covid-19… Covid-19 update for GPs 20 Mar 2020 It seems that COVID-19 has taken over our lives. Certainly it’s been the main topic of conversation in every meeting I’ve attended recently, every media interview, chats with colleagues, and…
covid-19… A covid-19 update for junior doctors 20 Mar 2020March 30, 2020 For most people COVID-19 has felt like it has become all-consuming, creeping into every aspect of our lives. Guidance has understandably been changing quickly and it can be hard to…
Consultants… Coronavirus in Scotland 13 Mar 2020March 20, 2020 On March 11 the World Health Organisation declared COVID19 a pandemic, and from today – March 13 – Scotland will move from the containment to the delay stage, which includes…
Uncategorized BMA Scotland events update 13 Mar 2020 Due to the UK Government escalating the fight against Covid-19 from ‘containment’ to ‘delay’, we have decided that we are postponing all of our external events until further notice. We…
Pensions Pensions: The budget has happened, so what next? 13 Mar 2020March 13, 2020 There’s obviously a lot going on in the world just now, but in the pensions sphere this week's Budget was a key event many of us had been waiting for…
Junior Doctors Rest is vital… 12 Mar 2020 As junior doctors I’m sure it would be fairly accurate to say we often run on adrenaline and caffeine – but it would also be reasonable to say that what…
Organ donation Living Kidney Donation – The Exceptional Gift 12 Mar 2020March 12, 2020 Today, March 12th 2020, marks World Kidney Day. As we approach the 60 year anniversary of the first living donor kidney transplant in the UK, which was performed in Edinburgh…
Consultants… Consultant vacancies show a need to invest in core staff… 5 Mar 2020March 22, 2020 Scotland’s NHS bosses must focus on investing in core staff if the issues surrounding staff shortages are to be resolved. The latest figures show that the number of consultant vacancies…
Consultants… Women in medical leadership… let’s smash the glass ceiling together. 4 Mar 2020March 10, 2020 James Brown famously sang “this is a man’s world…but it would be nothing, nothing without a woman or a girl…” As the BMA in Scotland is set to host its…
Brexit Brexit: What Happens Now? 27 Feb 2020 First came “take back control”, then we had “Get Brexit Done. We’re now, I’d suggest, in the “What happens now?” phase. This is obviously a question that is vital for…
Junior Doctors A catalyst for action on doctors wellbeing in Scotland 24 Feb 2020 Doctors at all levels of our NHS are under pressure, no one can deny that. I see it daily working as a junior doctor in the West of Scotland, and…
General Practice Sustainability loans update 19 Feb 2020February 20, 2020 I am sure that you all remember that one of the key aspects of the 2018 contract was making partnership more attractive by reducing risk to partners. One of the…
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