Consultants… Pensions, valuing staff and investing in our NHS – a farewell blog from the Chair of BMA Scotland’s consultant committee 18 May 2022 In my first message, as incoming chair of Scottish consultants committee, in the autumn of 2019, I quoted that famous phrase “winter is coming”. When I reflect back over what…
#JnrDocRights… The system is breaking us 21 Apr 2022 There are some things that will always bring dread when you work in A&E: bank holidays, full moons, good (‘taps aff’) weather, and if it’s an Old Firm derby day.…
Consultants… Burnt out, exhausted and concerned over wellbeing – but there has never been more of us? 9 Mar 2022 I’m worried about senior doctors in Scotland. Consistently being told by government that we have record numbers of staff in our NHS is, to put it mildly, infuriating. Those who…
covid-19… 2022 GP recovery 18 Feb 2022February 21, 2022 We survived January; I had been very worried for the NHS system but Omicron, while infectious, was thankfully not so severe as some feared. Ironically, I’ve been in isolation having…
Consultants… BMA Scotland – providing scheduled care events for members 7 Dec 2021 We regularly hear, and can see for ourselves, that the NHS is facing one of the most challenging and important winters ever. Ongoing staffing crises, a predicted increase in the usual…
covid-19… GPs are seeing patients every day 19 Oct 2021 General practice is under huge pressure currently. I am reading, almost daily, media reports of GPs “refusing” to see patients face-to-face, and I cannot stress just how damaging that is…
#JnrDocRights… Supporting junior doctor wellbeing – now and for the future 4 Oct 2021October 6, 2021 Following a snap survey of our junior doctor membership in Scotland, BMA Scotland and SJDC has written the following report on some of the issues affecting junior doctors across Scotland's…
covid-19… Trust us to do our jobs 22 Sep 2021 It was good to see broad support from most MSPs in Parliament last week for the fantastic job GP teams are doing throughout this pandemic. The reality is demand for…
covid-19… ARM 2021 13 Sep 2021 "My specialty is general practice and we are battling a triple whammy of pressure currently. Firstly, surging demand from patients. The number of calls into GP practices are significantly higher…
covid-19… Primary care needs urgent support so our sickest patients do not suffer… 19 Jul 2021 My 82-year-old mother called her GP surgery early one morning this week; she was told there were no appointments, and to try again the next day. This is a concerning…
covid-19… What happened to ‘be kind’? 26 May 2021May 27, 2021 Working in General Practice May 2021 Scotland has been living in a pandemic now for 14 months. Healthcare workers are tired. Everyone is tired. Our kids are tired, the public…
covid-19… GPs facing a triple whammy of pressure… 26 May 2021May 27, 2021 “GP practices across Scotland are currently facing a triple whammy of pressure: firstly, the pandemic and restrictions are putting unprecedented strain on how GP practices can operate – something which…
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