India Willoughby blasts BMA calls to allow people to legally change gender without medical diagnosis

‘Someone with a full beard could click his fingers and say he’s a woman’: Transgender TV presenter India Willoughby blasts BMA calls to allow people to legally change gender without medical diagnosis India Willoughby said: ‘I don’t want to upset people but there has to be red lines’ Doctors backed proposal for Government to pursue … Read more

Coronavirus UK: BMA says government not doing enough

Dr Chaand Nagpaul, the chairman of the British Medical Association, warned the UK Government is not doing enough to stop a second wave of coronavirus The UK Government is not doing enough to stop a second wave of coronavirus, the head of the British Medical Association warned today amid fears the virus is making a … Read more

The UK Government is not doing enough to stop a second Covid-19 wave, warns BMA chief

Dr Chaand Nagpaul, the chairman of the British Medical Association, warned the UK Government is not doing enough to stop a second wave of coronavirus The UK Government is not doing enough to stop a second wave of coronavirus, the head of the British Medical Association warned today amid fears the virus is making a … Read more

Masks should be compulsory in shops, restaurants and pubs, says BMA

Only a handful of Tube users wore masks at rush hour today as medical chiefs warned delaying the £80 fines for not wearing them until June 15 will only make the spread of coronavirus worse. Commuters again packed on to the London Underground and were forced to break social distancing rules on the Jubilee Line, … Read more

Masks should be compulsory in shops, restaurants and pubs, says BMA

Compulsory face-covering measures should be introduced to ‘all areas’ where social distancing is not possible, the British Medical Association said today. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced last night that wearing a covering will be mandatory on public transport in England from June 15 – meaning commuters would be fined £80 for not wearing one. However, … Read more

BMA says teachers’ unions are ‘absolutely right’ to claim it is unsafe for schools to open on June 1

The British Medical Association has said teachers’ unions are ‘absolutely right’ to say it is unsafe for schools to open on June 1 – as The Children’s Commissioner led a chorus of influential voices urging unions to co-operate with plans. The UK’s largest doctors’ union warned the number of coronavirus cases was still too high … Read more

Essential workers should be given face masks and public advised to wear them too says BMA

Public SHOULD wear face-masks says BMA, despite official government advice that there’s no need  British Medical Association is calling on the Government to issue face masks Chairman of BMA council said key workers should be provided face coverings  The public should wear masks too as it ‘may help’ fight coronavirus, BMA said Here’s how to … Read more