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  Scottish government urged to restore doctors’ goodwill

  27 December 2012

  The Scottish government and the medical profession are most effective when working together but trus...

  Tags: bma scotland, scottish parliament, pensions, industrial action

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  BMA council debates results of Scottish pension ballots

  28 November 2012

  Doctors leaders are debating the next steps after receiving the results of a ballot of Scottish seco...

  Tags: pensions, industrial action, ballots, Scotland, Scottish parliament

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  No strike but campaign for pensions fairness continues

  28 November 2012

  Doctors leaders today ruled out strike action but reiterated their commitment to campaigning for a f...

  Tags: pensions, industrial action, ballots, bma council, scotland, scottish parliament,

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  Minister's letter may signal pensions progress

  21 November 2012

  Government moves to open early talks on post-2015 NHS pension contribution rates have been described...

  Tags: pensions, industrial action, westminster parliament

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  Arm yourself with pensions facts, doctors urged

  26 October 2012

  The BMA is urging doctors in Scotland to arm themselves with appropriate information on proposed str...

  Tags: ballots, nhs pensions scheme, industrial action, Scotland, consultants committee

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  Timetable for Scottish pensions ballot announced

  9 October 2012

  Scottish secondary care doctors will be balloted from November 6 on escalated industrial action over...

  Tags: Scotland, Scottish consultants committee, UK council, pensions, industrial action

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  Doctors to fight on for fair pensions

  19 July 2012

  The BMA is working with other health unions to campaign on the fairness of the NHS pension scheme, p...

  Tags: pensions, industrial action, BMA council, BMA Scotland

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  BMA prepares for decision on pension dispute

  13 July 2012

  Doctors leaders are poised to decide the next steps in the ongoing NHS pensions dispute. The BMA co...

  Tags: Pensions, Department of Health, industrial action

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  ARM demands more industrial action on pensions

  28 June 2012

  Doctors and medical students have demanded further industrial action over NHS pensions. Grassroots ...

  Tags: ARM, industrial action, pensions

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  Scots demand action not rhetoric on pensions

  27 June 2012

  Scottish doctors want action not rhetoric on the NHS pension problem, BMA Scottish council chair Bri...

  Tags: ARM, Scotland, pensions, industrial action