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…
#Residentdoctors… Scottish Resident Doctors to be Balloted for Strike as Scottish Government Breaks Deal 10 Oct 2025October 10, 2025 Despite months of negotiations around resident doctors’ pay, it is now unfortunately clear that we have reached a dead end. The Scottish Government appear prepared to - and indeed intend…
#ScotlandsDoctors… Join the BMA Scottish Race Equality Forum 17 Sep 2025September 18, 2025 As I complete my time as Chair of the Scottish Race Equality Forum, I want to share both a reflection and an invitation. SREF has always been more than a…
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…
#Residentdoctors… Rotas in Advance: Guidance to Boards and Tips for Resident Doctors 9 Jul 2025July 9, 2025 Last year, the Scottish Resident Doctors Committee agreed joint guidance with NHS employers, Scottish Government, and the Management Steering Group (MSG), with the aim of advancing the issuance of rotas…
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. …
#Residentdoctors… Scottish resident doctor employment and training places survey 29 Apr 2025April 29, 2025 If you’re anything like me (and I hope in this regard you’re not) then 2025 started with real worry about my short-term future in medicine. Unable to secure an interview…
#Residentdoctors… SRDC end-of-year report and look ahead to 2025 22 Jan 2025January 22, 2025 2025 is well and truly upon us, so I wanted to wish everyone an (admittedly belated) Happy New Year, and I hope that everyone managed to get some time off…
Contracts… SAS doctors in Scotland: Vote opens 13 Jan 2025 The start of 2025 is exceptionally important for all SAS doctors, our consultative vote will open on Monday 13th January 2025 and close at noon on Monday 27th January. This…
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…
NHS How to cope with working at Christmas: Camaraderie keeps us going (but there are some helpful pointers here too!) 24 Dec 2024December 24, 2024 Since I started working in the NHS nearly 15 years ago, I’ve worked more Christmases than not. For the most part I’ve been pretty happy to do so as hospitals…
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