Uncategorized SAS doctors in Scotland: Knowing your worth: reintroducing the rate card and why the upcoming ballot matters 2 Oct 2026October 2, 2026 What is your time, your expertise and your professional responsibility worth? It is a simple question, but one that I think we should all be prepared to ask. As SAS…
Uncategorized The cost of saying yes: Reintroducing the rate card 2 Oct 2026 We are paid to do a job. A highly skilled job that takes years of education and continuing training and development throughout our careers. The contract we sign is an…
NHS reform BMA Scotland sets out opposition to proposals for reduction in health boards 1 Oct 2026 In September, BMA Scotland’s council met and, amongst a wide-ranging agenda, members discussed the Scottish Government’s plans to reduce the number of health boards in Scotland from 14 to two.…
Medical students A big win for Scotland’s medical students 29 Sep 2026 As I come to the end of my time as chair of the BMA’s Scottish Medical Students Committee, I am delighted to be able to finish with some good news.…
resident doctors New chair of BMA SRDC: pivotal moment for resident doctors 24 Sep 2026 Hello, I’m Callum Williams and I’m delighted to introduce myself as the new chair of the Scottish Resident Doctors Committee. I’m currently a foundation doctor working in Glasgow. I began…
General Practice… GPs in Scotland: practice funding uplift – tell us what you think 18 Sep 2026September 18, 2026 Practices have been waiting for some considerable time for details of the 2026/27 funding uplift and what it will mean for them. We have now reached agreement on this and…
Consultants Scottish consultants: your chance to demand better working lives as industrial action ballot dates confirmed 17 Sep 2026September 17, 2026 I am writing to you with two important updates on our fight to get the Scottish Government to come back to the table for meaningful negotiations on how to improve…
SSAS SAS doctors in Scotland to be balloted for industrial action 17 Sep 2026September 17, 2026 Today I am writing to let you know of two significant updates. First, your Scottish SAS Committee met yesterday and voted unanimously to hold a ballot for Industrial Action. On…
Consultants… Scotland’s consultants vote to ballot on industrial action 9 Sep 2026 Today, I can confirm that the Scottish Consultants committee has voted to prepare to ballot you – our members - on taking industrial action over both our working conditions and…
General Practice… SGPC update: Sign up to a webinar on sustainable working guidance and the latest on NHS reform 9 Sep 2026September 9, 2026 The funding deal, secured with your support last year, has done a lot to create some optimism for the profession. However, there are plenty of reasons to remain cautious. The…
Consultants… What should BMA Scotland do for women doctors and medical students? 7 Sep 2026 The BMA Scotland Gender Equality Group is looking at how we can better support women doctors and medical students across Scotland. We are keen to focus our work and resources…
NHS Health board reform – BMA Scotland will scrutinise plans and support members 4 Sep 2026 This week, the Scottish Government announced that Scotland’s 14 territorial health boards would be reduced to just two, in what the First Minister himself said would be “the most significant…
