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Pay rise for doctors in Scotland ‘extremely disappointing’, says BMA
Scottish doctors earning less than £80,000 are set to receive a backdated pay rise, but the BMA says it’s not enough The British Medical Association keep reading
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New plan of action could relieve Aberdeen’s GP ‘crisis’
A comprehensive plan has been put together to help solve Aberdeen’s GP ‘crisis’, according to The Press and Journal The Press and Journal reports that health bosses keep reading
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SNP fears ‘shambolic’ Brexit will harm NHS Scotland
Persistent issues with the Brexit negotiations at Westminster have led the SNP to speak out against the Tory ‘power grab’ it worries will damage Scotland’s keep reading
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Scotland: show doctors they are valued, says BMA
CREDIT: This story was originally seen on BMA.org.uk The BMA is asking Scotland not to make the same mistakes as the UK government, and to keep reading
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English law on gross negligence manslaughter in healthcare must move into line with Scottish law
The Medical Protection Society (MPS) has said that the law applied in gross negligence manslaughter (GNM) cases in healthcare should move towards Scotland’s comparable offence keep reading
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Rural GP concerns over Scotland’s new contract
CREDIT: This story was first seen in BBC News Rural doctors say Scotland’s proposed new GP contract has not ‘adequately addressed’ the challenges they face, BBC keep reading
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MDDUS urges Scottish government to speed up discount rate reform
Scottish indemnifier urges Scottish government to speed up reform of the controversial personal injury discount rate Scotland’s largest GP indemnifier has urged the Scottish government keep reading
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Scotland: New GP contract ‘will cut doctors’ workload’
CREDIT: This story was first seen in the Clydebank Post Clydebank and north-west Glasgow GPs are to get a new contract with the Scottish government, the Clydebank keep reading
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One in four Scottish GP practices left with vacancies, survey reveals
Credit: This story was first seen on the BBC More than one in four GP practices in Scotland has a vacancy for a doctor, the keep reading
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Record number of Scottish GP practices taken over by health boards
Credit: This story was first seen on the Scottish Herald A record number of GP practices in Scotland are now being run directly by health boards keep reading