#Residentdoctors… Resident doctors: Top tips for August changeover 4 Aug 2026August 4, 2026 August changeover can be an incredibly busy time for everyone. With almost all resident doctors in Scotland rotating on the first Wednesday in August it’s hard to escape it, including our non-resident doctor colleagues. To help with the rotation…
#Residentdoctors Resident doctors in Scotland: your chance to get involved and shape the future of your union 24 Jul 2026 We are Becky and Izzie, Scottish Resident Doctors’ Committee (SRDC) deputy co-chairs for education and training (Izzie is on the left of the pic, Becky on the right). We became…
#Residentdoctors Scottish resident doctor pay vote opening – power in your hands 21 Jan 2026January 27, 2026 It has been another extremely important week since strike action was suspended by the BMA’s Scottish Resident Doctors Committee (SRDC), with a resolution being achieved, yet again, merely days before it was scheduled. Instead of…
#Residentdoctors STRIKES SUSPENDED: Scottish Resident Doctors Committee Recommends Improved Pay Offer for Resident Doctors and Dentists 9 Jan 2026January 9, 2026 After Scottish resident doctors delivered an overwhelming strike mandate to the BMA Scottish Resident Doctors’ Committee (SRDC), our negotiating team has been hard at work using that leverage in extensive…
#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…
#Residentdoctors Scottish resident doctor pay update: Reversing pay erosion in everyone’s interest 18 Jul 2025July 18, 2025 Hi everyone,   We have two main pieces of news on resident doctor pay in Scotland - but please also have a read of SRDC Chair Dr Chris Smith’s blog to…
#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…
#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 Scottish RDC chair update: the BMA is working round the clock to support doctors after MRCP exam disaster 1 Mar 2025 I have rarely been angrier in almost three years as chair of SRDC, than I have been this week. If you’ve not heard about the growing disaster surrounding MRCP Part…
#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…
#Residentdoctors Resident doctors in Scotland vote to accept pay offer 21 Nov 2024 On Wednesday 20th November, the referendum on the pay offer negotiated by BMA Scotland closed. The Scottish Resident Doctor Committee (SRDC) met to ratify the results, which showed that the…
#Residentdoctors Time running out to vote on Scottish resident doctor pay offer 12 Nov 2024November 12, 2024 With the vote on the pay offer now open, resident doctors in Scotland have the chance to reinforce our ongoing message to the Scottish Government – we need full pay…
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