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78% of doctors willing to strike over pay, survey suggests

More than three-quarters of doctors who took part in a recent survey have said they are prepared to strike in a pay dispute. The study, undertaken by BMA Scotland, spoke to 3,100 medics north of the border between July 20 and August 5 after a 4.5% ...

19 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

NHS enduring ‘perpetual winter’ amid crisis ‘many years in the making’ – BMA

The NHS in Scotland is enduring a “perpetual winter”, the British Medical Association (BMA) has said, amid high states of alert for some health boards. Lewis Morrison, chair of the BMA in Scotland, issued the warning after it emerged earlier this ...

29 Jul 2022 at 18:46

Scotland

Life is ‘really scary’ in Scotland’s A&E departments, reveals junior doctor

Working in A&E at the moment is “really scary” a doctor said, as she told how pressures on the NHS from waiting times and the pandemic had resulted in an “exhausted, broken workforce”. Dr Lailah Peel said she and her colleagues were “trying as ...

06 Apr 2022 at 13:25

Scotland

NHS could have to resort to urgent healthcare only, BMA Scotland warns

Pressure on the NHS in the wake of surging Covid cases could see medics forced to “support urgent healthcare services only”, doctors’ leaders have warned. Dr Lewis Morrison, the chair of the British Medical Association in Scotland, said that ...

30 Dec 2021 at 10:55

Two-thirds of junior doctors considering leaving NHS as industrial action looms

A poll shows 65% of junior doctors have “actively researched” leaving their jobs in the NHS as the sector prepares for a ballot on industrial action over pay. The British Medical Association (BMA) survey of 3,819 junior doctors in England ...

27 Dec 2022 at 03:25

Junior doctors in Scotland threaten 72-hour walkout in pay dispute

Junior doctors in Scotland could walk out for three days over pay if members of the British Medical Association (BMA) vote for strike action. The union’s ballot on industrial action will be open from March 29 until May 5 and centres ...

24 Mar 2023 at 18:48

Junior doctors in Scotland vote overwhelmingly to strike, BMA says

Junior doctors in Scotland have voted to strike in what will be their first national walkout over pay. Members of BMA Scotland voted overwhelmingly to strike, with 97% of those who took part in the ballot backing the walkout, the ...

05 May 2023 at 18:19

Scotland

Scotland facing ‘mass exodus’ of junior doctors, medical leaders warn

A “mass exodus” of junior doctors is likely unless the Scottish Government takes immediate action, ministers have been warned. A survey by the British Medical Association (BMA) of junior doctors in Scotland found more than 40% ...

08 Mar 2023 at 13:07

Scotland

We do not have enough doctors to effectively staff Scottish NHS – BMA chief

Scotland no longer has enough doctors to “effectively staff” the NHS, ministers have been warned, as figures showed vacancies for consultants have increased by 17% in a year. With the latest figures showing more than 500 ...

05 Sept 2023 at 13:51

Junior doctor strikes suspended after new pay deal offered

Junior doctor strikes due to start next week in Scotland have been suspended after a new pay deal was offered by the Scottish Government. BMA Scotland said the new offer amounts to a 12.4% pay increase this year, an ...

07 Jul 2023 at 15:51

Scotland

NHS boards spend £31 million on agency junior doctors

NHS boards in Scotland have spent more than £31 million on agency junior doctors in the past four years, new figures show. Statistics released through freedom of information legislation to Scottish Labour showed ...

10 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

‘Bleak situation’ as survey finds one in four GPs could quit in next two years

Scotland is facing a “bleak situation” in terms of GP care, ministers have been warned, as a survey found a quarter of family doctors are considering quitting in the next two years while more than two-fifths of ...

13 Aug 2023 at 11:19

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