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The BMJ Debate: BMA and Remedy UK

Deborah Cohen interviews Ram Moorthy and Matt Jameson Evans

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Do you want to know what's in store for junior doctors' training? Or are you wondering why MTAS seemed to go horribly wrong? BMJ features editor Deborah Cohen put your questions to Ram Moorthy, the chairman of the BMA Junior Doctors Committee and Matt Jameson Evans, cofounder of and spokesman for Remedy UK. Topics covered in the interview include:

• MMC and MTAS: what went wrong?
• Who should run NHS Medical Education England?
• Is there a need for the sub-consultant grade?
• Are the European Working Time Directive and non-medically qualified practitioners ruining medical training?
• How do you achieve effective representation?
• Is political alignment necessary?

• Are the BMA and Remedy working together?

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