General Practice… BMA SGPC Chair SLMC speech 2025: “Pivotal” moment for future of the profession 28 Nov 2025November 28, 2025 Read the full speech to the SLMC 2025 conference from Dr Iain Morrison, Chair of BMA Scotland's GP Committee. To note this follows a deal on funding restoration agreed with…
resident doctors Resident Doctor Pay Imposition: Another Promise Broken by The Scottish Government 26 Nov 2025November 26, 2025 On Tuesday 25th November, like many of you I got a letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Neil Gray. And, like many of you, I was outraged by the…
resident doctors Scottish resident doctor ballot opens: vote yes and vote early 14 Nov 2025November 14, 2025 Today is a significant moment for resident doctors in Scotland as our ballot for strike action opens. It is a time for us to show again that we are united,…
resident doctors Preparing for the Scottish resident doctor strike ballot 12 Nov 2025November 12, 2025 You’ll no doubt be receiving a flurry of emails and texts from the BMA over the next few weeks, as the industrial action ballot for resident doctors in Scotland begins…
resident doctors Scottish Residents’ Ballot to open on 14th November  31 Oct 2025October 31, 2025 Since the Scottish Resident Doctors Committee (SRDC) announced that we had entered formal dispute with the Scottish Government 3 weeks ago, there has been a tangible and fantastic response from…
Medical students Introducing the new chair of SMSC 28 Oct 2025 Hello everyone. I’m Joe Payne, and I'm delighted to introduce myself as the new chair of the Scottish medical students committee (SMSC). Originally from Lochgilphead, a small town on Scotland's…
General Practice… Deal to end dispute over funding restoration accepted by BMA Scotland GP committee 28 Oct 2025 Dear All, We are delighted to announce that the BMA’s Scottish GP Committee has voted to accept a deal we negotiated with the Scottish Government to end our formal dispute…
#Residentdoctors… Scottish Resident Doctors to be Balloted for Strike as Scottish Government Breaks Deal 10 Oct 2025October 10, 2025 Despite months of negotiations around resident doctors’ pay, it is now unfortunately clear that we have reached a dead end. The Scottish Government appear prepared to - and indeed intend…
General Practice… SGPC formal dispute update: Scottish Government offer received, negotiations to begin 2 Oct 2025October 2, 2025 As you will be aware we have been in formal dispute with the Scottish Government since June of this year. We have had multiple meetings with Government since and had anticipated…
SAS doctors Have your say on our priorities: Update for SAS doctors in Scotland 19 Sep 2025 This has been a busy summer as usual for the BMA and your SAS representatives, so with the committee due to meet in early October, I wanted to get in…
Consultants Consultants in Scotland update: the end of 9:1 contracts and the chance to have your say on our priorities 19 Sep 2025December 5, 2025 In my first update as chair of the Scottish Consultant’s committee I was clear that I wanted to get things done, and get things done on your behalf. With that…
#ScotlandsDoctors… Join the BMA Scottish Race Equality Forum 17 Sep 2025September 18, 2025 As I complete my time as Chair of the Scottish Race Equality Forum, I want to share both a reflection and an invitation. SREF has always been more than a…
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