#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… 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…
#ScotlandsDoctors… Why doctors need better support after breaks in training 16 Jul 2024 Doctors are human. We get sick. We have babies. We have happy reasons for time away from work, and not so happy reasons for time away from work. Anyone who…
NHS… The UK election – issues that matter for the medical profession in Scotland 21 Jun 2024 With just under two weeks until the UK General Election, I want to take the opportunity to highlight the key asks for the incoming UK Government in The BMA’s election…
Supporting members Play your part in your union: Check and update your details today 11 Jun 2024 It goes without saying that a union’s power comes from its members. Without YOU, we simply wouldn’t be able to act on your priorities and wield the influence we do.…
Supporting members Chair’s update – speaking up for doctors at the Covid inquiry and Cab Sec meeting 29 Mar 2024March 29, 2024 Heading into Easter – a time when I hope you will be able to get something of a break if at all possible – I wanted to update you on…
Consultants… Psychiatry in Scotland: the struggle to recruit and retain… 13 Nov 2023November 13, 2023 It isn’t easy recruiting and retaining doctors across the NHS in Scotland. It is particularly difficult in rural areas and certain specialties including psychiatry and general practice. The question the…
Supporting members Doctors in Scotland – get involved in YOUR union 4 Sep 2023 It’s undeniable that we are in turbulent times within the NHS right now. It’s clear that while outside of the NHS life may feel mostly back to normal, inside the…
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…
General Practice… GP empowerment; change through leadership 7 Jun 2023 I do worry about what is happening to GPs. Currently what I am worrying about is our ability to continue to be leaders. Workload stress and the general toil of…
#JnrDocRights… Junior doctors: consultative vote dates announced. 30 May 2023 Last week, the Scottish Government offered junior doctors in Scotland a 14.5% pay uplift for the years 2022 – 2024, based on a 6.5% uplift this year and an additional…
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…
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