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Tag: Dr Chris Smith

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SRDC: Our recent wins and how to get involved

7 Aug 2026
Whether in the workplace or on the national stage, your union is fighting your corner. We want to make Scotland the best place in the UK to live, work and…
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SRDC: minimum service requirement proposals are deeply flawed

2 Mar 2026
After years of BMA Scotland demanding a coherent and comprehensive workforce plan it should be some encouragement that this is something politicians are finally beginning to debate and, it seems…
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Resident doctors in Scotland vote to accept pay offer

11 Feb 2026
After months of negotiations that culminated in a strike ballot and then ultimately an 11th hour breakthrough that saw strikes suspended, Scottish Resident Doctors have voted resoundingly to accept the…
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Scottish resident doctor pay vote opening – power in your hands

21 Jan 2026January 27, 2026
It has been another extremely important week since strike action was suspended by the BMA’s Scottish Resident Doctors Committee (SRDC), with a resolution being achieved, yet again, merely days before it was scheduled.   Instead of…
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STRIKES SUSPENDED: Scottish Resident Doctors Committee Recommends Improved Pay Offer for Resident Doctors and Dentists

9 Jan 2026January 9, 2026
After Scottish resident doctors delivered an overwhelming strike mandate to the BMA Scottish Resident Doctors’ Committee (SRDC), our negotiating team has been hard at work using that leverage in extensive…
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Scottish Resident Doctors Vote YES To Strike: 96-Hour Walkout Announced

19 Dec 2025
The results are in. A huge 91.98% of members who voted have said YES to strike action. This is only the second time this century that resident doctors in Scotland…
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Scottish Residents ballot closing IMMINENTLY: Vote “YES to strike” ASAP. Hold your Government to account

11 Dec 2025
If you’ve not yet returned your ballot in BMA Scotland’s strike ballot of resident doctors: what are you waiting for?! The last safe day to guarantee you have your say…
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Resident Doctor Pay Imposition: Another Promise Broken by The Scottish Government 

26 Nov 2025November 26, 2025
On Tuesday 25th November, like many of you I got a letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Neil Gray. And, like many of you, I was outraged by the…
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Scottish resident doctor ballot opens: vote yes and vote early

14 Nov 2025November 14, 2025
Today is a significant moment for resident doctors in Scotland as our ballot for strike action opens. It is a time for us to show again that we are united,…
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Scottish Residents’ Ballot to open on 14th November  

31 Oct 2025October 31, 2025
Since the Scottish Resident Doctors Committee (SRDC) announced that we had entered formal dispute with the Scottish Government 3 weeks ago, there has been a tangible and fantastic response from…
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Pay Restoration: The Scottish Government must do better than the same-old DDRB 

22 May 2025
I’ll cut to the chase: 4% and a paltry cash sum would be nowhere near good enough for Scottish resident doctors.  The DDRB has recommended that our resident doctor colleagues…
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Scottish RDC chair update: the BMA is working round the clock to support doctors after MRCP exam disaster

1 Mar 2025
I have rarely been angrier in almost three years as chair of SRDC, than I have been this week. If you’ve not heard about the growing disaster surrounding MRCP Part…

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