📣ICYMI 📰 BMA Scotland chair @driainkennedy.bsky.social spoke to @neilmackay.bsky.social for an in-depth look at the issues facing the NHS 👇 Full story here (paywall💷) www.heraldscotland.com/news/2550016...

🚨 REMINDER - New wellbeing survey Consultant & SAS doctors in Scotland - we need your views on issues such as work-life balance, the safety of NHS services & your morale. Please take 5mins to fill in our survey if you can 👇 www.surveymonkey.com/r/BMAScotlan...

📣 Calling SAS doctors in Scotland We’re looking for your help to guide our priorities for the next year with a new survey on wellbeing Link in this blog from SSASC chair Dr Sine Steele, along with updates on progress to Specialists, pay & job planning 👇 bmascotland.home.blog/2025/09/19/h...

❗NEW: Consultants in Scotland Read the new blog from SCC chair Dr Joanna Bredski for updates on: ➡️The end of 9:1 contracts ➡️Pay ➡️And why we need you to complete our latest wellbeing survey Link 👇 bmascotland.home.blog/2025/09/19/s...

📣 NEW BLOG ‘We want to create workplaces & learning environments where ethnic minority doctors and students are empowered to speak up and to be heard’ @sajidfarid.bsky.social on the BMA's Scottish Race Equality Forum Read more & find out how to be involved 👇 bmascotland.home.blog/2025/09/17/j...

📣NEW BLOG ‘An opportunity not only to keep GPs informed of ongoing negotiations with the Scottish Government but, crucially, to hear their lived experiences from the front line’ SGPC deputy chair Dr Chris Black looks back at the recent GP roadshows 👇 bmascotland.home.blog/2025/09/12/s...

⏰Survey closing soon 🚨 Please take a moment if you can to share your views on NHS sustainability 🌍 Find out more 👇

📢 NEW BLOG ‘The Scottish Government must act now to ensure the risks associated with these roles are finally properly mitigated’ Chair @driainkennedy.bsky.social raises concerns over delays in taking action following the Leng Review on PAs/AA roles Read 👇 bmascotland.home.blog/2025/08/29/p...

🗣️“These figures should do very little to reassure anyone that the crisis in general practice is anywhere near being fixed” SGPC chair @drimchairsgpc.bsky.social comments on the latest GP workforce data published today Read the full response 👇👇 🧵 1/3 www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...

At the BMA we support the aims of the NHS to achieve Net Zero carbon emissions as soon as possible 🌍 We'd like to hear from doctors about how different sustainability initiatives are being implemented in the workplace. Please share your views in our short survey 👇 www.research.net/r/NZbluesky

📣NEW: GP SUMMER ROADSHOWS We’re holding a series of events across Scotland for GPs Come along to: ➡️Meet with SGPC leadership ➡️Find out dispute latest ➡️Help shape the campaign for full funding restoration Find out the full details here 👇 bmascotland.home.blog/2025/08/04/b...

🎙️The latest episode of The Doctor podcast is out now, featuring doctors in Scotland discussing the joys and challenges of working in remote and rural areas Listen and download here 👇

We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Kenneth Calman, a former President of the BMA and a highly respected doctor and academic. The BMA extends our heartfelt condolences to his family at this time.

📢ICYMI: Catch-up on the latest pensions update in this blog, which includes deadline reminders for this month 👇

📣NEW BLOG: Resident doctors in Scotland 🗣️‘Our members are resolute and united' Read @chrissmith2211.bsky.social on why the Scottish Gov must avoid repeating the mistakes of Westminster when it comes to resident doctor pay negotiations 👇 bmascotland.home.blog/2025/07/17/h...

❗NEW: PENSIONS BLOG Find out the latest on: ➡️Results from the pensions feedback portal ➡️Response from Minister for Public Finance ➡️Upcoming deadline reminders Read all the details from Dr Alan Robertson here 👇 bmascotland.home.blog/2025/07/10/p...

📣NEW: Attention resident doctors We’ve published two new blogs today providing advice on important issues The first is on rotas in advance – read👇to find out about the work being done to improve rota design and issuance and how you can help 🧵 1/2 bmascotland.home.blog/2025/07/09/r...

😮Hard to believe this time last week was #BMAARM2025 in Liverpool! ICYMI - you can read the full speech from BMA Scotland chair @driainkennedy.bsky.social here👇 bmascotland.home.blog/2025/06/24/a...

📣NEW: Pay update for consultant & SAS doctors ✍️ ‘We will give our negotiations some further time to run…however this is a time limited process that must proceed at speed’ Read👇for the pay negs latest & steps you can take to support this work bmascotland.home.blog/2025/06/23/c...

🚨 NEW BLOG ‘Please don’t let us burnout’ ✍️ Dr Sharon Hamilton writes from personal experience on the ‘relentless’ pressures GPs are facing - and why full funding restoration is needed #standwithyoursurgery Read 👇 bmascotland.home.blog/2025/06/19/p...

SGPC chair @drimchairsgpc.bsky.social speaks to ITV Representing Border at the Scottish Parliament after taking part in an evidence session held by @parliament.scot Public Audit Committee in which he outlined the challenges being faced by GPs 👇

🗣️'Our message to all politicians in the coming months as the Scottish Parliament election approaches is that it is not too late to save the NHS – but we cannot afford to wait another five years for the necessary action.' @driainkennedy.bsky.social comments in @holyroodmag.bsky.social Read 👇

📻‘The result of our survey…showed us GPs are absolutely exhausted… We have not enough resource to meet the needs of our patients and services are really suffering’ SGPC chair @drimchairsgpc.bsky.social on BBC's The Sunday Show Listen back 👇 from 1:20:30 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

🚨NEW BLOG ‘It’s more shocking than we imagined’ SRDC chair @chrissmith2211.bsky.social takes an in-depth look at the themes which emerged in the BMA Scotland survey on resident doctor unemployment Read here 👇 bmascotland.home.blog/2025/06/13/t...

🗣️'The emerging medical unemployment crisis in Scotland...is by extension a crisis for our NHS and patients' @chrissmith2211.bsky.social comments on a new BMA Scotland survey which found 7 in 10 resident doctors are concerned about unemployment Full story 👇 www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...

🚨REMINDER: PAY SURVEY Consultant and SAS doctors in Scotland – we need your views. ✍️If you haven’t already done so, please fill in our short survey to help determine our next steps. Full details ⬇️⬇️ bmascotland.home.blog/2025/05/26/d...

🚨📽️ NEW STAND WITH YOUR SURGERY VIDEO! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Find out about the difference our ask for #fullfundingrestoration would make for GPs and patients across Scotland. 👀 Have a watch below.... 👇👇👇 1/2

📣REMINDER: Consultant and SAS doctors in Scotland We’re looking for your views on pay & the DDRB recommendations Please fill in this short survey to help determine the next steps we take Read more & link to survey 👇 bmascotland.home.blog/2025/05/26/d...

‼️Time is running out to have your say on pensions ⏳Our NHS Scotland pensions feedback portal will be closing soon 📋Please complete the short form so we can take your experiences of pensions administration to SPPA and Scot Gov Link and more info 👇 bmascotland.home.blog/2025/05/08/b...

🚨NEW BLOG: Scottish Consultant & SAS doctors Dr Sine Steele & Dr Alan Robertson respond to the DDRB recommendations in their latest blog 🗣️Only by properly investing in the workforce can we hope to begin solving this senior medical staffing crisis bmascotland.home.blog/2025/05/26/d...

📣 ‘The Scottish Resident Doctor Committee in Scotland is clear: Full Pay Restoration is a principle that we will not abandon’ SRDC chair @chrissmith2211.bsky.social responds to the DDRB pay recommendation Read more 👇 bmascotland.home.blog/2025/05/22/p...

🗣️ ‘Investing sufficiently and strongly in the medical workforce both now and for the future is as vital as it has ever been’ Chair @driainkennedy.bsky.social comments on the DDRB pay award recommendation today Read the full response 👇👇 www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...

❗ REMINDER ❗ ➡️We’re looking for your experiences of pensions administration ➡️Our NHS Scotland pensions feedback portal is open ➡️Please complete the short form so we can take your views to SPPA and Scot Gov Link & more info 👇 bmascotland.home.blog/2025/05/08/b...

🗣️ ‘Our patients deserve better than this…We want them to be able to get good access to GPs in a timely manner...' Falkirk GP Dr Teresa Cannavina on why she’s backing BMA Scotland’s #standwithyoursurgery campaign 👇 🧵 1/2 www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...

*SURVEY CLOSING WEDNESDAY* www.surveymonkey.com/r/GPfunding Many thanks to the 1100+ GPs who have completed the survey. It would be great if we could hit the 1500 mark. It is open to ALL GPs in Scotland. Please let your views be known. We will share the results publically soon after closing

📣Resident doctors in Scotland Last chance to participate in this survey. If you can, please take a moment today to fill in👇

ATTENTION: Resident doctors in Scotland ⌛ Time is running out to help us investigate concerns about medical unemployment Our survey on the issue is closing soon - please fill in now if you are affected Link to survey & read more 👇 bmascotland.home.blog/2025/04/29/s...

Our 2019 survey of disabled doctors and medical students found just 55% had gotten the reasonable adjustments they needed. Our new survey will help us understand whether access has changed since then, and to keep lobbying for improvement. Take part here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/BMAdisabil...

❗ NEW BLOG Read the latest from SSASC chair Dr Sine Steele including updates on: ➡️ Progress being made in discussions on rates for extra short-term cover ➡️ This year’s DDRB process ➡️ Our FOI into vacancy rates for SAS posts in Scotland Read ⬇️ bmascotland.home.blog/2025/05/12/s...

📣 REMINDER: Pensions feedback We’ve launched a new portal so we can take your concerns on NHS pension scheme administration to SPPA & Scottish Gov Please take a moment to feedback if you can Full details & link to portal 👇 bmascotland.home.blog/2025/05/08/b...

❗NEW: Pensions update ➡️We’ve been hearing increasing concerns from members around NHS pension scheme administration ➡️We’ve launched a new portal so we can take your feedback to SPPA & Scottish Gov Full details & link to portal 👇 🧵1/2 bmascotland.home.blog/2025/05/08/b...

📣'Across the four nations of the UK, general practice is crumbling' 📄Read this new report which spells out why it is so important that GPs are properly valued 👇

📣ATTENTION: All GPs in Scotland Today we launch a new survey gathering evidence on the impact of years of underfunding & views on what should happen next It will take 5 mins & we want to hear from members and non-members Full details and link to survey 👇 bmascotland.home.blog/2025/05/06/g...

❗REMINDER: Resident doctors in Scotland ➡️We know many of you are anxious and worried about potential unemployment in the year ahead ➡️We need your help to investigate this issue Please fill in this survey if you are affected⬇️ forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

🚨Scottish resident doctor survey🚨 We know that many resident doctors are anxious and worried about potential unemployment in the year ahead. If you are affected please fill in our survey, to help us understand the prevalence of this issue forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Is medical unemployment a growing concern for resident doctors? Please take 5 min to fill in our snap survey forms.office.com/e/MA4XSJw0As BMA Scotland is starting to gather evidence about the growing prevalence of the issue, & the concern and anxiety being felt by resident doctors.

🚨📺 @drimchairsgpc.bsky.social speaking to BBC Scotland news about our call for full funding restoration for GPs. You can read the full story here - or watch tonight, BBC1 Scotland, at 18:30.... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

‼️ATTENTION GPs in Scotland We’re launching new materials for surgeries to help explain the challenges we face as we ramp up our funding restoration campaign 🩺 Read this blog to find out all the details and download the posters and social media graphics 👇 bmascotland.home.blog/2025/04/24/s...

📣NEW BLOG: GPs in Scotland Read the update from the SGPC team on issues incl: ➡️CVD enhanced service ➡️ Full funding restoration for general practice ➡️ Direct reimbursement of non-staff expenses ➡️ Delivery of the stalled premises directions of 2018 bmascotland.home.blog/2025/04/23/u...

❗NEW BLOG: Pensions update With statements now going out, an update on issues including: 👉Delays to RPSS 👉Inaccuracies in ABS-RSS 👉Concerns about the level of service being provided by the SPPA 👉Practitioner contributions Read the blog here 👇 bmascotland.home.blog/2025/04/17/s...