Press Releases and Statements

24 Apr 2024

BOA Council Decision April 2024 – Training Issues and Physician Associates

The BOA Council today (24 April 2024) agreed a statement on training issues and ...
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27 Feb 2024

The National Consultant Information Programme (NCIP)

The National Consultant Information Programme (NCIP) provides a single point of ...
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30 Jan 2024

BOA statement on NHS App showing average waiting times for surgery

NHS England has announced that alongside people being able to use the NHS App to...
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20 Nov 2023

Funding to support orthopaedic surgery in Autumn Statement - Open letter to the Chancellor

The BOA and Versus Arthritis have written a joint open letter to the Chancellor,...
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10 Nov 2023

BOA signs NHS England’s sexual safety in healthcare charter

Following the reports of sexual assault, harassment and abuse in the NHS, NHS En...
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04 Jul 2023

Joint statement on outcome of BMA ballot for consultant industrial action in England

Last week the BMA announced the result of their ballot on consultant industrial ...
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30 Jun 2023

BOA response to publication of NHS Long Term Workforce Plan

The publication today of the Government’s NHS Long Term Workforce Plan is welcom...
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22 Feb 2023

Joint statement from surgical organisations on result of BMA ballot for junior doctor strike action in England

The BMA’s UK Junior Doctors Committee have announced the result of their ballot ...
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27 Jan 2023

Joint statement on junior doctors ballot

The BMA ballot for junior doctor strike action in England opened on Monday 9 Jan...
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Training Assocations Statement on Workforce.JPG

06 Jul 2022

Trainee associations provide an urgent call to action to protect the future surgical workforce

The BOA supports this important call by the trainee associations and will contin...
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12 May 2022

England and Wales T&O Waiting Times data for March 2022

Summary of the BOA’s viewpoint on new NHS data released 12 May 2022 on waiting t...
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02 May 2022

BOA response to article in The Times on NICE guidelines for osteoarthritis patients

The BOA wrote a letter to the Editor of the Times in response to their article '...
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Press Releases

10 Feb 2022

T&O waiting list the largest for over a decade

10 February 2022: Elective Trauma and Orthopaedic (T&O) surgery once again toppe...
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08 Feb 2022

Statement on the publication of the Government’s Elective Recovery Plan

8 February 2022: The Government has published its plan for recovery of elective ...
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09 Jul 2021

Statement regarding recent media coverage about orthopaedic surgery

9 July 2021: We are aware of media coverage this week about a research study in...
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28 May 2021

BOA Statement on RCS England publication 'A New Deal for Surgery'

28 May 2021: The RCS England has published its ‘New Deal for Surgery’ today, and...
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23 Mar 2021

Statement from the BOA, BHS and BASK regarding newly published study about patients awaiting surgery

23 March 2021: A paper published today in the Bone and Joint Journal has highlig...
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11 Mar 2021

BOA statement on waiting times data release from January 2021

11 March 2021: Elective Trauma and Orthopaedic surgery has been severely affecte...
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21 Jan 2021

NuVasive PRECICE device recall by MHRA

21st January 2021 - The MHRA yesterday issued a notice on 20 Jan 2021 about a de...
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11 Dec 2020

NHS England waiting list figures show T&O patients are worst affected

11 December 2020: The latest Trauma and Orthopaedic data for England, published ...
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Press Releases

11 Dec 2020

Current BOA position regarding elective activity, waiting lists and restart

11 December 2020: In late-March 2020, all non-urgent elective operations and mos...
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25 Nov 2020

British Orthopaedic Association statement on Comprehensive Spending Review

25th November 2020 - The Government has announced an additional £1 billion for t...
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19 Oct 2020

BOA and GIRFT statement on 'ring fenced' orthopaedic beds in the COVID-19 context

19 October 2020: The BOA and GIRFT have worked together to produce this statemen...
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15 Oct 2020

BOA statement about proposed suspensions of elective operations in some regions

15 October 2020: The BOA is aware of media reports regarding hospitals in Englan...
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