General Practice… Flu vaccine programme update 28 Jul 2021 The BMA’s Scottish GP Committee has just reached agreement with the Scottish Government on what will be the final year of national arrangements for GP involvement in delivering the influenza…
covid-19… Primary care needs urgent support so our sickest patients do not suffer… 19 Jul 2021 My 82-year-old mother called her GP surgery early one morning this week; she was told there were no appointments, and to try again the next day. This is a concerning…
Junior Doctors… Juniors update: holidays, nightshift and wellbeing 19 Jul 2021 As we move further into summer, we are beginning to see a new phase of the pandemic emerge and the shift in the way we deal with it. And while…
Junior Doctors… Wellbeing: we want your views 16 Jul 2021July 15, 2021 ‘Wellbeing’ is a hot topic at the moment, now more than ever with global pandemic affecting all of our personal and professional lives. However, we know it was an issue…
covid-19… What happened to ‘be kind’? 26 May 2021May 27, 2021 Working in General Practice May 2021 Scotland has been living in a pandemic now for 14 months. Healthcare workers are tired. Everyone is tired. Our kids are tired, the public…
covid-19… GPs facing a triple whammy of pressure… 26 May 2021May 27, 2021 “GP practices across Scotland are currently facing a triple whammy of pressure: firstly, the pandemic and restrictions are putting unprecedented strain on how GP practices can operate – something which…
covid-19… GPs under pressure 25 May 2021 From the outside looking in, I imagine it’s easy to feel frustrated – but as a GP I am not exaggerating when I say General Practice in Scotland is experiencing…
Medical students… Becoming a doctor with ADHD 12 May 2021 Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects around 2% of UK adults, and is commonly recognised as a specific learning difference (SpLD) due to the impact of inattentive and hyperactive symptoms…
#ScotlandsDoctors… a new approach to the NHS in Scotland is a necessity… 10 May 2021 That’s another election over then. It does sometimes feel like we are always having one, but we do now know who our new Scottish government is. Election fatigue is however…
Consultants… Are you #readyforreset? 23 Apr 2021April 23, 2021 As the current COVID pandemic wave continues to recede and secondary care services across NHS Scotland begin to remobilise and restart, BMA Scotland is acutely aware of the new pressures…
covid-19… Juniors update: there is still work to be done 25 Mar 2021March 26, 2021 It’s hard to believe we’re almost a quarter of the way through 2021. This past year has been a very long, at times seemingly never-ending, road but are we finally…
#ScotlandsDoctors… Lockdown: One Year On… 23 Mar 2021 A year ago today, as the reality of wave one of the Covid pandemic was fast dawning on us, I was asked to appear on a live TV news show…
