Consultants… Festive message from BMA Scotland deputy chair: The possibility and potential of 2026. 30 Dec 2025December 30, 2025 The end of the year gives us the chance to reflect on the year that's been, if we are able to make time to pause in our busy lives. 2025 has offered its fair share of ups and…
Consultants Working over the festive season – guidance for Scottish Consultants 22 Dec 2025 Dear Consultant Colleagues, As the festive season approaches, we would like to remind you of your contractual entitlements regarding public holidays, as outlined in the Terms and Conditions of Service…
Consultants Senior doctor wellbeing survey shows stark reality of burnout and safety concerns 3 Dec 2025 I went to the Surgeons’ Hall Museum in Edinburgh for the first time at the weekend – if you haven’t been I do recommend it. The specimens on display had…
Consultants Consultants in Scotland update: the end of 9:1 contracts and the chance to have your say on our priorities 19 Sep 2025December 5, 2025 In my first update as chair of the Scottish Consultant’s committee I was clear that I wanted to get things done, and get things done on your behalf. With that…
Consultants New BMA Scotland consultant committee chair takes up post 1 Sep 2025 Hello – I’m really pleased to introduce myself to you as your new Chair of the Scottish Consultants Committee. I’m a Consultant Psychiatrist in the rural health board of the…
Consultants… Pension update for doctors in Scotland: Findings and next steps 10 Jul 2025July 10, 2025 It has been two months since my last pensions update in which we opened a pensions feedback portal, and we have been blown away by the response. We received over…
Consultants Consultant and SAS doctor pay update: “fragile situation” as talks see slight improvement 23 Jun 2025 If you haven’t caught up with our last update and the very disappointing behaviour of the Scottish Government in our pay negotiations, we would suggest doing so here. To recap,…
Consultants… DDRB recommendations: Scottish consultant and SAS committee reaction 26 May 2025May 27, 2025 While it may seem a very short time ago that last year’s pay rises started appearing in your payslip, we are now entering back into the whole process for 2025/26. …
Consultants… BMA Scotland chair’s New Year message: Scotland’s NHS will struggle to see out another New Year without ‘transformative’ reforms 31 Dec 2024 It has become common for well-known dictionary brands to name a “word of the year”. When it comes to the NHS, the word I would have to choose for 2024…
Consultants… New Year – Pension update 30 Dec 2024 I hope readers have had a chance to have a break over Christmas, or if working, things weren’t too busy. As is often the case, as the end of the…
Consultants Consultants in Scotland vote to accept pay offer 5 Nov 2024 Thank you to all consultants in Scotland who participated in the consultative vote on the pay offer made by the Scottish Government this year. The voting period closed yesterday, and…
Consultants… Vote on pay offer for consultants now open 14 Oct 2024 Consultants in Scotland: now it is over to you. Today (Monday 14th October) we open our consultative vote on the pay offer for consultants in Scotland, so please look out…
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