@BMAScotland

British Medical Association - the trade union and professional organisation for doctors and medical students.

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🚨ATTENTION: Senior doctors in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🗳️Your ballot is now open Vote YES and return a strong mandate to bring the Scottish Government back to the negotiating table. Read the blog 👇for full details on how to vote & where to find more information bmascotlandhome.wpcomstaging…
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📰🧵Ahead of the ballots on industrial action for senior doctors in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 opening TOMORROW (Mon 26th), Consultant Cttee chair Dr Joanna Bredski has spoken to the @heraldscotland. Read the full piece below... 🔽🔽🔽 1/5
The Herald
@heraldscotlandOct 25
A senior Scottish doctor has warned that SNP plans to move operations to regional centres could trigger the "small death" of local hospitals, threatening emergency surgery and other vital services 👇
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From tomorrow, the power to change this lies with consultant and SAS doctors across 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. The only way to make that happen is to vote YES when the ballot opens. You can find out more: including how voting will work at our dedicated web pages. 4/5 bma.org.uk/our-campaigns/con…

Improving pay and conditions for consultants working in Scotland

Scottish consultants are being balloted for industrial action to press the Scottish Government to return to meaningful negotiations on pay and working lives. The ballot aims to secure safe and...

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And below is the SAS page. 🔽🔽🔽 Now is the time to stand up and act - for the good of the profession, our patients and the NHS. Don't let the Scot Gov go on ignoring you and breaking its promises. VOTE YES. bma.org.uk/our-campaigns/sas… 5/5

Pay offer for SAS doctors working in Scotland

Following intense negotiations with the Scottish Government and employers' representatives, the Scottish Government made a final pay offer that was put to SAS members working in Scotland in a...

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The wellbeing of senior doctors in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 is being damaged by year-round, relentless pressures in the NHS. Yet the Scot Gov are refusing to even talk to us about improvements. You can change that when the ballot on industrial action opens on Monday. 1/2
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The only way to get the Scot Gov into negotiations to improve working lives and tackle pay erosion is a strong industrial action mandate. The only way to achieve that is to vote YES. Keep following us for all the details on how to vote - and why now is the time to act. 2/2
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Senior doctors in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 In the upcoming ballot, you have a choice of how to return your vote. You'll receive a postal vote ✉️ in the distinctive BMA orange envelope. Return by post, or scan the QR code. For those eligible, you'll also receive an email link to vote.💻 1/2
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Make sure you vote using one of these methods, and help us bring the Scottish Government back into talks on improving working lives for doctors. 2/2
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📽️Consultants in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 – did you know that for the last two weeks you’ve effectively been working for free? Hear SCC chair Dr Joanna Bredski explain why. We need a yes vote in the ballot that opens on Monday to get the SG back to the table to negotiate better working lives.
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🚨🖥️ - GPs in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿update on IT migration and guidance. We know that this issue is causing concern for practices across Scotland. Read the latest here in a blog from the negs team - including legal advice on losses and compensation. 🔽🔽🔽 bmascotlandhome.wpcomstaging…
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🚨NEW: Pensions update Read the latest blog covering: ➡️Issuing of ABS-RSS documents ➡️SPPA MyPension portal shutdown ➡️SPPA circular & member newsletter ➡️Pay erosion and pensions Link 👇 bmascotland.home.blog/2026/1…

BMA Scotland: October pensions update

I appreciate it’s been a long time since my last pensions blog.  This hasn’t been due to a shortage of work on the topic, but more that I’ve been waiting for some concrete progress! The main t…

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In just one week, our ballot of senior doctors in Scotland will open. We must bring the Scottish Government back to the table for talks. Look out for your ballot paper, and vote YES!
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📢BMA Scotland Gender Equality Group Event - Women Representing 🗓️Wed Nov 11 ➡️Open to members & non-members Join us for an evening of discussion with former Holyrood PO Alison Johnstone, @BBCLisaSummers & our chair @now_its_nora Details & sign up 👇 events.bma.org.uk/bma-scotla…
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⏲️5pm-7.15pm 🏢 14 Queen St, Edinburgh & online The evening will include the opening of the Dr Mary Esslemont room to recognise the work of our first female chair of Scottish Council & informal discussion on encouraging more women to take up opportunities to represent 💪
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🗣️'Every winter we find ourselves in the same position of hoping that the NHS scrapes through the most difficult months of the year' @BMAScotland chair @now_its_nora on winter preparedness in @TheScotsman today👇
The Scotsman
@TheScotsmanOct 9
📰 Good morning. Front page of The Scotsman today from @therachelamery - Ministers have been warned more patients will die this winter because the Scottish government’s plan for dealing with pressure on the NHS is “flimsy” and “half-baked”.
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🗓️SENIOR DOCTOR BALLOT: events this week We are holding emergency sessions on why we are balloting, how to be ballot ready and getting involved. ➡️ Wed: QEUH, Glasgow, 18:45 ➡️ Thurs: BMA office, Edinburgh, Queen St (and online), 17:30 🔗Sign up here: events.bma.org.uk/bma-scotla…
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🚨RATE CARDS re-introduced for consultants and SAS doctors in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. As both branches of practice are in dispute with the Scot Gov - the BMA rate cards for out of hours work are back. Blog for consultants below from Dr Alan Ogg, Dep Chair of SCC. 1/2 bmascotland.home.blog/2026/1…
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And for SAS doctors in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 - read the blog from your committee Deputy Chair Dr Stuart Strachan... Know your worth - use the rate card... 2/2 bmascotland.home.blog/2026/1…
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