Find your LNC
To find out more about LNCs and how to get involved in your nearest committee, get in contact using the details below.
If you’re a doctor in England, we can put you in direct contact with the BMA regional officer responsible for your LNC.
Contact us at: [email protected] or use the employment advice webform with details about where you work.
Find your local rep.
LNC Chairs are the local face of the BMA helping members with HR matters related to locally agreed policies e.g. locum rates, acting down rates, clinical excellence awards, job plans, industrial action concerns, and guiding members to other BMA support e.g. BMA regional officers, FPC (for individual advice), or guidance on the website.
The BMA has an LNC in every trust in Northern Ireland. Find out who to contact if you would like to get involved:
Belfast Trust
Dr Laurence Burke
[email protected]
South Eastern Trust
Dr Stephen Moore
[email protected]
Northern Trust
Dr David Farren
[email protected]
Southern Trust
Dr Clodagh Corrigan
[email protected]
Western Trust
Dr Deepanshu Gupta
[email protected]
PHA
Dr Sinead McGuinness
[email protected]
Single lead employer
Dr Adam Flynn
[email protected]
SPPG (Strategic Planning & Performance Group) Dr Ciara McLaughlin
[email protected]
The BMA has an LNC in almost every territorial health board in Scotland and in non-territorial special health boards who employ doctors directly.
Most resident doctors will be employed by one of the lead employers in the north (NHS Grampian), east (NHS Lothian) or west (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde), while all GP trainees and some national programmes will be employed directly by NHS Education for Scotland.
To find out what’s going on in each LNC, please use the contact details below to get in touch.
Local negotiation committee meetings (resident doctors): (LNC/RDS)
Joint LNCRDS & NES LNC Strategy Day: Wednesday 13th November
NES LNC meeting dates (timings to be confirmed).
• Thursday 29th August 2024 (First Session/AGM)
• Tuesday 3rd December 2024
• Wednesday 26th February 2024
• Friday 16th May 2024
North of Scotland LNC/RDS meeting dates: (timings to be confirmed).
• Tuesday 3rd September
• Thursday 5th December
• Tuesday 25th February
• Tuesday 13th May
West of Scotland LNC/RDS meeting dates
• Tuesday 10th September 6.30pm – 7.30pm
• Thursday 5th December – timing to be confirmed
• Monday 3rd March – timings to be confirmed
• Tuesday 20th May – timings to be confirmed
Southeast of Scotland LNCRDS meeting dates
• Tuesday 10th September 6.30pm – 7.30pm
• Tuesday 3rd December – to be confirmed
• Monday 24th February – to be confirmed
• Tuesday 20th May – to be confirmed
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 LNCJDS, 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 (LNCJDS) are established in three of the Lead Employer board LNCs:
• NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde (West)
• NHS Lothian (East)
• NHS Grampian (North)
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Honorary Professor Argiris Asderakis
[email protected]
Dr Kinnari Mehta
[email protected]
If you’re not sure which LNC you should contact, use the employment advice webform with details about where you work.
BMA LNCRDS
BMA LNCRDS, also known as local resident doctors committees, are the bodies that represent resident doctors locally and replace the former BMA RRDCs (regional resident doctors committees) in Scotland.
These are subcommittees of the BMA LNCs (local negotiating committees) of the lead employer boards.
Resident doctors in Scotland are employed by one of four employer boards – NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, NHS Lothian, NHS Grampian and NHS Education for Scotland (NES) for the duration of their training (foundation, core or specialty training programmes).
Resident doctor subcommittees (LNCRDS) are established in three of the Lead Employer board LNCs:
- NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
- NHS Lothian
- NHS Grampian
NES employed resident doctors are represented by the NES LNC.
Any resident doctor can attend LNCRDS meetings. BMA member services staff also attend to provide advice on contractual matters and to give background on issues which may have been active for some time as well as details of local engagement activities. Each year, each LNCRDS nominates representatives to SRDC (Scottish resident doctors committee). LNCRDS representatives must continue to attend their local meetings if appointed to SRDC.
LNCRDS can refer to SRDC any matters of concern, which either cannot be resolved locally (perhaps in conjunction with the other local BMA committees) or matters that may have implications for other regions and nationally.
All BMA members of the LNCRDS will be accredited as a representative of medical staff in accordance with the rules of the BMA are therefore afforded the rights of accredited representatives, including reasonable paid time off to carry out their role and training.
LNCRDS meetings
NES LNC meeting dates (timings TBC)
- Thursday 29 August 2024 (First Session/AGM)
- Tuesday 3 December 2024
- Wednesday 26 February 2025
- Friday 16 May 2025
North of Scotland LNC/RDS meeting dates: (timings TBC)
- Tuesday 3 September 2024
- Thursday 5 December 2024
- Tuesday 25 February 2025
- Tuesday 13 May 2025
West of Scotland LNC/JDS meeting dates
- Tuesday 10 September 6.30pm – 7.30pm
- Thursday 5th December 2024 – timings TBC
- Monday 3 March 2025– timings TBC
- Tuesday 20 May 2025– timings TBC
Southeast of Scotland LNCJDS meeting dates
- Tuesday 10 September 2024 6.30pm – 7.30pm
- Tuesday 3 December 2024 – timings TBC
- Monday 24 February 2025 – timings TBC
- Tuesday 20 May 2025 – timings TBC
Contact your LNCRDS if you need further information:
As of 18 September, all references to junior doctors in BMA communications have been changed to ‘resident doctors’.
Making up nearly 25% of all doctors in the UK, this cohort will now have a title that better reflects their huge range of skills and responsibilities.
Find out more about why junior doctors are now known as 'resident doctors'.