What can you do?
Your MP is elected to represent your interests in Parliament. The medical profession's opinions carry a great deal of weight. After all, doctors are in daily contact with MPs' constituents.
Lobbying is a way of informing your elected representative of your real concerns. Establishing a relationship with your MP may take a little time, particularly if you don't share the same political views, but it can reap rich rewards.
These web pages give advice and information on how BMA members can go about contacting their Member of Parliament.
What the Parliamentary Unit does
This paper lists the objectives and functions of the BMA's Parliamentary UnitThe Consultation process - before a bill is introduced
This paper explains the difference between green papers, white papers and draft billsHow does a bill progress through Parliament?
This paper explains the different types of bills stages and the stages a bill goes through in the House of Commons and the House of Lords before it becomes an Act.
Useful links
Links to organisations and sources of information on campaigning and lobbying issues.Read more here