#BMAPeriods… Period products: the next steps… 20 Oct 2022October 26, 2022 On 15th August 2022 the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act came into force, giving everyone in Scotland the right to free access period products. This groundbreaking legislation was spearheaded…
Uncategorized 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…
#JnrDocRights… Juniors update: Scottish government meeting and pay 13 Oct 2022 It has been a busy first week in my role as chair of the BMA's Scottish Junior Doctors’ Committee (SJDC). It was the first meeting of the session last week…
Contracts… 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…
#JnrDocRights… Survey results give a bleak outlook… 4 Oct 2022October 4, 2022 I’m not even sure I know what to say with this. And I’m rarely one to struggle for words. But our most recent survey results are massively concerning and paint…
#JnrDocRights… Junior doctors cannot continue to prop up a crumbling system 30 Sep 2022 As your new chair elect of the BMA’s Scottish Junior Doctors Committee – due to take over at the first committee meeting of the year next Wednesday, October 5 –…
Uncategorized Chair’s update: Pushing hard on your priorities 27 Sep 2022 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…
#JnrDocRights… Junior doc update: Survey launch, pay latest, monitoring and everything else! 14 Sep 2022September 14, 2022 It’s been nearly a year since I became Chair of SJDC. It’s also very nearly been a year since we published our wellbeing document and which was shortly followed by…
Uncategorized 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…
NHS… SAS contract negotiations update 7 Sep 2022 I had very much hoped to have been able to give you a significant update about our contract negotiations for some time now – it’s been months since I was…
Uncategorized Only through Collective strength will we deliver what matters for doctors 30 Aug 2022 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…
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