Brexit… BMA Scotland warns no-deal Brexit on cusp of winter will push health service to the brink 2 Sep 2019October 3, 2019 A no-deal Brexit on 31 October could have a devastating impact on the NHS in Scotland, just as hospitals, GP surgeries and the wider health service prepare for the most…
General Practice New report highlights work that needs to be done… 29 Aug 2019 I don’t need to tell you that our profession is struggling to recruit – we are all acutely aware of that – but that knowledge doesn’t make seeing the real…
General Practice… Pay Award for GPs 29 Aug 2019August 29, 2019 You may well have seen that the Scottish Government has announced a 2.5% uplift in pay for all doctors backdated to April. For GP partners this will be delivered through…
Lewis Morrison… Doctors pay award 28 Aug 2019October 3, 2019 You may well have seen that the Scottish Government has announced a 2.5% pay uplift across all Branches of Practice – including those earning more than £80,000 per year, backdated…
#ScotlandsDoctors Meet the doctor: Cieran McKiernan #ScotlandsDoctors 28 Aug 2019August 27, 2019 In our latest #ScotlandsDoctors blog, we talk to an extraordinary physician about his career in Scotland. Who are you? My name is Cieran McKiernan and I am a Consultant in…
Scottish Conference Junior doctors – take the time out to meet your peers 27 Aug 2019August 29, 2019 July can be one of the better months at work as a Junior Doctor. You’re away from the worst of the winter pressures (although many places are experiencing these year-round)…
#ScotlandsDoctors Why I’m proud to be one of #ScotlandsDoctors 23 Aug 2019 Too often, we don’t appreciate what we’ve got until we don’t have it. My elective in Uganda opened up my eyes to the benefit and importance of the NHS. There,…
#ScotlandsDoctors… What advice would you give to others about entering medicine? #ScotlandsDoctors 21 Aug 2019August 21, 2019 I think the most important things are that firstly, you know what you’re getting yourself in to, secondly, that you are passionate about what you do, and thirdly that it…
General Practice Out and about: Listening to remote and rural GPs 21 Aug 2019 Throughout my time as a GP – and more recently as chair of the Scottish GP committee – I have seen the many challenges we face across the country. I…
#ScotlandsDoctors Why I chose to become a GP #ScotlandsDoctors 20 Aug 2019 As part of 4th year medicine in Aberdeen, we spent 4 weeks in a GP practice. I was allocated to Ardach Health Centre in Buckie, on the Moray Firth. This…
#JnrDocRights #JnrDocRights – Getting involved in your BMA 19 Aug 2019 Scottish junior doctors committee (SJDC) SJDC represents all doctors in hospital training grades and public health training grades in Scotland. From this year, with the implementation of lead employer arrangements,…
#ScotlandsDoctors Why I studied medicine #ScotlandsDoctors 19 Aug 2019August 20, 2019 My name is Anna Roberts, and I am a GP at Charlotte Medical Practice in Dumfries. I used to want to be Snow White, but that didn’t work out! I…
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