Part 2 of the Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) UK exam which they had taken nearly a year...

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This International Women’s Day, we are called to Accelerate Action—to move beyond simply acknowledging gender inequality and to actively implement the strategies that drive real progress. For the B…

Professor Heather Cox Richardson, historian at the Boston College writes compellingly about the misogyny used by the current Trump administration “in the attacks on American democracy”.  She e…

Coming out is hard. As a mature medical student in my fourth and penultimate year I am envious of those fortunate to have a strong support system to do this earlier and live more of their youth as …

Dr Chris Black is a campaigning member of the group Rebuild General Practice.

Many doctors and healthcare professionals have been impacted by long COVID and need better support, including when they are unable to work due to their condition. We are hugely concerned about the wel...

The COVID-19 pandemic impacted many of us in different ways. There are lots of ways to take part in the Day of Reflection to suit you and how you’d like to remember and reflect.

Covid-19 day of reflection

In the current era of multiple, overlapping global crises, it is essential to consider the political economy of health within the broader framework of global in...

A GP surgery in one of the most deprived areas in the north-east of England is struggling to provide care for its patients as the health system crumbles around them. In the depths of the winter flu se...

A GP surgery in one of the most deprived areas in the north-east of England is struggling to provide care for its patients as the health system crumbles around them. In the depths of the winter flu se...

In 1996, as I stepped into my medical career in Scotland, I carried not only the weight of my new responsibilities as a ‘Junior Doctor’ but also the burden of navigating a professional landscape st…

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Relationship between time spent in A&E and the odds of 30-day, post-discharge, all-cause mortality, controlling for other factors.

Christiane Amanpour has spent four decades as a celebrated journalist and war reporter. With disinformation rampaging through the media, she talks to Tim Adams about the threat of technocracy, Donald ...

This manuscript explores the transformative potential of neighbourhoods as pivotal units of societal change, employing the metaphor of a forest’s root system to highlight the intricate web of social...

Children who experienced the death of a parent due to Covid, gun violence and opioid overdoses often go overlooked.