About SRDC

The SRDC represents all doctors in training in hospitals and public health medicine practice in Scotland. Views from around the country are brought together to form national policy.

How can you get involved

Read more on how to get involved in your BMA as a resident doctor in Scotland

There are lots of ways in which you can get involved and support your fellow doctors, at regional and national levels. No prior experience or knowledge is required. We will give you all the training and support you need to fully participate. Your voice can make a difference.

Get involved in the BMA by standing as an elected representative. BMA representatives play a vital role in representing doctors' interests in the workplace. If you'd like to negotiate for and represent doctors in your workplace, you could stand to become an elected representative for your LNC or LNCRDS, and to be a regional representative on SRDC. See elections details below.

There are many advantages to becoming involved in our committees. You can actively influence BMA policy-making and negotiations, represent your colleagues' voices and develop your leadership skills.

We are committed to creating an open and inclusive culture at the BMA.  BMA and SRDC is committed to addressing current resident doctor representativeness. We encourage nominations from members who are underrepresented on our elected structures, including women, members from an ethnic minority background, LGBTQ+ members, and members who are disabled, neurodivergent or have a long-term condition, and those with caring responsibilities. 

Our meetings

We meet four times a year to discuss issues of key importance to doctors in training.

These meetings are open to members of the SRDC only. Non-voting committee members can also come along and participate as part of the BMA committee visitors' scheme.

2025-26 committee dates:

• Tuesday 7th October 2025 (hybrid)
• Wednesday 4th February 2026 (virtual)
• Wednesday 22 April 2026 (virtual)
• Thursday 11 June 2026 (hybrid)

All meetings will take place either virtually or at:

BMA Scotland
14 Queen Street
Edinburgh
EH2 1LL. 

Local negotiating committees and resident doctors sub-committees (LNCRDs)

The BMA has an LNC (local negotiating committee) in almost every health board in Scotland and has three Resident Doctor Subcommittees (“LNCRDSs”) within each of the three territorial Lead Employer Boards to negotiate with your employer on behalf of all doctors. BMA LNCRDS, also known as Local Resident Doctors Committees, are the bodies that represent resident doctors regionally and are subcommittees of the BMA Local Negotiating Committees (LNCs) of the lead employer Boards. Resident Doctor subcommittees (LNCRDS) are established in three of the Lead Employer board LNCs:  

• NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde (West)
• NHS Lothian (East)
• NHS Grampian (North)

LNC meetings

There are four meetings per session which normally take place before the SRDC committee meetings. Meetings are normally scheduled for 2 hours and the LNC reps will decide on dates and at times that suit the majority. 

Attend your next LNCRDS meeting - contact your LNCRDS to find out when your next meeting will be held:

• NHS Lothian (South East Scotland)  [email protected]
• NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (West) [email protected]
• NHS Grampian (North) [email protected]
• NHS Education for Scotland (NES) LNC (Scotland) [email protected]

Elections

The election section below is kept up to date with details about any running elections, so make sure you keep checking it throughout the year.  

LNC and LNCRDS elections

Elections are upcoming for you to stand to become an elected representative for your LNC or LNCRDS.

LNC / LNC RDS representatives also have opportunity to nominate as regional representatives to the SRDC.

All resident doctors employed by a Scottish Health Board or NES (as of 6th August 2025) are eligible to nominate themselves for a seat on their employing Boards LNC or LNCRDS.

Please note that if you are employed by NES as your Lead Employer you should nominate yourself for the NES LNC (i.e if you are a GP trainee employed by NES working in NHS Grampian, please nominate yourself for the NES LNC and not the North LNCRDS) all other Resident Doctors should nominate according to their region:

• West: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, NHS Lanarkshire, NHS Dumfries and Galloway, NHS Forth Valley, NHS Ayrshire and Arran, Golden Jubilee National Hospital
• East: NHS Lothian, NHS Fife, NHS Borders
• North: NHS Grampian, NHS Tayside, NHS Highland, NHS Orkney, NHS Shetland, NHS Western Isles

Elections timings

Local Negotiating Committee Resident Doctor Subcommittees (LNCRDS / NES LNC):

• Nominations open - 9am Monday 21 July 2025
• Nominations close - 9am Monday 4 August 2025
• Voting opens - 2pm Monday 4 August 2025
• Voting closes - 12pm Monday 11 August 2025

LNCRDS representatives to SRDC:

• Voting opens - 2pm Monday 11 August 2025
• Voting closes - 12pm(midday) Monday 18 August 2024

Scottish resident doctor committee (SRDC) national seat:

• Nominations open - 9am Friday 8 August 2025
• Nominations close - 12pm (midday) Friday 22 August 2025
• Voting opens - 2pm Friday 22 August 2025
• Voting closes - 12pm(midday) Friday 29 August 2025

Our people

Chair:
Chris Smith (supernumerary)

Deputy chairs:
Ronald MacDonald & Lucas O’Donnell (responsible for negotiations)
Helen Hare & Scott McKinnon (responsible for education and training)

Get in touch

If you are interested in finding out more about the work of the SRDC, email us or [email protected].

You can also follow us (BMA Scotland) on social media via Facebook, X, Instagram and Blue Sky