Consultation released this morning as Tony has highlighted below - we're already working on further comms to help members respond to this in due course, watch this space! BMA Scotland BMA Pensions Committee

Chair of the BMA's Scottish Consultants Committee Alan Robertson said "We stand in full support of our English colleagues and the strong mandate their ballot has delivered." - Full response in the link below 👇 bitly.ws/JLsU

🚨 NEWS ALERT - read our response to the "massively disappointing" pay award from the Scot Gov. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Chair Dr Iain Kennedy🗣️"It will be another kick in the teeth to doctors working incredibly hard to keep desperately struggling services afloat" bma.org.uk/bma-media-cent…

🗣️Junior doctors strikes in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿suspended as improved offer to be put to BMA members - details from SJDC chair Chris Smith below 👇 bma.org.uk/news-and-opini…

Next week’s planned Scottish junior doctor industrial action has been suspended after the latest period of intense negotiations ended with BMA Scotland agreeing to put an improved offer from the Scottish Government to its members. bma.org.uk/bma-media-cent…

Impossible to sum up the last 10 months in 500 words but I gave it a go anyway BMA Scotland & SJDC are recommending that members accept ScotGov's latest pay offer, vote details TBC soon To find out more come to our webinar, 7pm this Weds. Link in reply. scotsman.com/news/opinion/c…

Calling all SAS, Consultants and GP BMA Scotland members! We want your views on the latest DDRB award - our 2023 pay survey is now open and we urge you to respond. (Scottish Junior Doctors will be consulted on their improved pay offer in the coming weeks) surveymonkey.co.uk/r/BMAScotlandP…

"What we do know is that staff are feeling exceptionally under-valued, exhausted and burnt out. Morale is low and there is not much left to give." Read the latest from SCC chair Alan Robertson and SSASC deputy chair Sine Steele 👇 bmascotland.home.blog/2023/07/11/pay…

I am an NHS consultant in Scotland. We have had no strikes ... But our waiting lists are just as long as in NHS England. The long waiting lists are NOT a result of industrial action by NHS staff. Anyone who says they are (such as Rishi Sunak ) is avoiding the truth.

The Scottish Government have released a consultation on proposed changes to member pension contributions from 1 October 2023. BMA Scotland have made a quick and easy template. Join me and respond to the consultation to make our voice heard activism.bma.org.uk/page/132485/ac…

Have a read about the latest on the pensions consultation, partial retirement and Remedy in my BMA Scotland blog on pensions bmascotland.home.blog/2023/08/03/pen…

📰👀 You can read more in an interview with SCC chair 🩺Alan Robertson in The Herald on the issue of consultant vacancy figures here: heraldscotland.com/news/24259114.… 3/4

And 🗣️👂listen to Alan Robertson discuss the consultant vacancy figures on BBC Radio Scotland this morning – the interview begins at 2:18:19 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0… 4/4

SCC chair, Dr Alan Robertson calling on Scot Govt to make the NHS a competitive place for doctors to work STV News "We need to have proper levels of staffing & to have proper levels of staffing we need to be paying &rewarding our staff appropriately" player.stv.tv/episode/4l9s/s…

Really enjoyed your show last Thursday Colin Cloud - absolutely incredible and my friend being called up on stage reinforced that it wasn't just a setup! Have realised it was a *decade* ago I first saw you at #edfringe, congratulations on your massive success since then!

❗Attention consultants in🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Read the latest update from SCC chair Alan Robertson on progress in pay talks and how you can make sure you are able to take part in a vote coming soon 👇 bmascotland.home.blog/2024/09/11/con…

‼️ NEWS: important update on pay for consultants in Scotland Following negotiations with Scottish Government we have reached an offer which we believe is good enough to be put to members Watch SCC chair Alan Robertson explain more here 👇

🚨 NEW BLOG 🚨 A New Year pension update blog from SCC chair and pensions committee member Alan Robertson As the end of the year approaches many turn their thoughts to the looming 31st January tax deadline... 👀💻👇 bmascotland.home.blog/2024/12/30/new…

❗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/bma…

🚨 UPDATE: Consultant and SAS doctors - read the latest on the Scottish Government's "breach of trust" on pay discussions. Dr Alan Robertson and Dr Sine Steele's blog outlines how last year's agreement is not being honoured, and our next steps. 👇👇👇 bmascotland.home.blog/2025/06/12/bre…