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…
Uncategorized Pay update – latest in Scotland 22 Jul 2021 Given the announcement on doctors' pay elsewhere in the UK this week I thought it was important to give you a rapid update on where things stand in Scotland. For…
#ScotlandsDoctors I am an IMG and I am proud of it 28 Jul 2020July 28, 2020 From medical school onwards, my life has been one of toil, though also one packed with thrilling journeys. I joined NHS two years ago in Cambridge where I found myself…
covid-19… No Room For Complacency – We Must Keep NHS Staff Safe 10 Jul 2020July 10, 2020 Scotland seems to be tentatively emerging from the immediate challenges of the Covid pandemic. Life is starting to feel a bit more normal. But for healthcare and the public the…
covid-19… Covid19 update from BMA Scotland chair 14 May 2020May 14, 2020 Since I last wrote to you there have been some important developments that I want to update you on. The first is on Death in Service and associated pension benefits,…
covid-19… Taking on unexpected roles due to Covid-19 28 Mar 2020March 27, 2020 None of us expected, when we clicked apply on our medical degree, that we may be called to the frontline of the biggest global health pandemic in 100 years whilst…
covid-19… Latest BMA Scotland covid-19 update 21 Mar 2020March 21, 2020 I know many of most of you will have had an extremely busy, pressing and tiring time preparing for and dealing with the implications of the COVID19 pandemic. All of…
General Practice Data collection, and why it is important to rural general practice 18 Feb 2020 I am grateful to those rural practices who have so far returned the expenses and workforce data collection. If you have not yet returned it I wanted to explain why…
Medical students Racial harassment will not be tolerated in our medical schools 13 Feb 2020February 13, 2020 I think I can confidently say we all agree there is no place for discrimination or harassment of any sort in our medical schools and places of work. That is…
#ScotlandsDoctors… More must be done to care for those who care for the people of Scotland 27 Dec 2019 The huge pressures doctors are working under across Scotland have been exposed by the results of a BMA survey published today. Reacting to the survey, BMA Scotland Chair Lewis Morrison…
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