The deal, accepted by British Medical Association (BMA) Scotland members, includes a 12.4% pay increase for 2023/24. It comes after members of union HCSA Scotland, which represents hospital doctors, voted on Tuesday to accept the Scottish government's offer....
Byline: Vic RodrickSCOTLAND'S junior doctors are being forced to buy their own stethoscopes and other essential equipment.Trainee medics already face 50 per cent more debt than the average university graduate, owing up to [pounds sterling]22,000.Now it has emerged they are having to pay for...
More than 36,000 junior doctors across England, Scotland and Wales are on strike from April 11–15. This is the second junior doctor strike this year. The key reason for these strikes is pay, with calls to increasejunior doctor salariesby 35%. Ad But this isn't the only reason many ju...
"The pay offer on the table to junior doctors in Scotland and how it was reached throws into sharp relief the obstinate approach being taken by the prime minister and the health secretary, Steve Barclay. "The health secretary has said there can be no talks while strikes are planned...
Junior doctors in Wales are due to begin their own three-day strike on 15 January. In Scotland, junior doctors had been due to strike last summer but called it off after accepting a 12.4% pay increase from the Scottish government. In Northern Ireland, junior doctors will have between 8 Jan...
I think we were all genuinely shocked that junior doctors still work such long hours – many can still be scheduled to work seven consecutive, 12-hour night shifts. That’s 84 hours, even where everything goes to plan. Where they have to stay on to ensure continuity of care or where ...
The prevalence of prescribing errors amongst junior doctors in Scotland. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2011; 109 (Suppl. 1): 35.Ryan C, Davey P, Francis J, et al. The prevalence of prescribing errors amongst junior doctors in Scotland. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2011; 109(1):35.Ryan C...
The report includes several recommendations that upset junior doctors (box 1). NHS Employers in England agreed that the DDRB report should be the basis for finalising new contractual arrangements. NHS Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales all rejected the new contract and have decided not to ...
MARTYN McLAUGHLIN
The out of hours pay for junior doctors is 100% of basic rate for those on full shifts, 70% for those on partial shifts or in high intensity on call posts, and 50% for those on on call rotas. This means that a house officer can earn as little as 3.71 an hour for working over...