Victoria Shotton

GPs in Scotland: further details of funding restoration deal confirmed bmascotland.home.blog/2026/03/24/gps…

➡️Want to find out more about the work of @BMAScotland? ➡️Come to our informal session on Thurs 26 March in Edinburgh ➡️The in-person session is particularly aimed at women, but all medical students and doctors are very welcome Details ⬇️ 🧵2/2 bmascotland.home.blog/2026/03/02/sup…

Would you like to influence the key issues facing doctors in Scotland? If so, you should consider nominating yourself for election to the BMA Scottish council. You have until 7 April to nominate yourself to one of 35 voting seats 👇 tinyurl.com/bymewcxm

🗣️ ‘I remember feeling really helpless in the past about the situation for us as workers…now getting involved I feel empowered & like really can make a change’ ❔Thinking about getting involved in the BMA? 🎥 Watch Dr Kim Rollinson talk about her experience ⬇️ 🧵1/2

Whatever your thoughts on the decision- it is clear tonight that no MSP made their decision lightly. All decisions were well considered and that is all we can hope for from elected officials. We need to prioritise better palliative care funding treatments and research.

Such a travesty that patients are more unwell on long waiting lists and resident doctors are crying out for speciality training. These bottle necks in training progression must desperately be sorted- otherwise we are losing a talented generation to abroad bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

🗞️ICYMI: Coverage of our new report on the pressures on medical education in Scotland in @heraldscotland 👇 #Echobox=1773331845" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">heraldscotland.com/news/25930008.…

PENSIONS🚨: The SPPA is offering additional tax sessions webinars for those who missed the sessions in January. They are for scheme members who may be impacted by Annual Allowance as a result of the 2015 Remedy and are on Wed 18 Mar, 1pm and Thurs 19 Mar at 10am. 1/2

🗣️'Students sitting on the floor for lectures, anatomy laboratories full to the brim, overcrowded ward rounds' 🚨A new @BMAScotland report is warning overcrowded classes are putting medical education standards in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ‘at serious risk’ Read more 👇 bmascotland.home.blog/2026/03/12/bey…

Ever wondered how the we shape our priorities and support members? Our Gender Equality Group is running sessions to help you find out. In particular we hope to break down barriers for women and de-mystify how to get involved. Find out more and sign up: bmascotland.home.blog/2026/03/02/sup…

It’s been another bad year for women’s rights. I’ve felt it more than usual in my job as a GP and it takes its toll. I am however, reassured by the number of women and allies standing up for our worth-our right to be in the room as an equal contributor. There’s strength in unity

Honoured to work alongside some amazing women in @BMAScotland - but there’s room for many more!

Walk in centres’ money would have been better invested in core GP services- 100% correct-this will not fix the 8am rush- it’s a very poor spend from the public purse and no value for money bmascotland.home.blog/2026/03/05/sgp…

✍️'Walk-in centres offer a fraction of the services of a standard GP surgery, at greatly increased cost' SGPC deputy chair Dr Al Miles on the plans for new walk-in GP services in Scotland. Read the full comment 👇 healthandcare.scot/stories/4391/g…

Locations of 15 GP walk-in clinics to 'cut 8am rush' revealed - I really hope we as GPs are proved wrong but this is a very expensive bandaid and is not going to fix the longterm issues- will widen health inequalities and no continuity of care bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

I spoke today on the newly updated waitlist times in NHS Scotland- the nuances of same and the possible longterm solutions and barriers to same. Listen from 1:25 onwards ⁦@scotgovhealth⁩ bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

I spoke with BBC radio scotland breakfast this morning about the surge in flu cases in Scotland. Tune in to evening news at 7pm tonight where will discussing this further. Look at nhsinform flu section for management at home and stay well all! bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

📻 ICYMI ‘If you can actually look after health, rather than manage illnesses, you can have a much healthier and happier population’ SGPC dep chair Dr Al Miles in a discussion on the NHS on @BBCRadioScot The Sunday Show Listen from around 1:47:40 👇 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

📻ICYMI: SRDC chair @ChrisSmith2211 spoke to BBC Radio Scotland’s Good Morning Scotland as the strike ballot for resident doctors opened on Friday You can listen back here from around 2:50 👇 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

📢 Medical students in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Have your say on student intake numbers and how it's affected your university experience by taking a few minutes to complete our latest survey. forms.office.com/e/BNkE6ZkaiF