# Tom Dolphin

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**Thomas Dolphin** (born c. 1979)[1] is a British [consultant](/source/Consultant_(medicine)) [anaesthetist](/source/Anaesthetist) who has served as Chair of the Council of the [British Medical Association](/source/British_Medical_Association) (BMA) since June 2025.

## Early life

Dolphin was raised in [Essex](/source/Essex), his father worked as a paramedic and his mother was a teacher.[2] He works as part of a [trauma surgery](/source/Trauma_surgery) team at [St Mary's Hospital, London](/source/St_Mary's_Hospital,_London).[2]

## Career

From 2010 to 2012, Dolphin served as chairman of the BMA's [junior doctors](/source/Junior_doctor) committee during which he supported the 2012 doctors' strike over pension reforms.[2][3] He joined the [Labour Party](/source/Labour_Party_(UK)) in 2012 and served as [Dawn Butler](/source/Dawn_Butler)'s election agent during the [2017](/source/2017_United_Kingdom_general_election), [2019](/source/2019_United_Kingdom_general_election) and [2024 United Kingdom general elections](/source/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election).[2] He also served as chair of [Brent Central](/source/Brent_Central)'s constituency Labour Party and stood as a candidate in the 2024 election but was not shortlisted.[4] In July 2024, he tabled a motion that led to the BMA rejecting the [Cass Review](/source/Cass_Review)'s findings against the provision of [puberty blockers](/source/Puberty_blocker) to children.[5][6]

## Personal life

He lives in London with his husband.[2]

## References

1. Hayward, Eleanor (9 July 2025). ["Who is the BMA leader behind new wave of doctor strikes?"](https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/bma-leader-tom-dolphin-strikes-ktmw3mkh5). *The Times*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20260404193809/https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/bma-leader-tom-dolphin-strikes-ktmw3mkh5) 4 April 2026 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 April 2026.

1. Campbell, Denis (13 July 2025). ["Tom Dolphin: BMA’s new chair who’s taking on government despite bid to be Labour MP"](https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jul/13/tom-dolphin-bmas-new-chair-whos-taking-on-government-despite-bid-to-be-labour-mp). *The Guardian*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20260404193655/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jul/13/tom-dolphin-bmas-new-chair-whos-taking-on-government-despite-bid-to-be-labour-mp) 4 April 2026 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 April 2026.

1. ["Pensions row continues at BMA doctors' conference"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18555087). *The Telegraph*. 25 June 2012. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20260404203622/https://www.bbc.com/news/health-18555087) 4 April 2026 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 April 2026.

1. Grierson, Jamie (2 December 2025). ["BMA chair denies using junior doctors’ strikes to progress political career"](https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/02/bma-chair-tom-dolphin-junior-doctors-strikes-nhs-political-career). *The Guardian*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20260404195516/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/02/bma-chair-tom-dolphin-junior-doctors-strikes-nhs-political-career) 4 April 2026 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 April 2026.

1. Montgomery, Samuel & Swerling, Gabriella (27 June 2025). ["Activist doctor opposed to puberty blocker ban now head of BMA"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/27/activist-doctor-opposed-puberty-blocker-ban-now-head-bma/). *The Telegraph*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250803172508/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/27/activist-doctor-opposed-puberty-blocker-ban-now-head-bma/) 3 August 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 April 2026.

1. Searles, Michael (14 July 2025). ["The militant strike ringleader who now controls the BMA"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/14/militant-doctors-strike-ringleader-controls-bma/). *The Telegraph*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250720172150/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/14/militant-doctors-strike-ringleader-controls-bma/) 20 July 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 April 2026.

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