SAS doctors Scottish SAS doctors: Update on pay and wellbeing 24 Jan 2024January 24, 2024 It’s probably far too late to say happy new year – but as this is my first blog of the year, and I checked it is still January somehow –…
SAS doctors New SAS Committee chair: Dr Sine Steele – plus update on key issues 13 Sep 2023September 13, 2023 First, I want to say that it’s a really proud moment for me to take over as Chair of BMA Scotland’s SAS committee. Following in the footsteps of Dr Bernie…
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…
Consultants… Pay survey: we need your views. 11 Jul 2023 Last week we were “awarded” yet another massively disappointing pay uplift. With RPI inflation running at 11.3% according to the latest figures, this 6% uplift amounts to a significant pay…
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…
Contracts… Scottish SAS contract update. 29 May 2023May 29, 2023 It’s been a while since we updated you around the new contracts. If you want to have a read all about them – have a look here. However as I…
SAS doctors… Rate card guidance for SSAS doctors. 4 May 2023May 4, 2023 As promised, here I am, back in touch with you mainly to let you know about the publication of our SAS rate card. It’s been a while in the making…
Consultants… Chair’s Festive message: Now is the time for a national conversation on the future of the NH… 28 Dec 2022December 28, 2022 This is my first opportunity to deliver a message at this time of year – both on behalf of, and directly to doctors in Scotland. It’s something, like all aspects…
Contracts… SAS contract negotiations update 12 Oct 2022October 27, 2022 I know it has been a long time coming, but I am delighted that I am now able to tell you that we have a full and final offer on…
NHS… SAS contract negotiations update 7 Sep 2022 I had very much hoped to have been able to give you a significant update about our contract negotiations for some time now – it’s been months since I was…
Consultants… The Case of the Missing Consultation 24 Aug 2022August 25, 2022 Pension Contributions – this affects your pay! There’s long been a tradition of ‘summer reading’ and after we received the interim response from the Scottish Public Pension Agency (SPPA) to…