General Practice… GP update: Funding webinar and pay survey 10 Apr 2026 Over the past couple of weeks, practices across Scotland should have received further detail from the Scottish Government on the workforce payments and non-staff expenses elements of the funding restoration…
Pay… SAS doctors in Scotland: Pay survey launch 9 Apr 2026April 9, 2026 The Doctors’ and Dentists’ Pay Review Body (DDRB) has published its report and has recommended a 3.5% pay uplift for all groups within its remit. With the background that the top of Specialty Doctor payscale has experienced 25% pay erosion since…
Uncategorized Resident doctors in Scotland vote to accept pay offer 11 Feb 2026 After months of negotiations that culminated in a strike ballot and then ultimately an 11th hour breakthrough that saw strikes suspended, Scottish Resident Doctors have voted resoundingly to accept the…
Consultants… Festive message from BMA Scotland deputy chair: The possibility and potential of 2026. 30 Dec 2025December 30, 2025 The end of the year gives us the chance to reflect on the year that's been, if we are able to make time to pause in our busy lives. 2025 has offered its fair share of ups and…
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…
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