covid-19… Juniors update: there is still work to be done 25 Mar 2021March 26, 2021 It’s hard to believe we’re almost a quarter of the way through 2021. This past year has been a very long, at times seemingly never-ending, road but are we finally…
#ScotlandsDoctors… Lockdown: One Year On… 23 Mar 2021 A year ago today, as the reality of wave one of the Covid pandemic was fast dawning on us, I was asked to appear on a live TV news show…
Consultants… The pandemic that has yet to peak? 4 Mar 2021March 5, 2021 As a Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist for over a decade, I thought I was prepared for anything. The reality is that nothing I have encountered previously in my career has…
#ScotlandsDoctors… Our job plans were turned upside down… 26 Feb 2021 “As a department, our workload has gone up significantly since the pandemic started last year. In March job plans were turned upside down and there was a lot of confusion…
#ScotlandsDoctors… We’ve had to rely on flexibility and goodwill… but people are exhausted. 26 Feb 2021 “I would say we’re one of the more fortunate departments within the NHS – we’ve never really struggled to appoint to obstetrics and gynaecology during the pandemic – so prior…
covid-19… Scottish SAS contract update 18 Feb 2021March 1, 2021 At the end of last year, I think the whole country was looking forward to starting a new year and putting 2020 behind us. The prospect of 2021 brought us…
covid-19… Clinical trials in a covid world… 18 Feb 2021 "I'm feeling so fed up of it, doctor." Such comments about the new lockdown amongst participants in our clinical trial have been unusually universal. At the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology…
#ScotlandsDoctors… LGBT+ History Month: Why we need to do more… 17 Feb 2021 The theme of this year’s LGBT+ History Month is ‘Body, Mind, Spirit’ which, twelve months on since the start of the Covid pandemic, will resonate with many people whose physical…
Consultants… Vaccination and PPE update 13 Jan 2021January 14, 2021 Across many parts of the UK doctors are dealing with the most serious of situations as the impact of this stage of the pandemic hits home. While in Scotland we…
Consultants… New lockdown makes it vital to ensure NHS staff are fully vaccinated and protected 4 Jan 2021 The pandemic – as the First Minister has said, is now entering another absolutely crucial phase in Scotland. We therefore wholly support the further decisive restrictions Scottish Government is implementing…
Supporting members Stop ignoring NHS warning lights – grasp the chance for change 29 Dec 2020December 29, 2020 It’s quite hard to know how to start a 2020 Christmas message other than to say it’s been a year like no other. One I think most of us will…
#ScotlandsDoctors Christmas in the time of Covid 24 Dec 2020 I am a consultant in public health medicine in Scotland, and I will be working over the festive period. Like public health doctors across the country, I will be ‘on-call’…
