BMA Scotland

Beyond Capacity – report lays bare challenges facing medical students in Scotland First, I want to thank all of you who responded to our survey on medical school capacity. It is your insight that has helped us compile the report we are publishing today. Unions of course are noth…

🗣️'Students sitting on the floor for lectures, anatomy laboratories full to the brim, overcrowded ward rounds'

🚨A new BMA Scotland report is warning overcrowded classes are putting medical education standards in Scotland ‘at serious risk’

Read more 👇

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SNP under pressure over 'perpetual crisis' in A&Es as waits soar and targets missed John Swinney’s government is under fire after waiting times for A&E departments soared - with the situation facing patients branded ‘unacceptable’

🗣️'These long waits in A&E are a sign of just how much pressure the whole system is under'

SCC chair Dr Joanna Bredski comments in @scotsman.com article on A&E waiting times 👇

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Resident doctors in Scotland vote to accept pay offer After months of negotiations that culminated in a strike ballot and then ultimately an 11th hour breakthrough that saw strikes suspended, Scottish Resident Doctors have voted resoundingly to accept…

🚨PAY VOTE RESULT

Resident doctors in Scotland have voted overwhelmingly to accept the improved Scottish Government offer

YES – 97.1 %
TURNOUT – 62.4 %

For the full results and more details, read 👇

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Update for GPs in Scotland: Work to implement funding deal and rediscover the joy in our work continues Dear All, We have passed the point of saying happy new year so let’s open with congratulations for getting through January! Just as we are sure you will have been busy, we have been doing a lot of …

🩺NEW: GPs in Scotland

Read the latest blog from SGPC for updates on issues including:

👉Implementation of funding deal
👉Direct reimbursement of non-staff expenses
👉Response to GP walk-in centres

Link 👇

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REMINDER - SAS doctors in Scotland

❗Important deadline looming ❗

Read full details 👇

‼️Resident doctors in Scotland

🗳️Your vote on pay is now open
📨Check your inbox for your voting email today

For more information, read the blog from SRDC chair @chrissmith2211.bsky.social 👇

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SAS doctors in Scotland: important deadline approaching I fear it is far too late to wish you all a happy new year. However, given this is the first time I have been in touch in 2026, I will wish you all the best for the rest of the year to come, combin…

🗓️DEADLINE REMINDER: SAS doctors in Scotland

❗New regrading process

If you apply before 31 January & are successful then your regrading and the associated pay will be backdated to 1 August 2025.

Read the blog ⬇️ for more details & info on support available

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Why can’t I get an appointment with my GP? The pressing need to address difficulties the Scottish public reports in getting an appointment with their GP was raised in last week’s budget. So will new funding and proposals for walk-in surgeries ...

Read SGPC chair @drimchairsgpc.bsky.social in this article in
@theferret.scot examining the pressures on GP services

Link👇

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Scottish resident doctor pay vote opening – power in your hands 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, ye…

🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT

Resident doctors in Scotland

The online vote on the pay offer will open next week

Read the blog👇to find out:

👉 When to look out for your voting link
👉 Voting deadline
👉 How to get your questions answered

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STRIKES SUSPENDED: Scottish Resident Doctors Committee Recommends Improved Pay Offer for Resident Doctors and Dentists 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 ex…

‼️ANNOUNCEMENT – Resident doctors in Scotland

📣 Strikes next week are suspended after new pay offer from Scottish Gov following negotiations

You will have your chance to vote on it in the coming weeks

Read the full details 👇

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Festive message from BMA Scotland deputy chair: The possibility and potential of 2026. 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 downs: we have s…

My festive wish list for 2026, Scotland, our amazing #NHS and BMA Scotland #HealthInequalities #Compassion #Burnout #Targets
@bmascotland.bsky.social

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‼️Resident doctors in Scotland

If you haven't returned your ballot, do it today!

Yesterday was the last date to guarantee your vote would reach us in time, but don't sit on any unreturned votes

Your local mail service may have a pickup which could still reach us before the 19th🏃‍♂️📬

Scottish Residents ballot closing IMMINENTLY: Vote “YES to strike” ASAP. Hold your Government to account 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 is in less than a week from t…

Read the latest blog from @chrissmith2211.bsky.social on why resident doctors should vote YES and vote NOW in the strike ballot

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🚨IMPORTANT - Resident doctors in Scotland

Today is the last day you can safely post your ballot to ensure it reaches us on time

✉️Pop by a post box today. Don't leave it too late!

‼️Resident doctors in Scotland

You only have until Monday 15th to safely post your ballot and have it reach us on time.

✉️Post now - don't wait!

Scottish Residents ballot closing IMMINENTLY: Vote “YES to strike” ASAP. Hold your Government to account 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 is in less than a week from t…

🗣️‘You are worth more and deserve to be treated better than this’

⌛Resident doctors in Scotland - time is running out to post your ballot

Read @chrissmith2211.bsky.social on why you need to vote today & vote Yes to strike 👇

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Resident Doctor Pay Imposition: Another Promise Broken by The Scottish Government 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 news that, instead of negotiating with resid…

🗣️'When resident doctors have won together in recent years, we have done so because we stood united and refused to be ignored'

🗓️The last date to post your ballot is fast approaching: 15 Dec

Read @chrissmith2211.bsky.social on why you should vote YES 👇

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Scottish Resident Doctors: get your vote in as ballot passes halfway point 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 years…

🚨ATTENTION: Resident doctors in Scotland

⌛️The ballot on pay IA is now past the halfway point

Please vote YES and post your ballot NOW

👇Read a reminder of the key dates

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Radio Scotland Breakfast - 04/12/2025 - BBC Sounds News from across Scotland and the world, plus sport, weather and big name interviews.

📻'We haven’t been acting on these reports. We just step back into firefighting rather than getting to grips with longer-term strategic work'

SCC chair Dr Joanna Bredski discusses @auditscotland.bsky.social NHS report on BBC Radio Scotland

Listen 👇around 2:23

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Resident Doctor Pay Imposition: Another Promise Broken by The Scottish Government 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 news that, instead of negotiating with resid…

‼️REMINDER

⏳We are nearly halfway through the resident doctor ballot

✉️Have you posted your ballot paper yet?

⬇️Read this blog for all the info on how to vote – and why it’s so important to have your say

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🗣️'The next 3 years are going to be absolutely pivotal to the future of our profession...let us be proud to be GPs once more'

Read the full speech from @drimchairsgpc.bsky.social to #SLMC25 👇

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Resident Doctor Pay Imposition: Another Promise Broken by The Scottish Government 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 news that, instead of negotiating with resid…

‼️IMPORTANT UPDATE – RESIDENT DRS IN SCOTLAND

🗣️‘This is a flagrant breach of the deal…’

The Scottish Gov has announced it is imposing a pay lift for resident doctors

Read the full response from SRDC chair @chrissmith2211.bsky.social
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The Sunday Show - 23/11/2025 - BBC Sounds News, discussion and interviews from politics and beyond.

📻 ICYMI

‘If you can actually look after health, rather than manage illnesses, you can have a much healthier and happier population’

SGPC dep chair Dr Al Miles in a discussion on the NHS on
BBC Radio Scot The Sunday Show

Listen from around 1:47:40 👇

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Scottish resident doctor ballot opens: vote yes and vote early 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, and prepared to act to protect the future…

NEW BLOG

🗣️‘Paying doctors what we are worth, is a key part of restoring our NHS to something we can all be proud of’

SRDC chair @chrissmith2211.bsky.social on the need to vote yes and vote early in the IA ballot for resident doctors in Scotland

Read ⬇️

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RESIDENT DOCTORS IN SCOTLAND: YOUR BALLOT FOR STRIKE ACTION IS OPEN.

You should be receiving your orange envelope with your ballot soon.

This is YOUR chance to have YOUR say, and hold the Scot Gov to the deal.

Please, vote early and vote yes.

🔔REMINDER

This survey is still open - medical students please fill in and have your say 👇

Preparing for the Scottish resident doctor strike ballot 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 this Friday – 14th Nove…

🚨RESIDENT DOCTORS IN SCOTLAND

Ahead of the ballot for IA opening on Friday, read the latest update from SRDC deputy chair Dr Lucas O’Donnell on:

➡️ Why the ballot is taking place
➡️ Key dates to remember
➡️ Next steps & what you can do to help

Link 👇

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Scottish Residents’ Ballot to open on 14th November Since the Scottish Resident Doctors Committee (SRDC) announced that we had entered formal dispute with the Scottish Government 3 weeks ago, there has been a tangible and fantastic response from Sco…

➡️ ‘We will not sit idle while the Scottish Government attempts to break the deal that they struck with Scottish resident doctors in 2023’

Read the blog from SRDC chair @chrissmith2211.bsky.social which explains the details of the IA ballot 👇

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➡️Make sure your details are correct to ensure you will be able to have your say in the vote

Check & update your email address, place of work, grade, and postal address here - bmascotland.home.blog/check-and-up...

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➡️ Register to join one of our two online events

You'll have the chance to hear directly from the SRDC Pay Negotiating team about the ballot & what potential IA will mean for you.

Thurs 13th Nov at 6.30pm
Wed 19th Nov at 6.30pm

Sign up here ⬇️

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