#Residentdoctors Scottish resident doctor pay vote opening – power in your hands 21 Jan 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…
#Residentdoctors 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…
Consultants… Festive message from BMA Scotland deputy chair: The possibility and potential of 2026. 30 Dec 2025December 30, 2025 The end of the year gives us the chance to reflect on the year that's been, if we are able to make time to pause in our busy lives. 2025 has offered its fair share of ups and…
General Practice… Christmas message for GPs in Scotland: Cautious optimism for 2026 23 Dec 2025 Dear All, It is a good time to reflect upon the year past. With the amount that has gone on it is little wonder it has passed so quickly. For…
resident doctors 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…
Pensions Pensions update for doctors in Scotland 18 Dec 2025December 24, 2025 The end of the year is fast approaching so I thought it was a good time to update as to the state of play for NHS pensions in Scotland. Over the past…
resident doctors 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…
resident doctors Scottish Resident Doctors: get your vote in as ballot passes halfway point 5 Dec 2025 We’re now past the halfway point of the Scottish resident doctor industrial action ballot. Remember, the Scottish Government has inflicted a 17% real terms pay cut on you since 2008. Two…
Consultants Senior doctor wellbeing survey shows stark reality of burnout and safety concerns 3 Dec 2025 I went to the Surgeons’ Hall Museum in Edinburgh for the first time at the weekend – if you haven’t been I do recommend it. The specimens on display had…
resident doctors 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…
resident doctors 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,…
resident doctors Preparing for the Scottish resident doctor strike ballot 12 Nov 2025November 12, 2025 You’ll no doubt be receiving a flurry of emails and texts from the BMA over the next few weeks, as the industrial action ballot for resident doctors in Scotland begins…
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