blow in Glaswegian. wife to Al, mum to Jess. Proud deep end GP, member of BMA Scottish council since 2023, Glasgow LMC committee member 2024/28.
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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…
Stop the closure of Glasgow day centres - Sign the Petition! c.org/DmLRsWhF9V via @UKChange
Day centres are a vital lifeline for the patients of Scotland. Professional support will be lost as well as family members ability to work- this decision must be reversed
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 while we voted to oppose we are committed to engaging and offering advice and representation if @scotgovhealth still insist on moving forward with this
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So well put @now_its_nora and a fantastic reflection piece of how many concerns we voiced at Scottish council. Every branch of practice is so concerned. As a deep end GP this will further alienate deprived patients and widen health inequalities further
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6ly…
@BBCLisaSummers thankyou for highlighting health inequalities in your piece on bbc scotland news also. So important when @scotgov wish to improve children’s poverty
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SGPC chair @DrIMChairSGPC and deputy chairs are fielding questions this evening, as over 200 GPs join our GP Sustainable Working Webinar.
Victoria Shotton retweeted
👊BIG WIN for medical students in 🏴
Read about how our pressure ensured students graduating from Scottish medical schools who want to stay in Scotland for their Foundation training will now be guaranteed a place in the Scottish Foundation School.
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🤝Introducing new SRDC chair, Dr Callum Williams.
In his first blog, @cmwilliams99:
👏 Pays tribute to predecessor Dr Chris Smith
➡️ Gives the latest on contract and pay negs
🫵 Provides details on how to get involved
👀Read in full:
bmascotland.home.blog/2026/0…
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Concerns have been raised across the medical profession about unhelpful and inappropriate blurring of the distinction between doctors and non-medically qualified staff.
Our new report details safety concerns we have received relating to advanced practitioners.
You can read the full report on our website bma.org.uk/our-campaigns/all…
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And read Dr Bredski's blog below for more.
🚨ONLY BMA members can vote, so join if you want to have a say.
🚨If you are a member, check and update your details to ensure we can reach you with our comms and the ballot when it opens.
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📽️ NEW VIDEO!
🚨Scottish consultants: as we prepare for the ballot on industrial action, find out from Dr Joanna Bredksi, SCC chair, what you need to do to have your say and demand better working lives.
Now is the time to stand up for our profession and our patients.
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Victoria Shotton retweeted
UPDATE FOR GPs:
➡️ Practice funding uplift agreed
➡️ Have your say in survey launching today
➡️ Sign up for our webinar on sustainable working guidance on Sept 30th.
✍️Read all the details in the latest blog from your negotiating team here. 👇
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❗️NEW: GPs in Scotland
BMA SGPC team is holding an evening webinar on 30 Sep
➡️Sign up to find out about sustainable working guidance & using it in your practice
➡️Hear about health board reform & other areas of concern
Details & sign up link 👇
bmascotland.home.blog/2026/0…
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🩺Dr Nóra Murray-Cavanagh has become the new chair of BMA Scottish Council this week
📽️Watch👇to find out her thoughts on priorities for doctors across Scotland
@now_its_nora
Your GP colleagues are behind you all the way
🚨IMPORTANT UPDATE: Consultants in Scotland
BMA Scottish consultants committee has voted to ballot on industrial action over working conditions & pay
Find out more on the next steps from SCC chair Dr Joanna Bredski 👇
bmascotland.home.blog/2026/0…
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🚨@BMAScotland Gender Equality Group is looking at how we can better support women doctors and medical students across Scotland
Please take 5 mins to fill in our short survey - link and full details 👇
bmascotland.home.blog/2026/0…
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📢‘Structural reform must not come at the expense of the immediate need to address the challenges the NHS faces’
@BMAScotland responds to @ScotGov #ProgrammeforGovernment #PFG announcement
Read the full comment from @DrIainKennedy 👇
bma.org.uk/bma-media-centre/…
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🗣️‘The voice of doctors and NHS staff must be heard and taken into account in a full, open & honest period of consultation’
✍️Read the blog from outgoing chair @DrIainKennedy on how @BMAScotland will scrutinise health board reform plans & support members
bmascotland.home.blog/2026/0…
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🚨Doctors in Scotland
@TheBMA wants to hear experiences of dealing with the corridor care crisis in hospitals across the UK
Please fill in this short survey 👇
The NHS is in the midst of a corridor care crisis, so we’re keeping up the pressure on the Government.
Doctors: Help us push for change by answering our survey today. research.net/r/CorridorCareS…
ALT In England alone more than 3,000 patients experience corridor care every day.
ALT Corridor care is a major healthcare crisis.
ALT Doctors are on the frontlines of the corridor care crisis. We need to add your voice to the national conversation. Doctors in the UK, fill in our survey and help us pressure the Government to eliminate corridor care across the country.