# British Medical Association The trade union and professional association for doctors in the United Kingdom, representing over 190,000 members. Founded in 1832, the BMA negotiates pay and conditions, sets ethical guidance, and lobbies on health policy. The BMA appears in the vault for its February 2026 recommendation that NHS doctors refuse non-direct-care use of [[Palantir]]'s [[Palantir NHS Federated Data Platform]] — a remarkable intervention in which an entire medical profession's union effectively called for a boycott of a government-contracted technology platform on ethical grounds. The BMA's position — that doctors "can no longer provide the tacit endorsement that using a product implies" — added professional authority to the [[Purge Palantir]] campaign's arguments and demonstrated how opposition to defense-tech expansion into civilian infrastructure can mobilize institutional actors beyond traditional activist networks. ## See Also - [[Palantir NHS Federated Data Platform]] — the system it opposes - [[NHS England]] — the commissioning body - [[Palantir]] — the contractor - [[Purge Palantir]] — the broader campaign