The BMA's annual representative meetingThere must be more short stay bedsThe meeting..Seniors and juniors unite on workloadBMA divisions continue to be supportedThe meeting ..Doctors are haemorrhaging from the NHSMedical schools at saturation pointThe meeting ..BMA stress service receives nearly 800 callsAcademic medicine is in crisisBMJ reaches 300 000 readersDoctors should not endorse gun licence applicationsThe meeting ..Meeting criticises new asylum billDoctors should boycott NHS wide networkMore support needed for drug dependent doctorsAdvance directives should not be specificBMA will study domestic violenceThe meeting ..Community care is not a cheap optionSupervised discharge needs to be strengthenedDoctors should not report on doctors' poor performanceService medical officers are under threatThe meeting ..

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