Uncategorized A YEAR OF COVID: The world has changed and so has medical school 1 Mar 2021 Practising cardiovascular examination with a friend yesterday, I suddenly realised that we had not seen each other since last March. Sarah, one of my first friends at medical school, lives…
Uncategorized GPs on frontline of pandemic deserve better than latest MSPs report 18 Feb 2021 As GPs on the frontline of the pandemic response, we have worked round the clock to care for those across our local communities who need us. Even before Covid and…
Uncategorized Doctor wellbeing a major concern 11 Feb 2021February 11, 2021 I will use this blog to talk about doctors’ wellbeing. Time and again over this last year it’s been the most important issue for us and with each passing month…
covid-19… Covid19 update from BMA Scotland chair 14 May 2020May 14, 2020 Since I last wrote to you there have been some important developments that I want to update you on. The first is on Death in Service and associated pension benefits,…
covid-19… Dr Lewis Morrison discussing Covid-19 on BBC The Nine 23/03/2020 24 Mar 2020March 24, 2020 Our chair, Dr Lewis Morrison, appeared on BBC The Nine on 23/03/2020. Below is a transcript of his interview, and you can watch the full show here. The Prime Minister…
Uncategorized BMA Scotland events update 13 Mar 2020 Due to the UK Government escalating the fight against Covid-19 from ‘containment’ to ‘delay’, we have decided that we are postponing all of our external events until further notice. We…
Uncategorized Member engagement team: here for you… 22 Jan 2020January 23, 2020 As we seem to be hurtling through the first month of a new decade, this update already feels more than a little overdue, but I wanted to let you all…
Uncategorized Breaking the cycle of winter pressures: What doctors want in 2020 22 Jan 2020January 23, 2020 So here we are amidst another winter working in healthcare. It either feels like it’s worse than usual, is actually worse than usual, or things are never great, and winter…
General Practice… Recognising and supporting out of hours GP services in Scotland 3 Jan 2020January 3, 2020 Last weekend I did a couple of GP out of hours shifts in Dundee. I confess even at my career stage (and what I do as BMA Chair of GPs…
#ScotlandsDoctors… What advice would you give to others about entering medicine? #ScotlandsDoctors 21 Aug 2019August 21, 2019 I think the most important things are that firstly, you know what you’re getting yourself in to, secondly, that you are passionate about what you do, and thirdly that it…
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