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The British Medical Association is founded as the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association by Sir Charles Hastings at a meeting in the Board Room of the Worcester Infirmary.

British Medical Association

Registered trade union for doctors

The British Medical Association (BMA) is a registered trade union and professional body for doctors in the United Kingdom. It does not regulate or certify doctors, a responsibility which lies with the General Medical Council. The BMA has a range of representative and scientific…
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Charles Hastings (English physician)

19th-century founder of the British Medical Association

Sir Charles Hastings was a medical surgeon and a founder of the British Medical Association, the BMA, on 19 July 1832.
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Worcester, England

Cathedral city in Worcestershire, England

Worcester is a cathedral city in Worcestershire, England, of which it is the county town. It is 30 mi (48 km) south-west of Birmingham, 27 mi (43 km) north of Gloucester and 23 mi (37 km) north-east of Hereford. The population was 103,872 in the 2021 census.
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