Health Secretary Michael Matheson said: "I am very pleased that BMA members have overwhelmingly voted to accept this record pay deal for junior doctors. "This is the single biggest investment in junior doctor pay since devolution, and maintains our commitment to make Scotland the best place in t...
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...
Junior doctors in Scotland areset to strike for three days in Julyafter rejecting a pay offer from the Scottish government. The Welsh government has agreed to the principle of pay restoration for junior doctors in Wales, who have also seen a real-terms pay cut of 26.1%. But th...
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...
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...
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...
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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 ...
Junior doctors' knowledge and perceptions of antibiotic resistance and prescribing: a survey in France and Scotland. Clin Microbiol Infect 2011; 17(1): 80-7.P ulcini C, Williams F, Molinari N, et al. Junior doctors' knowledge and perceptions of antibiotic resistance and prescribing: a survey...
The union says it is demanding pay restoration because the wage of junior doctors has been cut by more than a quarter since 2008 - leading to low morale and a staffing crisis at a time of record-high waiting lists. Read More: Nurses in Scotland accept new pay offer ...