British Medical Association

The British Medical Association ( BMA) is a British medical association and trade as well as editor of the British Medical Journal.

History

The British Medical Association was founded on 19 July 1832 by Sir Charles Hastings Hospital in Worcester. The aim of the association should be to bring together doctors, both scientifically and personally. First, the association ran until 1856 under the name of Provincial Medical and Surgical Association ( PMSA ). Ten years after its foundation, the Association began to bring out a weekly magazine, which was called in 1857 to the British Medical Journal. The organization was instrumental in the formulation of the British Medical Act (1858 ), which defines the necessary qualifications to practice medicine. The BMA should continue to have influence on legislation concerning medical issues in the UK. During the First World War, the BMA was to organize the military and civilian medical care the order. In more recent time, has the organization that is recognized as a trade union since 1971, especially with salary negotiations and the involvement of European Union legislation in the British health system.

Organization

The British Medical Association has over 145,000 members according to their own information. The headquarters of the organization is located since the 1870s in London in BMA House. President of the Society is Sabaratnam Arulkumaran.