#Residentdoctors… Junior no more: Introducing the BMA Scottish Resident Doctors Committee 16 Sep 2024September 16, 2024 The term junior doctor was always an oxymoron. It suggested that the junior doctor was inexperienced, despite the intense training and selection it took to become one. It encompassed a…
Junior Doctors… Update on pay for junior* doctors in Scotland 23 Jul 2024September 19, 2024 Pay negotiations between the BMA Scottish Junior Doctors Committee (soon to be the Scottish Resident Doctors Committee) and the Scottish Government, for the financial year 2024/25, will begin this Thursday…
Junior Doctors SJDC Chair update: political chaos will not divert us from our goals 4 May 2024September 19, 2024 With the situation at Holyrood changing day by day, it is vital for BMA members to know that one thing which isn’t changing is our demand for Full Pay Restoration.…
Junior Doctors SJDC Chair’s update – we need to be ready for any eventuality 30 Mar 2024September 19, 2024 As we reach the end of the financial year 2023/24, it’s worth reflecting that the BMA's Scottish Junior* Doctors' Committee (SJDC) remains the only Branch of Practice to have reached…
#JnrDocRights… Rotas In Advance: New Joint Guidance to Improve Doctors’ Working Lives 14 Mar 2024September 19, 2024 2024 is going to be an important year for improving the workplace rights of doctors in Scotland. With the joint agreement reached last year, we will be entering into discussions…
#JnrDocRights… Securing our rights: Our contract, our priorities 19 Jan 2024September 19, 2024 Happy New Year, doctors in Scotland. After an unprecedented 2023, in which we negotiated the first steps to both restoring our pay and ensuring pay erosion is banished for good,…
Junior Doctors SJDC update: role and scope of PAs/AAs 18 Oct 2023 As a member-led union, the BMA in Scotland and the Scottish Junior Doctors Committee (SJDC) are committed to addressing the issues that doctors tell us impact their work and lives.…
Junior Doctors Junior doctors pay – the hard work continues and we will go on fighting on your behalf 18 Aug 2023August 18, 2023 Earlier this week, doctors in Scotland voted conclusively to accept the pay offer negotiated between the BMA’s Scottish Junior Doctors Committee (SJDC) and the Scottish Government. A quick skim of…
ARM… Chair update: ARM 2023 – With a little help from my friends 12 Jul 2023July 12, 2023 Last week, I was at the Liverpool conference centre for the BMA’s ARM (Annual Representatives’ Meeting) where, for three days, doctors across our ‘fab four’ nations debated matters of importance…
Junior Doctors… Chair’s ARM speech – 2023 4 Jul 2023 Dr Iain Kennedy - Chair of BMA Scotland - speech to the ARM 2023: Thank you Chair, Good Morning RB – It is my absolute privilege to address you for…
Junior Doctors… Junior doctors: new survey and updates… 28 Jun 2023 The sun is shining (somewhere, surely?), parliaments are heading to recess, and the August changeover is less than 6 weeks away (so make sure you have your rotas! Report it…
Consultants… Heatmaps paint a worrying picture… 15 Jun 2023 We’re now way beyond crisis point within our NHS – I know saying this to you, my colleagues, is like telling you grass is green or water is wet, but…
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