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Pensions update – some progress but major problems remain

14 Oct 2022October 14, 2022

I’m aware that these pensions blogs seem like a never-ending run of negative and depressing news – sadly it’s just reflecting the reality of the situation, but it’s nice to…

SAS contract negotiations update

12 Oct 2022October 27, 2022

I know it has been a long time coming, but I am delighted that I am now able to tell you that we have a full and final offer on…

Chair’s update: Pushing hard on your priorities

It is only just over three weeks since I wrote my first blog as chair of BMA Scotland Council – but it’s fair to say the days have passed in…

General Practice…

Recruitment, retention, wellbeing and rediscovering the joy of being a GP.

15 Sep 2022September 16, 2022

The recruitment and retention crisis in General Practice is something we are all familiar with, a topic on the agenda for the past decade at least. However, it is really…

Supporting each other through tough times

13 Sep 2022September 13, 2022

I and others in BMA Scotland have written several blogs about the importance of doctors’ “wellbeing” in recent years; highlighting the importance of the topic and the resources that doctors…

Only through Collective strength will we deliver what matters for doctors

It’s a huge and pretty humbling honour for me to be writing this blog in my new role as Chair of BMA Scotland’s Council. There are some major challenges facing…

Pay survey results: the devaluing of our profession is no longer acceptable to doctors

19 Aug 2022August 19, 2022

First, thank you to all those who took the time to fill in our pay survey. The fact that more than 3,100 of you did so – more than double…

A real terms pay cut and poor working conditions – why junior docs are angry and deserve better

25 Jul 2022July 25, 2022

I’m angry. I’m frustrated. I’m fed up. And I know a lot of you are too. Changeover is less than 10 days away, and some of you don’t have your…

ARM 2022 – Reflections from Scotland

I should start this blog by saying that I wasn’t physically at the ARM. An on-call weekend and absent colleagues meant that I had to stay in Edinburgh, dipping in…

No-one should be harassed for exercising their right to seek the healthcare they want or need

1 Jul 2022July 1, 2022

At the BMA’s Annual Representative Meeting in June, Marina Politis, a medical student, proposed the following emergency motion on the overturning of Roe Vs Wade in the US. The motion…

Ludicrously complex tax setup sees doctors “unjustly” Hit with massive tax bills

27 Jun 2022June 27, 2022

At the BMA's ARM Dr Alan Robertson - member of the BMA Pensions Committee and BMA Scotland's Consultant Committee spoke in favour of motion 16 - and for recycling of…

National Care Service Bill: Some positives for GPs

At the moment good news is not something that is in plentiful supply, particularly for those of us working in the NHS across both primary and secondary care, so when…