Dr Iain Kennedy

Highland GP. Immediate Past Chair @BMAScotland North Scotland Representative, UK Councillor and Non-Executive Director of Board @TheBMA

[STV News @STVNews]

Scottish doctors vote to oppose plans to slash health boards to just two
https://t.co/SQGi6DaA9F

[BMA Scotland @BMAScotland]

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New BMA Scottish Council chair @now_its_nora responds to the NHS Reform announced in the Scottish Government's Programme for Gov
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[BBC Scotland News @BBCScotlandNews]

Doctors say radical plan to merge Scotland's health boards should be scrapped https://t.co/WWjcr33uzI

[BMA Scotland @BMAScotland]

👊BIG WIN for medical students in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Read about how our pressure ensured students graduating from Scottish medical schools who want to stay in Scotland for their Foundation training will now be guaranteed a place in the Scottish Foundation School.

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https://t.co/Fk0FKMxQxw

[Dr Iain Kennedy @DrIainKennedy]

⚽️ Slovenia 🇸🇮 v 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland

🏟️ Stadion Stožice, Ljubljana

🏔️ Beautiful country by the Alps

🏆 UEFA Nations League

#SLOSCO

[BMA Scotland @BMAScotland]

🤝Introducing new SRDC chair, Dr Callum Williams.

In his first blog, @cmwilliams99:

👏 Pays tribute to predecessor Dr Chris Smith
➡️ Gives the latest on contract and pay negs
🫵 Provides details on how to get involved

👀Read in full:

https://t.co/dFIKz2m9Ja

[BMA Scotland @BMAScotland]

🚨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿SAS docs - your committee has voted to ballot on industrial action over working conditions and pay.

When the ballot opens on Oct 26, vote yes to get the Scot Gov back to the table and into meaningful talks.

📽️Hear from your committee Chair, Dr Sine Steele here:

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[BMA Scotland @BMAScotland]

🗓️ BALLOT DATES for consultants in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The vote on industrial action will take place between Oct 26 and Dec 7.

Only members are able to vote - so join the BMA to have your say and demand better working lives. Read more from SCC chair Dr Joanna Bredski:

https://t.co/oBf4xZgHXx

[Dr Iain Kennedy @DrIainKennedy]

✈️ Way home to Inverness now after two very intensive days at BMA House, London.

Especially enjoyed meeting more new @TheBMA council representatives and setting our strategy for delivering for our members across the 4 nations

🩺 Back to the surgery tomorrow morning.

[Dr Iain Kennedy @DrIainKennedy]

🩺 Looking forward to 2 days @TheBMA Tavistock Square London

🗣️ My focus will be supporting BMA Council to optimise the terms & conditions of all doctors & the student experience

🏥 @TheBMA we look after Drs so Drs can deliver the best possible care for patients

[BMA Scotland @BMAScotland]

❗️NEW: GPs in Scotland

BMA SGPC team is holding an evening webinar on 30 Sep

➡️Sign up to find out about sustainable working guidance & using it in your practice

➡️Hear about health board reform & other areas of concern

Details & sign up link 👇

https://t.co/eXl7fO0rOM

[BMA Scotland @BMAScotland]

🗣️‘The voice of doctors and NHS staff must be heard and taken into account in a full, open & honest period of consultation’

✍️Read the blog from outgoing chair @DrIainKennedy on how @BMAScotland will scrutinise health board reform plans & support members

https://t.co/WqPUgXHFGw

[BMA Scotland @BMAScotland]

📢‘Structural reform must not come at the expense of the immediate need to address the challenges the NHS faces’

@BMAScotland responds to @ScotGov #ProgrammeforGovernment #PFG announcement

Read the full comment from @DrIainKennedy 👇

https://t.co/BHIa9qd6Fd

[BMA Scotland @BMAScotland]

📢Announcement📢

@now_its_nora has been elected unopposed as the new Chair of @BMAScotland . She will take over from @DrIainKennedy from 9 September

Read more👇

https://t.co/TTwNmrQTpS

[BMA Scotland @BMAScotland]

🗣️‘The message has to be clear: those doctors who raise concerns about patient safety will be listened to’

📻ICYMI – Chair @DrIainKennedy on @BBCRadioScot discussing NHS culture & whistleblowing

Listen back from around 1:09:20 👇

https://t.co/Nd2UoLSvkJ

[BMA Scotland @BMAScotland]

🗣️'We need more openness about the current performance of the NHS and what the patient experiences, and a real focus on that, rather than fear, blame and cover-up'

Chair @DrIainKennedy on NHS culture in @heraldscotland interview today👇

[Hannah Brown @HannahMargBrown]

EXCLUSIVE: Outgoing BMA Scotland chair Dr Iain Kennedy says the NHS still puts reputation before patient safety

He warns a “fear and blame” culture persists eight years after his own whistleblowing.

@heraldscotland

https://t.co/oSqZmCP4Po

[Chloe Shankland 🏳️‍🌈 @IrnMoo]

Do I stomp this person's parcel into a pancake?

[BMA Scotland @BMAScotland]

🚨NEW: Consultants in 🏴󠁧����󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

✍️Read the blog from SCC chair Dr Joanna Bredski for the latest on campaigning to improve the working lives of consultants in Scotland
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https://t.co/rKHHozIMls

[BMA Scotland @BMAScotland]

🗣️'The changes needed to improve waiting times in emergency departments must address the pressures across the whole health and care system'

SSASC deputy chair Dr Stuart Strachan comments on A&E waiting times in @scotonsunday

Link👇

https://t.co/dLOlSYY6K7