General Practice… Recruitment, retention, wellbeing and rediscovering the joy of being a GP. 15 Sep 2022September 16, 2022 The recruitment and retention crisis in General Practice is something we are all familiar with, a topic on the agenda for the past decade at least. However, it is really…
Uncategorized Supporting each other through tough times 13 Sep 2022September 13, 2022 I and others in BMA Scotland have written several blogs about the importance of doctors’ “wellbeing” in recent years; highlighting the importance of the topic and the resources that doctors…
General Practice… Visa issues could force doctors out 11 Aug 2022 When I came to Scotland seven years ago as a transfer student from Malaysia to continue my medical training, I expected to enjoy my time here. What I didn’t expect…
Uncategorized ARM 2022 – Reflections from Scotland 4 Jul 2022 I should start this blog by saying that I wasn’t physically at the ARM. An on-call weekend and absent colleagues meant that I had to stay in Edinburgh, dipping in…
Uncategorized Ludicrously complex tax setup sees doctors “unjustly” Hit with massive tax bills 27 Jun 2022June 27, 2022 At the BMA's ARM Dr Alan Robertson - member of the BMA Pensions Committee and BMA Scotland's Consultant Committee spoke in favour of motion 16 - and for recycling of…
Uncategorized National Care Service Bill: Some positives for GPs 24 Jun 2022 At the moment good news is not something that is in plentiful supply, particularly for those of us working in the NHS across both primary and secondary care, so when…
Uncategorized General practice – and the whole NHS – is struggling badly 9 Jun 2022June 9, 2022 Across healthcare services we are not in a good place just now. To be honest it is only the increasing cost of living crisis, ‘partygate’ and the Ukraine situation which…
Uncategorized Caring for patients is a doctor’s top priority: caring for doctors, and all other health and care staff, therefore must be a national priority. 13 May 2022May 13, 2022 The health service across Scotland is still very much feeling the impact of the pandemic – and we will be for some time as we attempt to catch up and…
#JnrDocRights… The system is breaking us 21 Apr 2022 There are some things that will always bring dread when you work in A&E: bank holidays, full moons, good (‘taps aff’) weather, and if it’s an Old Firm derby day.…
Consultants… Scottish Conference round-up 4 Apr 2022 BMA Scotland held its third Scottish Conference last week – also marking our first fully in-person event in more than two years – and it was great to see so…
Uncategorized Tough times for GPs – but some cause for optimism 21 Mar 2022March 28, 2022 As chair of GPC Scotland it can be risky to start to feel more positive about things. It has been a terrible 2 years for all of us. I am…
Consultants… We need equity #IWD2022 8 Mar 2022 When thinking about International Women’s Day and reflecting about my own experiences as a woman it made me realise that it’s really quite complicated. I am proud to be a…
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