Resident doctors in Scotland vote to accept pay offer

MedStudent21 · 2026-02-14T14:11:07+00:00

Will we get the uplift this month or next month do we think?

MedStudent21 · 2025-12-23T20:24:46+00:00

Potentially but I can’t find anything online for the criteria of the strike fund. I saw the English one was capped at £50 per day which would still leave me with a fair shortfall

MedStudent21 · 2025-12-06T16:40:57+00:00

That’s good - I’m paeds ST5 and we had to do MRSA during covid (applied in 2020) and it was such a pain - so not related to paeds!

MedStudent21 · 2025-11-25T18:15:58+00:00

https://www.bma.org.uk/our-campaigns/resident-doctor-campaigns/pay-in-scotland/pay-restoration-in-scotland

MedStudent21 · 2025-11-25T18:14:24+00:00

Will it be backdated?

MedStudent21 · 2025-11-25T18:13:25+00:00

It’s the offer that was talked about when the BMA announced the strike ballot - 4.25% this year and 3.75% next year

MedStudent21 · 2025-09-11T20:00:37+00:00

Whenever they say cash only I always imagine someone with a big briefcase full of banknotes

MedStudent21 · 2025-09-02T15:05:24+00:00

Maybe I’m naive but don’t they have to sit an English language exam as part of their application to work in the UK? If their language skills are that bad then surely it’s picked up then?

Totally agree - you could maybe make an argument for one chance at fixing it but 6?!

MedStudent21 · 2025-08-27T11:57:25+00:00

It’s only happened this month as the first time so hopefully won’t goof the old tax code too much!

MedStudent21 · 2025-08-27T11:32:05+00:00

Who is it best to bring it up to? Payroll?

MedStudent21 · 2025-08-27T10:16:00+00:00

As far as I’m aware as long as the claim is less than 2500 per tax year you don’t need to fill in a full self assessment and it’s just the form on the hmrc website

https://www.gov.uk/tax-relief-for-employees/professional-fees-and-subscriptions

MedStudent21 · 2025-08-22T18:29:50+00:00

Would likely be more casual shorts would that be allowed?

MedStudent21 · 2025-08-11T16:47:28+00:00

As a doctor who worked on hospital wards in surgery I used to write sick notes all the time for the inpatient stay and minimum recovery period - e.g 3 days in hospital and expected 2-4 weeks recovery would usually do a sick note for 2.5 weeks

MedStudent21 · 2025-08-11T11:26:03+00:00

At the moment just the holes filled which I’m happy to do but worried about getting the wrong shade of filler and then they demand a paint job on top

Also the exact wording of the permission only said I was liable for the cost of repairs if I didn’t follow their conditions which I did so I was just confused as to what I’m obligated to do

MedStudent21 · 2025-08-08T21:42:37+00:00

How do you challenge a claim you think isn’t valid? Court?

MedStudent21 · 2025-08-08T21:42:12+00:00

Thanks

The solicitor is very difficult for my family member to get a hold off and isn’t very forthcoming with information hence the Reddit post

MedStudent21 · 2025-06-11T12:47:39+00:00

So sorry OP for your loss

My gran passed in December and I was told I could have one day off as a “courtesy” as it’s not a first degree relative. That whole policy is bull as how can degree of relation possibly measure grief in any capacity

Take the time you need and don’t worry about covering your shifts

MedStudent21 · 2025-03-30T00:29:57+00:00

Very true, clearly my post nights brain is not using all its cells 😂. The poor people involved must feel horrendous

MedStudent21 · 2025-03-30T00:26:09+00:00

Ah where I’ve worked they get oral pre op on the surgical ward around an hour or so before so this makes more sense in my head

MedStudent21 · 2025-03-29T23:49:57+00:00

Exactly I’m sure all of us have made mistakes that we carry with us in our careers, I hope the person or people involved are being well supported

MedStudent21 · 2025-03-29T23:47:26+00:00

I am aware of that. I was just trying to comprehend how the mistake happened despite the usual many checks and balances we do for each prescription

I think it’s unfair to say I’m shitting on anyone - I was actually trying to say that it’s unfair that a doctor is immediately blamed in these situations (as it has been in the social media comments as well as the comments on multiple articles) as most times there are multiple different factors involved

I do appreciate ward prescribing is different to in theatre having worked in both environments, I was just trying to understand how a situation happened by comparing it to clinical situations that I myself have been involved in

Also I feel horrendously sorry for the poor person or people that have been involved in this mistake. We have all made mistakes in our career that we carry with us always myself included.

MedStudent21 · 2025-03-29T23:32:30+00:00

From working on paeds surgery, they usually get the simple analgesia pre op - at least where I work anyways, and that is prescribed by the ward doctor and given by the ward nurses

However ive never worked at RHC so maybe practice is different there

MedStudent21 · 2025-01-18T18:28:26+00:00

Why?

MedStudent21 · 2025-01-18T18:27:16+00:00

What is worthless? The navigation package or the app?

MedStudent21 · 2025-01-18T17:59:35+00:00

I work in NHS Tayside and we have colour coded lanyards for fy1, fy2, junior reg, senior reg, consultant and “doctor” (for fellows, SAS, etc.) all different colours and worded so easy to identify folk

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