BMA Councils


BMA Council meets five times a year to implement policy decisions of the annual representative meeting and take necessary decisions during the year. Its annual report, published at the end of March, forms the basis of many motions to the Representative Body the following summer.

BMA Council now has a maximum of 38 voting members directly elected by the membership to give a geographical mix cross-branch of practice. There are also a number of ex-officio non-voting members, including those who chair the many committees reporting to Council.

There are also national Councils in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland which report to central Council.

  • BMA Council

    BMA Council meets five times a year to implement policy decisions of the annual representative meeting and take necessary decisions during the year.

  • Northern Ireland Council

    Information on the remit and organisation of the Northern Ireland Council

  • Scottish Council

    Information on the remit and organisation of the Scottish Council

  • Welsh Council

    Information on the remit and organisation of the Welsh Council

  • BMA Regional Councils

    Contact information for the nine regional councils in England

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