international women's day… Women are making their voices heard. 14 Mar 2023 According to the GMC Workforce Report 2022, 47.5% of registered doctors are female, increasing from 38% in 2008, and 37.6% of consultants are women. In fact, we should be proud…
Uncategorized Scottish consultant rate card published 10 Mar 2023 At the BMA we often talk about how doctors in Scotland simply don’t feel valued. We are working in a system crumbling around us, with vacancies that are too high…
international women's day IWD2023: hurdles can be overcome. 8 Mar 2023 My university class at Glasgow in the late 80s had 50% women, but at my class reunion a few years ago, it was pointed out that I was the only…
international women's day IWD2023: equity is a ‘must-have’ 8 Mar 2023March 16, 2023 It is hard being a woman, it is hard being a woman in medicine, and it is even harder being a woman in a leadership role, even in 2023. Don’t…
international women's day IWD2023: ‘I am woman’ 8 Mar 2023March 16, 2023 ‘I am woman, I am fearlessI am sexy, I'm divineI'm unbeatable, I'm creativeHoney, you can get in lineI am feminine, I am masculineI am anything I want’ - Emmy Meli…
#BMAPeriods… IWD2023: equity and the absolute basics. 8 Mar 2023March 16, 2023 The theme of International Women’s Day 2023 is ‘Embrace Equity’. Equity is trickier than equality. Equality is easy, right – you treat everyone the same. Equity means giving people what…
Uncategorized The BMA has your back – new juniors’ rate card published 1 Mar 2023March 1, 2023 The personal time of doctors is not respected. We are told that a 40-hour week is ‘less than full time’ and that staying an hour late is ‘part of the…
Uncategorized Pensions update: contribution rates a “raw deal” for Scottish doctors 27 Feb 2023 First – an admission. I wish I never had to write another word about NHS pensions taxation and the impact it is having on both doctors and our NHS. That…
Uncategorized BALLOT DATE ANNOUNCEMENT: Scottish Junior Doctors Vote Next 24 Feb 2023February 27, 2023 Scottish junior doctors, get your calendars out. Circle March 29th, 2023. The day that we stand up to be counted. The day that BMA Scotland ballots its junior doctors for…
NHS Transparency and honesty required to protect the future of our nhs 23 Feb 2023 As the end of an era with the current Scottish government administration approaches and we await a new First Minister, it is clear from today’s Audit Scotland report on the…
Uncategorized Junior Doctors – we need your views as we gear up to ballot 7 Feb 2023 With February changeover just behind us, now is the best time to make sure your membership details are up to date before BMA Scotland ballots our junior doctors for strike…
Uncategorized Failure to fully fund pay uplift is deeply damaging to primary care 2 Feb 2023February 3, 2023 With inflation running at incredibly high levels, pay and the cost of living has been causing a great deal of concern for many people across Scotland. GPs and the various…
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