Medsin Motions Pass at the BMA MSC Conference
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BMA MSC Conference, Exeter 2nd-4th April 2009
Medsin had a successful weekend at the BMA MSC Conference held at the University of Exeter.
Medsin had submitted 6 motions to be discussed at the conference. 2 of these motions were discussed by the conference
One called for the BMA to work with medical schools to ensure that all students were prepared before embarking on their elective and that they were culturally and ethically aware.
The second was regarding health professionals advocating for governments to put in place measures to tackle climate change due to the direct consequences it has for health.
Medsin also submitted an emergency motion, due to the overturning of a ruling made by a high court judge that all people living in the UK should be given free healthcare regardless their legal status in the country. The motion was as follows:
This conference i) notes the ruling in the case R (YA) vs Secretary of State for Health ii) is concerned about the detrimental effect that limiting the access a section of our community has to NHS services will have upon a) the health of those denied care b) the prompt diagnosis and treatment of communicable diseases c) NHS finances as conditions present as costly emergencies and d) busy healthcare workers and NHS administrators required to implement NHS charging regulation iii) calls on the Government to amend the Health Bill (2009) so that refused asylum seekers are given free access to all NHS services iv) calls upon the Department of Health to urgently issue new guidance on charging foreign nationals for NHS services and to ensure this guidance is clear and excludes nobody that cannot afford to pay for treatment v) mandates the BMA to lobby on this issue
This motion also passed ending a successful weekend for Medsin.
To see the elective and climate change motions in full and to see other motions that Medsin submitted this year and in previous years please click here
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