Supporting members BMA care boxes inspire SAS Supplies 30 Dec 2021December 30, 2021 Every time we receive the BMA Scotland care box top ups it feels a little bit like Christmas as I get to walk around various areas of the hospital and…
Uncategorized Festive message from BMA Scotland Chair 29 Dec 2021December 29, 2021 Dear Colleague It’s a little while since I last updated you on what BMA Scotland has been doing on your behalf, in these continued difficult times for healthcare in Scotland.…
Uncategorized “Your resilience demonstrates that the future of the NHS is in good hands” – Update for Scottish medical students 24 Dec 2021 I have a slight feeling of déjà vu as I write this blog looking ahead to 2022. Last year I reflected on the year that had been; the way medical…
Uncategorized “Shortage of GPs laid bare by the pandemic” – Christmas update for GPs 23 Dec 2021 So where should I start as the world hold’s it’s breath over what impact Omicron will have? It is an understatement to say that it has been a tough year…
Uncategorized Rising Covid cases – updated advice on rotas and working patterns for senior doctors 23 Dec 2021December 23, 2021 As you know, the challenges brought by the Omicron variant are already causing real concern across the NHS, even if we don’t yet know what its impact will be. While…
Uncategorized Contract negotiations “going well” – festive update for SAS Doctors in Scotland 23 Dec 2021February 8, 2022 I seem to remember I wrote a blog this time last year, with my head in my hands reflecting on what a crazy year it had been and how things…
Consultants Festive message from chair of Scottish consultants committee and a look ahead to 2022. 22 Dec 2021December 23, 2021 This time last year I remarked that, in recent years in Scotland, the feeling of living through times of historical significance seems to have become an annual exercise. Well… at…
Uncategorized Our resolution for 2022 is to make things better for Junior Doctors – but we can’t do it without your help 21 Dec 2021December 21, 2021 As the festive season approaches, and we start reflecting on the year we’ve had – and the year we may have in 2022 – it’s hard not to be a…
Consultants… BMA Scotland – providing scheduled care events for members 7 Dec 2021 We regularly hear, and can see for ourselves, that the NHS is facing one of the most challenging and important winters ever. Ongoing staffing crises, a predicted increase in the usual…
Uncategorized Dr Andrew Buist – SLMC Conference speech 2021 3 Dec 2021 Conference, who could have imagined a year ago that the Covid pandemic would still be raging on and that we would once again be meeting remotely? It is a great…
Uncategorized A step in the right direction for supporting GPs 29 Nov 2021November 29, 2021 This is a hugely important week for GPs in Scotland. First of all, today, we have the important step – secured through BMA Scotland negotiations – of an extra £30…
Uncategorized Help us make an impact on race equality issues in Scotland 23 Nov 2021 Many of you would have seen or read the recent national headlines on Yorkshire county cricket club and ensuing extraordinary parliamentary culture and sport select committee hearing on racial discrimination…
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