The UK consultants conference, Standing up for Consultants, will be held at BMA House on Wednesday 2 June. Motions to be submitted from MSCs, or equivalent in the private sector, should be sent to the BMA by 29 March.

Motions on any topic will be considered, but this year there will be a focus on those under the headings of revalidation, SPAs, service reconfiguration, EWTD, and health policies. There will also be workshops on SPAs, CEA applications and working with the press and politicians.

All NHS MSCs and private hospital equivalents can send a representative, so if you do want the BMA to ‘do something’, please ensure your professional community is well represented. Apply by 1 April to the above website. The BMA will reimburse reasonable expenses. Non BMA members are welcome.

Additionally, it is essential that the BMA has its members’ details properly recorded, and that email addresses are registered. Members are asked to go to the BMA website and check under ‘My BMA Details’. Please ensure that if you do private practice, this fact is properly registered. Only by this means will the BMA be able to fairly determine and allocate resources towards lobbying and developing policies for issues in the independent sector.