#JnrDocRights… Supporting junior doctor wellbeing – now and for the future 4 Oct 2021October 6, 2021 Following a snap survey of our junior doctor membership in Scotland, BMA Scotland and SJDC has written the following report on some of the issues affecting junior doctors across Scotland's…
Uncategorized The reality of GP pressures – Dr Andrew Buist Q&A 24 Sep 2021September 24, 2021 For a recent article in the Courier - Dr Andrew Buist Chair of SGPC, took part in a Q&A around the pressures on GPs and the reality around issues like…
covid-19… Trust us to do our jobs 22 Sep 2021 It was good to see broad support from most MSPs in Parliament last week for the fantastic job GP teams are doing throughout this pandemic. The reality is demand for…
Uncategorized Chair’s update: ARM, pay and supporting doctors 16 Sep 2021September 16, 2021 With this year’s ARM now behind us – and what is shaping up to be an extremely tough winter ahead – it seemed a good time to update you on…
covid-19… ARM 2021 13 Sep 2021 "My specialty is general practice and we are battling a triple whammy of pressure currently. Firstly, surging demand from patients. The number of calls into GP practices are significantly higher…
Uncategorized Constructive start to SAS contract talks 10 Sep 2021October 11, 2021 Since my last update to you in June, where I mentioned that a mandate to begin formal SAS contract negotiations had been given by the Cabinet Secretary, I’m pleased to…
Uncategorized Dr Lewis Morrison: ARM speech 2021 10 Sep 2021 This is my third ARM speech as chair of BMA Scotland. If a further year of Covid has taught me anything it’s that pandemic predictions are generally unwise. Such uncertainty…
Uncategorized The “vicious circle” damaging GPs has to stop 26 Aug 2021August 26, 2021 Dear GPs, You will have seen a lot of talk in newspapers and online about GPs "opening up to face to face appointments", always with the implication that we have…
Uncategorized Pay update for GPs 23 Aug 2021 Just over a week ago the Scottish Government announced a 3% uplift in pay for all doctors backdated to April. You may well have seen this through the BMA reaction,…
Uncategorized Pay award Fails “to tangibly demonstrate doctors are truly valued” 13 Aug 2021August 13, 2021 This week the Scottish Government announced its decision on doctors’ pay for this coming year following the publication of the DDRB recommendations 3 weeks ago (as ever the coming year…
Uncategorized BMA Scotland reacts to pay award 12 Aug 2021 Reacting to today's Scottish Government announcement of a 3% pay uplift for all doctors, BMA Scotland chair, Dr Lewis Morrison, said: "Today’s pay announcement provided the Scottish Government with a…
Uncategorized Contracts, covid and the new Cabinet Secretary: an update for GPs in Scotland 10 Aug 2021 Last week I was confirmed as Chair of the BMA’s Scottish GP Committee for a further three-year term. It is a huge honour to continue in this role and is…
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