COVID-19: BMA proposes doctor safeguards

Ministers have been urged to implement a wide range of measures to safeguard and help doctors and medical students fight COVID-19 following the decision to move to the €˜delay’ phase in the UK. These should include safeguards for retired doctors who the Government suggests could be asked to join the NHS for the battle against the virus. BMA council chair Chaand Nagpaul said the move to the delay phase would “undoubtedly put more pressure on the NHS and our members as the country works to halt the spread of the virus. “Doctors must have the confidence to help plan and