#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… Scottish Conference round-up 4 Apr 2022 BMA Scotland held its third Scottish Conference last week – also marking our first fully in-person event in more than two years – and it was great to see so…
Consultants… We need equity #IWD2022 8 Mar 2022 When thinking about International Women’s Day and reflecting about my own experiences as a woman it made me realise that it’s really quite complicated. I am proud to be a…
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…
#ScotlandsDoctors… Scottish Conference 18 Feb 2022March 4, 2022 I'm really excited to announce that the upcoming BMA Scotland Conference will be in person this year in Edinburgh, which I will be co-chairing alongside Dr Stuart Blake. This year's…
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…
General Practice… GP update: BMA Scotland joint letter with Scottish Government 6 Oct 2021October 6, 2021 Yesterday you will have received a joint letter to all GPs from myself and the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Humza Yousaf. While the letter does clearly speak…
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…
General Practice… Flu vaccine programme update 28 Jul 2021 The BMA’s Scottish GP Committee has just reached agreement with the Scottish Government on what will be the final year of national arrangements for GP involvement in delivering the influenza…
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…
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