Seven days in medicine: 16-22 November 2022

WorkforceJunior doctors head for industrial action ballotA ballot for industrial action by junior doctors in England will open on 9 January 2023, and the BMA says that “all potential options [are] on the table.” The move followed a vote by the association’s Junior Doctors Committee last month, after the government failed to respond to its demands over pay and conditions. BMA representatives said that they had “no choice but to take industrial action” at the failure to recognise their important contributions during the covid pandemic and the effects of soaring inflation. (Full story doi:10.1136/bmj.o2781)Scotland’s GP services reach breaking pointEight in 10 general practices in Scotland that responded to a BMA survey said that demand was exceeding their capacity, 42% substantially so. A third of practices reported at least one GP vacancy, up 6% since last year. Andrew Buist, chair of the BMA’s Scottish GP Committee, warned that patient and staff…
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