Dr Madjda Bougherira: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Union
- Role
- North West Regional Resident Doctors Committee Chair
- Organisation
- British Medical Association (BMA)
- Organisation based in
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Quoted on
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
- Tracked press citations
- 1
- Most recently quoted
- 27 Aug 2026
Who Dr Madjda Bougherira is
Dr Madjda Bougherira is a psychiatry resident doctor and chair of the BMA's North West regional resident doctors committee. She also sits on the BMA UK Council as a North West representative. In November 2025 she was quoted by ITV Granada arguing that the resident doctor strike action was driven not only by pay but also by what she called a 'speciality training crisis', leaving doctors unable to secure medical employment. She has publicly called for an external investigation into reported bullying, harassment and racial discrimination at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, stating that 'concerns around systemic bullying, harassment and racial discrimination must be taken seriously.' She is additionally listed as a candidate in the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Psychiatric Resident Doctors' Committee elections for 2026.
“As well as the content of this report being incredibly concerning, local representatives at the BMA are worried that the trust are not taking appropriate steps to take accountability and make the necessary changes to improve conditions for doctors”
References for this biography
- 1.Striking doctors in Manchester say their walk-out is about finding a job as well as pay – ITV News Granada — Identifies Dr Bougherira as a psychiatry resident and BMA north-west regional resident doctors committee spokesperson; captures her quotes on the specialty training crisis during the November 2025 strike
- 2.'Toxic culture' of bullying & harassment at Blackpool Victoria Hospital exposed in leaked report – Lancashire Evening Post — Identifies her role as BMA regional resident doctors committee chair and records her call for an external investigation into findings at Blackpool Victoria Hospital
- 3.BMA UK Council – BMA — Confirms Dr Bougherira as a North West representative on the BMA UK Council
- 4.Psychiatric Resident Doctors' Committee (PRDC) elections 2026 – Royal College of Psychiatrists — Confirms her name as a candidate in the RCPsych PRDC elections 2026, corroborating her specialty in psychiatry
- 5.Contact us – BMA — Confirms BMA head office address as BMA House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JP
Notable achievements
- Called publicly for an external investigation into bullying, harassment and racial discrimination at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, as reported in The Guardian and Lancashire Evening Post (December 2025). Source ↗
- Represented North West resident doctors on the BMA UK Council. Source ↗
- Stood as a candidate in the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Psychiatric Resident Doctors' Committee elections 2026. Source ↗
Where Dr Madjda Bougherira has been quoted
- Leaked report reveals culture of bullying and harassment at scandal-hit NHS hospitaltheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
Related media coverage
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Contact & links
- Websitehttps://www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-centre
- Staff pagehttps://www.bma.org.uk/what-we-do/uk-national-and-regional-councils/uk-and-national/uk-council
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