Dr Nóra Murray-Cavanagh #HealthInequalities

Supporting women to shape YOUR union: get involved through the Scottish council elections Have you ever wondered how the BMA in Scotland shapes its priorities, influences key NHS and healthcare policies and supports its members? With Scottish council elections coming up and nominations …

Come join me @bmascotland.bsky.social! Running online AND in person sessions this month to answer yr Qs and to support you to stand for #election. Gender Equality Group keen to support historically underrepresented docs to stand ➡️ #Women #medicine #scotland

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Festive message from BMA Scotland deputy chair: The possibility and potential of 2026. The end of the year gives us the chance to reflect on the year that’s been, if we are able to make time to pause in our busy lives. 2025 has offered its fair share of ups and downs: we have s…

My festive wish list for 2026, Scotland, our amazing #NHS and BMA Scotland #HealthInequalities #Compassion #Burnout #Targets
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Inequality in the accumulation of diseases and medications among older adults: a longitudinal cohort study 2016–2021 Introduction Socioeconomic deprivation is a major driver of multimorbidity (multiple long-term conditions, MLTCs) and polypharmacy in ageing populations. However, it is unclear how these inequalities ...

#Inequality in the accumulation of diseases and medications among older adults: a longitudinal cohort study 2016–2021 bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/3/2/... - #multimorbidity #health inequality - Individuals in deprived areas experience faster accumulation of conditions and medications.

The blue skies of Glasgow! Proud and excited to present our #Activism workshop at #UKLMC2025 today with Rachel Ali and Jo Sutton Klein #TradeUnion #Culture

Powerful from GPRC GP Reg Co-Chair Vicky McKay: her journey towards becoming an #ExpertMedicalGeneralist, extolling the virtues of @NHS_Education Scottish GP Training, while describing the troubling crossroads at which GPRs (GPST) stand #GPUnemployment
#UKLMC2025

Doctors gathered with signs calling for action on the GP unemployment crisis.

GP unemployment is having a devastating impact on GPs and patients.

Today at #UKLMC2025 we gathered to call for urgent action to end this crisis.

We need the additional funding to get GPs into work NOW.

GPs: #UKLMC2025 @BMA_GP

Please consider donating to @TheCameronFund

Helping GPs and their families in times of need - it could be you or me.

Dr Rob Barnett has made it easy for you ⬇️⬇️⬇️

The MRCP exam disaster’s hidden cost for women On 20 February 2025 nearly 300 doctors were told they had been given the wrong results for Part 2 of the Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) UK exam which they had taken nearly a year...

✍️ ‘Women’s interests seem particularly poorly represented.’

A new article co-authored by SC deputy chair @noramc.bsky.social for @bmj.com com looks at the ‘hidden’ impact of the recent error regarding the 2023 MRCP exam result

Link here 👇

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The Homes, Heat and Healthy Kids Study Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

More about the Homes, Heat and Healthy Kids study 👉
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#healthinequalities
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#retrofit

BJGPLife: Book review: The Doctor as the Patient: Doctors Recount Their Experiences on the Other Side of the Consultation Desk
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Themes absolutely don’t emerge in quali research @bjgp.bsky.social - these badges a favourite gift from one of our postgrad researchers!

"Themes never emerge. You construct them."

Dr Katherine Checkland on the role of and need for theory in qualitative research

#BJGPRC

Survey header with University of Bristol logo. Have your say to improve the care of people aged over 50 living with HIV in the UK We are looking for research ideas to improve health and care for people aged over 50 living with HIV in the UK. This is a survey for people with HIV aged over 50, their carers, and healthcare professionals involved in their care.

Are you a healthcare professional in the UK caring for people living with HIV aged over 50?

What are the important issues for you & your patients?

We are creating a bank of research questions to bring to a workshop to prioritise research in this area.

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IWD2025: Accelerating Action for Gender Equality in BMA Scotland This International Women’s Day, we are called to Accelerate Action—to move beyond simply acknowledging gender inequality and to actively implement the strategies that drive real progress. For the B…

Happy #InternationalWomensDay! 🎉

To mark #IWD2025, read these new blogs from inspirational women in medicine

First up, @noramc.bsky.social looks at the #IWD2025 theme of #AccelerateAction and the work of BMA Scotland’s Gender Equality Group 👇

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IWD2025: We need to advance and celebrate women’s equality both in the UK and worldwide Professor Heather Cox Richardson, historian at the Boston College writes compellingly about the misogyny used by the current Trump administration “in the attacks on American democracy”.  She e…

Especially for my American sisters - friends, family, colleagues, and those I have yet to meet. We see what’s happening to you. We won’t look away #Organise ✊

#IWD2025: We need to advance and celebrate women’s equality both in the UK and worldwide

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‘My first week in the NHS, I was like, wow okay.’

In the third episode of #TheDoctorPod international medical graduate doctors share their stories of adapting to change, braving UK weather & the challenges and rewards of working in today’s NHS.

Follow and listen now – thedoctor.bma.org.uk/podcast

The latest episode of #TheDoctorPod spoke to three IMGs about working in today’s NHS. #OverseasNHSWorkersDay

Is the #GP partnership model fit for purpose? #NTSummit 🩺

Hear from @nigel-edwards.bsky.social @becksfisher.bsky.social @drkatie.bsky.social @liamloftus.bsky.social & Richard Sloggett at our Summit.

Livestream info: buff.ly/3EMgXuR

LGBTQ+ History Month: Medical school challenges and reflections Coming out is hard. As a mature medical student in my fourth and penultimate year I am envious of those fortunate to have a strong support system to do this earlier and live more of their youth as …

✍️“For any LGBTQ+ people considering/already studying medicine: know that your identity is not a barrier but a strength.”

🏳️‍🌈As LGBTQ+ History Month draws to a close, read this important & thought-provoking blog from our SMSC chair @aaronfdez.bsky.social 👇

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Scotland short of 1800 doctors as experts claim situation 'could get worse' Dr Chris Black is a campaigning member of the group Rebuild General Practice.

Dr Chris Black of @rebuildgp.co.uk and deputy chair of BMA Scotland SGPC makes the front page of the Daily Record today as he outlines the challenges facing GPs in Scotland.

🗣️“The system has become overwhelmed”

Read the full story 👇

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COVID-19: Long COVID support for doctors Many doctors and healthcare professionals have been impacted by long COVID and need better support, including when they are unable to work due to their condition. We are hugely concerned about the wel...

More information on what the BMA is doing to help those affected by long Covid and support available can be found here ⬇️

#CovidDayofReflection

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Get Involved - COVID-19 Day of Reflection The COVID-19 pandemic impacted many of us in different ways. There are lots of ways to take part in the Day of Reflection to suit you and how you’d like to remember and reflect.

You can find out more about the events taking place for #CovidDayofReflection in Scotland here ⬇️

dayofreflection.campaign.gov.uk/events/

Scottish Chair on Covid-19 Day of Reflection: “every single NHS worker stood up to be counted, when it counted” Covid-19 day of reflection

Ahead of #CovidDayOfReflection taking place on Sunday,
BMA Scotland chair @driainkennedy.bsky.social reflects five years on since the pandemic

✍️‘Every single NHS worker stood up to be counted, when it counted. I have no doubt we would do so again.'

Read ⬇️

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The Global Polycrisis and Health Inequalities - Courtney McNamara, Clare Bambra, 2025 In the current era of multiple, overlapping global crises, it is essential to consider the political economy of health within the broader framework of global in...

In our new paper @profbambra.bsky.social and I argue that the ongoing #polycrisis has profound implications for global #publichealth, shaping health inequalities now and for future generations. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

BMA letter to Wes Streeting on the MRCP exams issue

Signatories of the BMA letter to Wes Streeting on the MRCP exams issue

We've written to @WesStreeting to ask for a coordinated, urgent response to the @MRCPUK exams debacle that protects jobs and training, so no doctor suffers further detriment. We represent many doctors affected and will pursue all legal routes available. Read our demands 👇

‘Fix poverty, fix health’: A day in the life of a ‘failing’ NHS A GP surgery in one of the most deprived areas in the north-east of England is struggling to provide care for its patients as the health system crumbles around them. In the depths of the winter flu se...

GPs and patients are feeling the effects of the crisis in #GeneralPractice - especially in deprived areas.

Gateshead GP Dr Paul Evans took The Guardian inside his surgery to show the impact of the crisis.

#RebuildGP #TeamGP
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
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‘Fix poverty, fix health’: A day in the life of a ‘failing’ NHS A GP surgery in one of the most deprived areas in the north-east of England is struggling to provide care for its patients as the health system crumbles around them. In the depths of the winter flu se...

“Fix Poverty, fix health” #SDoH

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A powerful and meaningful read that really displays why LGBTQ+ History Month is relevant today. Section 28 is a taint on UK history that our leaders need to learn from. We must protect and empower our LGBTQ+ colleagues so that they can provide the best patient outcomes without discrimination 🌈

LGBTQ+ History Month: My journey shows positive change is not just possible, but inevitable In 1996, as I stepped into my medical career in Scotland, I carried not only the weight of my new responsibilities as a ‘Junior Doctor’ but also the burden of navigating a professional landscape st…

‘The contrast between my early experiences and the welcoming environment I eventually discovered…shows how far we’ve come & how far we still have to go’

Read this powerful and inspiring blog from a doctor in Scotland marking LGBTQ+ History Month 👇

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So proud to call this doctor a friend
Mark her words
#Pride