Consultants… Pensions, valuing staff and investing in our NHS – a farewell blog from the Chair of BMA Scotland’s consultant committee 18 May 2022 In my first message, as incoming chair of Scottish consultants committee, in the autumn of 2019, I quoted that famous phrase “winter is coming”. When I reflect back over what…
#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.…
Uncategorized Morale is rock bottom: much, much more must be done to value doctors. 8 Apr 2022April 8, 2022 Welcome to April, the month when doctors should receive their annual pay uplift. Many of you will be saying “April? We never get it then.” And you are right, but…
Organ donation Organ Donation: one year on 24 Mar 2022 It's been one year since we marked the beginning of The Human Tissue Act (Authorisation) Scotland 2019 – in other words, the organ donation opt-out legislation. As a consultant in…
Uncategorized Importance of valuing doctors emphasised by recent NHS Scotland developments 14 Mar 2022March 14, 2022 UKRAINE CONFLICT It is hard to focus on the needs of doctors and medical students in Scotland when such serious events are playing out in Ukraine, and those do put…
Consultants… Burnt out, exhausted and concerned over wellbeing – but there has never been more of us? 9 Mar 2022 I’m worried about senior doctors in Scotland. Consistently being told by government that we have record numbers of staff in our NHS is, to put it mildly, infuriating. Those who…
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…
#BMAPeriods #BMAPeriods – essential, not luxury… 8 Mar 2022 If you haven’t been aware of BMA Scotland’s campaign to get period products placed in all staff toilets across all NHS Scotland sites, then International Women’s Day seems like the…
covid-19… 2022 GP recovery 18 Feb 2022February 21, 2022 We survived January; I had been very worried for the NHS system but Omicron, while infectious, was thankfully not so severe as some feared. Ironically, I’ve been in isolation having…
#ScotlandsDoctors… Scottish Conference 18 Feb 2022March 4, 2022 I'm really excited to announce that the upcoming BMA Scotland Conference will be in person this year in Edinburgh, which I will be co-chairing alongside Dr Stuart Blake. This year's…
Junior Doctors Equity is key in healthcare 17 Feb 2022 You don’t have to look too hard on a social media post addressing LGBT+ health issues to find comments that show we may not be as far along in LGBT+…
Scottish Conference… Scottish conference: looking to the future… 14 Feb 2022February 14, 2022 We’ve all been through some terribly tough times over the last two years. As doctors, our profession has suffered. We have all had our own issues personally and endured huge…
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