🏠 Moved recently? Changed employer or workplace? Please check your BMA membership details now. 📣 We're in dispute over jobs and pay 👉 Update your details here https://bit.pulse.ly/yhfdnvbz2i and have your say #TrainPayRetain
🚨Job Alert: Employment Adviser 🗣️The successful candidate will provide individual case representation, assist with local campaigns, and support members to organise at their places of work 🔗Read about the role bit.ly/3Wc5H3T ⏰Apply by 20 November, 2026
🏥 106 GP surgeries have closed in Wales since 2012. Behind that figure are communities that have lost their local surgery. ⚕️ Our latest #SaveOurSurgeries report shows why protecting general practice remains so important. 👇Read it here https://bit.pulse.ly/a5duiglav7
📬 We need to be able to reach you as our dispute over resident doctor jobs & pay develops. ✅ Check your employer 📍 Workplace 🏠 Home address 📧 Personal email 📱 Mobile number Moved recently? Update your BMA details today https://bit.pulse.ly/4yn4vkre3l #TrainPayRetain
⚠️ Only 62% of GP contractors in Wales plan to remain in their roles in three years’ time. 🩺 General practice is the front door of the NHS. Securing its future workforce must remain a priority. Read more on our #SaveOurSurgeries campaign https://bit.pulse.ly/5boichxnus
🚨Resident doctors – dispute update 📄We’ve written to the cabinet minister for health and care to progress our dispute over pay and jobs 🪧This sets out our intention to ballot members for IA if constructive talks are not forthcoming 📩 Check your emails and get #ballotready
🚨New resident contract update 📩Members, we’ve sent you an email with help and advice about the new resident doctor contract including 🔎A guide to help you understand the different elements of your payslip 🕐What we’ve done to address overtime reporting issues
📢The new resident doctor contract for Wales is now ready to be rolled out from this August, starting with the first cohort 🏥 The changes will affect rotas, even for many of those not on the new contract 📩An email has gone to members with more details
🗳️Voting is now open to all members to elect candidates to the BMA FREE, where they will represent minority ethnic colleagues across Wales. 📩 Look out for an email with all the details ⏰Voting closes at 12pm, Thursday 5 November.
🗣️Step forward to represent Wales on the BMA FREE We're seeking two members to sit on the forum to represent minority ethnic colleagues in Wales 🗳️Nominations close, 12pm on Wednesday 21 October. 📩Look out for the member email for more information
📢 Read the latest Public Health Wales LNC newsletter for updates on... 📃The SAS Charter 🗓️The health protection out-of-hours rota 📖 Job planning 🏥New resident doctor contract 🔗 bit.ly/4hWJTS5
📉 Wales has 20% fewer full-time equivalent GPs than it did in 2012. 👨⚕️ Fewer GPs. 📈 More patients. ⚠️ Growing pressure on local surgeries. GP teams continue to deliver for patients, but we need action to expand the workforce and secure the future of general practice. #SaveOurSurgeries
🚨 Just 62% of GP contractors say they expect to remain in their role in three years' time. 👨⚕️ Retaining experienced GPs is essential. 🏥 Without action, patient access could suffer. We need a sustainable future for general practice in Wales. #SaveOurSurgeries
🩺 What did we learn from #SASWeek26? Across five stories from Wales, one message came through clearly: SAS doctors are leading, teaching, advocating, innovating and shaping services every day. Thank you to everyone who shared their experiences. 🔗 www.bma.org.uk/advic...
🗣️Step forward to represent Wales on the BMA FREE We're seeking two members to sit on the forum to represent minority ethnic colleagues in Wales 🗳️Nominations close, 12pm on Wednesday 21 October. 📩Look out for the member email for more information
🎉 SAS doctors bring continuity, flexibility and experience to the NHS. To close #SASWeek26, Dr Deiniol Jones recognises the value of the SAS workforce and the many ways SAS doctors strengthen services across Wales. 🔗 www.bma.org.uk/advic...
📈 Since 2012, the number of patients per full-time GP in Wales has risen by 31%. 👨⚕️ GPs are caring for more patients than ever before. ⚠️ Workforce pressures continue to grow. 📢 We need investment in the GP workforce. #SaveOurSurgeries
🩺Today’s survey by the GMC during #SASweek2026 highlights the discrimination faced by SAS and LED doctors 🗣️We will continue to seek support and develop the role of the SAS doctor as a highly valued part of the NHS in Wales including the implementation of the SAS charter
When doctors don't feel safe speaking up, everyone loses. The GMC's latest survey found that 67% of SAS and locally employed doctors felt reporting bullying or harassment would make no difference. Read more: thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/doc...
🩺 As part of #SASWeek26, Nia Potter from BMA Cymru Wales will be hosting an informal drop-in for SAS doctors at Cardiff and Vale on Friday. Questions about contracts, job planning or workplace issues? Come along and have a chat. 📅 Fri 🕧 12.45pm-1.45pm 📍 Cochrane Building
📣 Advocacy is about making sure colleagues feel supported and heard. For #SASWeek26, Dr Michelle Hatch reflects on returning to medicine, becoming an SAS advocate and helping colleagues find their voice. 🔗 www.bma.org.uk/advic...
🩺70% of Welsh GPs say workload is having a routine or constant impact on their wellbeing. Looking after patients starts with looking after the workforce caring for them. #SaveOurSurgeries #GPs www.bma.org.uk/advic...
As part of #SASWeek26, we'll be hosting an informal drop-in for SAS doctors @cavuhb.bsky.social on Friday. ❓Questions about contracts, job planning or workplace issues? Come along and have a chat. 📅 Fri 🕧 12.45pm-1.45pm 📍 Seminar room 1, 2nd floor, Cochrane Building, UHW
👥 Leadership is not limited to formal titles. For #SASWeek26, Dr Edith Sucharita Jiwanmall reflects on developing as an SAS doctor, leading beyond clinical work and helping others progress. 🔗 www.bma.org.uk/advic...
🚨 Nearly 1 in 4 GP practices in Wales have had to reduce services, including minor surgery and shared care. 🏥 GP teams want to do more for patients, but mounting pressures are forcing difficult choices. 📢 It's time to invest in general practice. #SaveOurSurgeries
🏥#Corridorcare continues to be a significant crisis. We are running a UK wide survey on your experiences of corridor care, if you are a medical student or doctor please take a look at our survey and take part. 🗣️Tell us what you have experienced. www.research.net/r/C...
📈 Keep an open mind and take opportunities when they arise. For #SASWeek26, Dr Kavan Arora reflects on professional development, supporting colleagues and growing into a specialist role. 🔗 www.bma.org.uk/advic...
📅Many of the health boards across Wales are running events for #SASWeek26. 💻Check our latest email or your local intranet to see what is happening in your area. @nhsemployers.bsky.social
🏛️ Last week we were at the Senedd sharing our vision for the future of the NHS in Wales Our latest #SaveOurSurgeries report shows 106 GP surgeries have closed since 2012. Just 368 remain to serve 3.3 million people youtube.com/shorts/Q...
🩺 A rewarding medical career can be built on your own terms. For #SASWeek26, Dr Antonino Curatola reflects on choosing the SAS pathway, developing a clinical niche and making opportunities more visible for others. 🔗 www.bma.org.uk/advic...
🩺 #SASWeek26 is almost here Keep an eye out for SAS Week events taking place in hospitals &health boards across Wales over the coming week 📖 We'll be sharing a daily blog from Welsh SAS doctors, exploring career development, specialist grade, leadership, advocacy & more 🔗 www.bma.org.uk/advic...
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👥 43% of GP practices report freezing recruitment. At a time when demand is rising, practices are being forced to make difficult decisions just to stay afloat. General practice needs sustainable investment. #SaveOurSurgeries 👉 Read the report www.bma.org.uk/advic...