Leaving a legacy is a way of ensuring that certain things can live on into the future. Legacies can either be specific gifts for a specific purpose or for a more general purpose.

Legacies can be to charities or to support particular organisations.

BMA Charities

The BMA Charities which are registered with the Charity Commission were established to help all doctors and their dependants in times of need. Funds administered by BMA Charities are:

• The BMA Charities Trust Fund
• The BMA Medical Education Trust
• The Hastings Benevolent Fund
• The Dain Fund

Thanks to the Earnshaw Bequest, the Hastings Benevolent Fund has substantial funds to help with terminal care expenses for doctors and their dependants and would welcome applications for this purpose. The BMA Medical Education Trust can help students reading medicine as a second degree.