Pay… UPDATE ON SENIOR DOCTOR PAY: Moving into formal dispute. 18 Aug 2026August 18, 2026 Following on from the disappointing outcome of our recent meeting with the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Angela Constance MSP - at which she informed us of her intention to impose…
Consultants… UPDATE ON SENIOR DOCTOR PAY: Next steps considered after “deeply disappointing” decision to impose DDRB recommendation 12 Aug 2026August 13, 2026 We are jointly writing to you with an update as promised on the meeting of SCC and SSASC representatives with the new Cabinet Secretary. Frustratingly, it is not the positive…
General Practice… GPs in Scotland: New guidance on sustainable working 10 Aug 2026 We know that general practice remains central to the sustainability of the NHS, yet for more than two decades it has operated under growing and increasingly unsustainable pressure. Practices have…
Residentdoctors… SRDC: Our recent wins and how to get involved 7 Aug 2026 Whether in the workplace or on the national stage, your union is fighting your corner. We want to make Scotland the best place in the UK to live, work and…
General Practice… SGPC: Our recent wins and how to get involved 7 Aug 2026 As GPs, it’s rare that we get a break where we can escape from the pressures of the job. Summer holidays can be one of those times – and I…
SAS doctors… SSASC: Our recent wins and how to get involved 7 Aug 2026 As we head further into the summer, I hope you’ve all managed, or will manage, to take some well-deserved time off to rest and unwind. We highlighted in our wellbeing…
#Residentdoctors… Resident doctors: Top tips for August changeover 4 Aug 2026August 4, 2026 August changeover can be an incredibly busy time for everyone. With almost all resident doctors in Scotland rotating on the first Wednesday in August it’s hard to escape it, including our non-resident doctor colleagues. To help with the rotation…
#Residentdoctors Resident doctors in Scotland: your chance to get involved and shape the future of your union 24 Jul 2026 We are Becky and Izzie, Scottish Resident Doctors’ Committee (SRDC) deputy co-chairs for education and training (Izzie is on the left of the pic, Becky on the right). We became…
General Practice… GP IT reprovisioning: practices need more than promises 20 Jul 2026 As GPs, I don’t need to tell you how vital it is we have reliable IT systems that work for us and patients. Put simply, clinical systems in general practice…
Consultants Consultant update: “unless our pay and working lives as a whole are improved, we will go on losing senior doctors” 15 Jul 2026July 16, 2026 Summer holidays are upon us, and I hope that many of you will be able to get a well-deserved break with family and friends. We certainly need it as the…
ARM ARM 2026 Scottish Council report: improving culture will mean an “NHS that is safer for patients and doctors”  24 Jun 2026June 24, 2026 Report for ARM 2026 from Dr Iain Kennedy, Chair, BMA Scotland Council: With my term of office as chair of Scottish Council coming to an end this autumn, it is with some sadness…
SSAS Update for SAS doctors in Scotland: pay survey, sustainable working and latest on regrading 9 Jun 2026June 9, 2026 The last time I updated you on the work of our committee we were awaiting the outcome of the Scottish Parliamentary elections and the establishment of a new Scottish Government.…
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