Consultants Tax changes could have “extremely damaging” impact on senior doctors and the nhs 22 Dec 2023 As we head into what is already proving to be an exceptionally busy Christmas period (if my on-call this week is anything to go by), the last thing we needed…
General Practice Scottish GPs -Chair’s end of year message 20 Dec 2023December 20, 2023 As we approach the end of 2023 it seems timely to reflect on what progress has been made in general practice. We have come through the pandemic, and now life…
NHS NHS Scotland staffing – we need your views. 8 Dec 2023 As we approach the end of yet another tumultuous year for Scotland’s NHS, I know my colleagues across the health service are bracing themselves for what many are describing as…
General Practice SLMC2023: Dr Andrew Buist speech 1 Dec 2023December 1, 2023 Chair of SGPC Dr Andrew Buist Speech to SLMC Conference 2023 Good morning conference. Conference this is my 6th and final SLMC conference as Chair of SGPC. It has been…
Consultants Fixing consultant pay: Scottish reaction to offer in England 27 Nov 2023November 27, 2023 You may well have seen the coverage in the media with regards developments around consultant pay in England, and the offer which is now being put to members there. If…
#BMAPeriods #BMAPeriods – provision update. 13 Nov 2023 Last month the Scottish Government launched its Women’s Health Plan. The Plan has an overall aim of improving health inequalities by ‘raising awareness around women’s health, improving access to health…
Consultants… Psychiatry in Scotland: the struggle to recruit and retain… 13 Nov 2023November 13, 2023 It isn’t easy recruiting and retaining doctors across the NHS in Scotland. It is particularly difficult in rural areas and certain specialties including psychiatry and general practice. The question the…
Uncategorized Physician Associates/Anaesthesia Associates (PAs/AAs): Update 9 Nov 2023December 19, 2023 One of the key priorities we are currently pursuing on behalf of BMA Scotland members is their growing and serious concerns over developments in the deployment and scope of practice…
General Practice… Pivotal moment-and we need views from all GPs 2 Nov 2023November 2, 2023 We are, I believe, at a pivotal moment for the future of GPs in Scotland. And I mean that in its widest sense and across all GPs – whether you…
Medical students Medical students are the future of the nhs – do not lose us. 1 Nov 2023November 1, 2023 I recently wrote a column for the Scotsman's Inside Health feature - for those who have been unable to access the premium article, the full column is below. Over recent…
Medical students Your new SMSC chair… 20 Oct 2023 I am equal parts excited and humbled to be writing my first blog for BMA Scotland as the Chair of the BMA Scottish Medical Students Committee (SMSC), after taking over…
Junior Doctors SJDC update: role and scope of PAs/AAs 18 Oct 2023 As a member-led union, the BMA in Scotland and the Scottish Junior Doctors Committee (SJDC) are committed to addressing the issues that doctors tell us impact their work and lives.…
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