Pensions Pensions update – Member contributions, McCloud and more… 3 Aug 2023August 4, 2023 A few months have passed since my last update and given I’ve been to 11 meetings in the past few weeks on just pensions I thought another update would be…
Pay The first step towards pay restoration: Scottish junior doctor consultative vote is open now 2 Aug 2023 After months of negotiations, and nearly a year since the Scottish Junior Doctors’ Committee committed to push for the Pay Restoration our members deserve, Scottish doctors have reached a point…
Uncategorized Reflecting on the last 10 years: Jill Vickerman leaves BMA Scotland 26 Jul 2023July 28, 2023 As I prepare to move on, I find myself reflecting on my experiences as the National Director of BMA Scotland over the past 10 years. As a team of staff,…
General Practice… GPs – we need your views on pay uplift… 21 Jul 2023July 21, 2023 The Scottish government recently announced a 6% uplift in pay for all doctors in Scotland – except junior doctors who are currently going through separate negotiations – backdated to April.…
ARM… Chair update: ARM 2023 – With a little help from my friends 12 Jul 2023July 12, 2023 Last week, I was at the Liverpool conference centre for the BMA’s ARM (Annual Representatives’ Meeting) where, for three days, doctors across our ‘fab four’ nations debated matters of importance…
Consultants… Pay survey: we need your views. 11 Jul 2023 Last week we were “awarded” yet another massively disappointing pay uplift. With RPI inflation running at 11.3% according to the latest figures, this 6% uplift amounts to a significant pay…
Medical students ARM, Scottish Rural Placements and Student Support 7 Jul 2023July 7, 2023 Earlier this week at the BMA’s ARM 2023, a Scottish motion was debated which in all honesty had the potential of monumentally changing current financial circumstances for Scottish medical students…
Junior Doctors… Chair’s ARM speech – 2023 4 Jul 2023 Dr Iain Kennedy - Chair of BMA Scotland - speech to the ARM 2023: Thank you Chair, Good Morning RB – It is my absolute privilege to address you for…
Junior Doctors… Junior doctors: new survey and updates… 28 Jun 2023 The sun is shining (somewhere, surely?), parliaments are heading to recess, and the August changeover is less than 6 weeks away (so make sure you have your rotas! Report it…
Uncategorized Guidance for senior doctors on junior doctor strikes 16 Jun 2023June 20, 2023 You will no doubt have seen the results of the Scottish junior doctors’ vote on the Scottish Government’s pay offer. Just in case this hasn’t reached you, 71.1% of those…
Uncategorized Medical students – things are tough and we need to hear from you 16 Jun 2023 Nobody can escape the fact our health service is not in a good place and hasn’t been for some time. Headline after headline outlining the crisis being experienced across primary…
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