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…
SAS doctors… SAS Contract Update: Scotland 22 Mar 2021March 22, 2021 As we head further into spring and with it lighter days and warmer weather, there is a feeling of hope on the horizon as the vaccine programme continues to be…
Medical students… Time to move away from ‘the norm’… 11 Mar 2021 The male norm in medical education - medical curricula still treat women as “the other” At the start of medical school, I couldn’t have been more excited to use my…
#ScotlandsDoctors… International Women’s Day: One Year On… 8 Mar 2021March 8, 2021 On 8 March 2020 I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to chair the Women in Medicine symposium, run by BMA Scotland’s amazing membership engagement team, and held in…
#ScotlandsDoctors… International women’s day 5 Mar 2021 March 6, 2020: Murrayfield Stadium – Inspiring Women in Medicine Conference. This was just eight months after joining BMA Scotland and my first big event as lead organiser – if…
#ScotlandsDoctors… Our job plans were turned upside down… 26 Feb 2021 “As a department, our workload has gone up significantly since the pandemic started last year. In March job plans were turned upside down and there was a lot of confusion…
#ScotlandsDoctors… We’ve had to rely on flexibility and goodwill… but people are exhausted. 26 Feb 2021 “I would say we’re one of the more fortunate departments within the NHS – we’ve never really struggled to appoint to obstetrics and gynaecology during the pandemic – so prior…
covid-19… Scottish SAS contract update 18 Feb 2021March 1, 2021 At the end of last year, I think the whole country was looking forward to starting a new year and putting 2020 behind us. The prospect of 2021 brought us…
#JnrDocRights… Juniors update: rotation and vaccinations 4 Feb 2021 This time of year can be hard and I hope you are all managing ok. I would like to give you a brief update on key issues for Doctors in…
covid-19… GP update: vaccinations and contract 2 Feb 2021February 2, 2021 This continues to be an incredibly busy time to be a GP. I know things are tough – we have been on the frontline of dealing with this pandemic since…
Consultants… Vaccination and PPE update 13 Jan 2021January 14, 2021 Across many parts of the UK doctors are dealing with the most serious of situations as the impact of this stage of the pandemic hits home. While in Scotland we…
