SSAS Update for SAS doctors in Scotland: New regrading policy confirmed and survey results show pressure we are under 3 Dec 2025December 3, 2025 December is upon us, flu season is hitting hard and there is no let up on how busy we are on wards up and down the country. I know that…
SSAS SAS doctors update in Scotland – progression and pay vital given gaps in workforce 12 May 2025May 12, 2025 Hello Everyone, As we are now a full month into the new financial year, I thought I would update you all on the work your SAS committee is doing currently.…
SSAS Pay negotiations underway for SAS doctors in Scotland 13 Sep 2024 I promised that I would update you once pay negotiations with Scottish Government began and I am pleased to say that meetings have commenced. The contents of negotiations need to…
Pay… SAS doctors update on pay – “our negotiating power comes from our members”. 28 Jun 2024 It has been a relatively short time since my last blog, but much has developed since then. SAS doctors in England have overwhelmingly accepted their offer from the Westminster government,…
SSAS Patience of SAS doctors in Scotland is running out 10 Apr 2024April 10, 2024 Hi All! As you may remember from my last blog, SSAS Committee decided not to submit evidence to the DDRB, we had lost confidence in its independence and willingness to…
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…
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…
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… 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…
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