General Practice… SGPC formal dispute update: Scottish Government offer received, negotiations to begin 2 Oct 2025October 2, 2025 As you will be aware we have been in formal dispute with the Scottish Government since June of this year. We have had multiple meetings with Government since and had anticipated…
General Practice… BMA Scotland summer roadshows for GPs: find out the dispute latest and help shape the campaign for full funding restoration 4 Aug 2025August 4, 2025 The weather has been very variable this summer, much like the fortunes of general practice over the years. Hopefully you are managing to squeeze in some holiday and rest, given…
Uncategorized How the Scottish Government can learn from Westminster’s failures – and avoid resident doctor industrial action 17 Jul 2025 I know that every resident doctor in Scotland will be showing solidarity with our colleagues in England as they prepare, once again, to step up and demand what they’re worth.…
Residentdoctors… Resident doctors: Top tips for August changeover 9 Jul 2025July 10, 2025 Dear Resident doctor It’s now less than 6 weeks until August changeover. August is fast approaching, and we know how stressful changeover (Wednesday 6 August) can be for resident doctors. …
#Residentdoctors… Rotas in Advance: Guidance to Boards and Tips for Resident Doctors 9 Jul 2025July 9, 2025 Last year, the Scottish Resident Doctors Committee agreed joint guidance with NHS employers, Scottish Government, and the Management Steering Group (MSG), with the aim of advancing the issuance of rotas…
Residentdoctors… ‘The future feels quite bleak’: Survey reveals unemployment concerns of resident doctors 13 Jun 2025 We’d all heard the anecdotes and the rumours: whole cohorts of FY2s not getting into training. Half a rota emigrating to Australia in August. Hundreds of applicants per Clinical Fellow…
Uncategorized Breach of trust will undermine faith of senior doctors in Scottish Government 12 Jun 2025June 12, 2025 It is with considerable anger and frustration that we write to update you on our discussions on pay with the Scottish Government. These began yesterday morning, when we jointly met…
Uncategorized Pay Restoration: The Scottish Government must do better than the same-old DDRB 22 May 2025 I’ll cut to the chase: 4% and a paltry cash sum would be nowhere near good enough for Scottish resident doctors. The DDRB has recommended that our resident doctor colleagues…
Uncategorized GPs in Scotland – please complete this survey as we push for full funding restoration 6 May 2025 We hope across recent days you will have seen, either in the media, or through social media, that we have launched our campaign for full funding restoration for GPs in…
Medical students… Medical students are suffering in an overcrowded system – we need to protect our education 4 Apr 2025 A year and a half ago, when I started my clinical placements as a fourth-year medical student, I was excited. Starting university in 2020 - during the height of the…
Uncategorized Resident doctors in Scotland: Time to redouble our efforts to achieve our goal of full pay restoration 18 Mar 2025April 23, 2025 If you are a resident doctor in Scotland reading this blog, you will have likely seen our new posters, which we are sharing in doctors’ areas across Scotland. If you…
International Women's Day… IWD2025: Accelerating Action for Gender Equality in BMA Scotland 8 Mar 2025March 7, 2025 This International Women’s Day, we are called to Accelerate Action—to move beyond simply acknowledging gender inequality and to actively implement the strategies that drive real progress. For the BMA, as…
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