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Cut to sustainability funding for GPs is ‘betrayal’, say doctors

GPs in Scotland are being “betrayed” by the Scottish Government’s failure to fulfil its promise of £15 million of sustainability payments, a doctors’ union has said. The Scottish Government had previously committed to allocating the funds over ...

19 Oct 2022 at 17:59

Scotland

Doctors warn of ‘full-blown crisis’ in general practice

Senior doctors have warned of a “full-blown crisis” in general practice, with new figures showing Scotland has lost nearly 90 surgeries in the last decade – with almost one in 10 having closed their lists to new patients. The British Medical ...

24 May 2023 at 16:57

Scotland

Humza Yousaf announces £82m fund to expand teams at GP practices

A total of £82.6 million will be spent expanding teams within GP practices and modernising their systems, the Health Secretary has said. The funding will allow other healthcare professionals such as physiotherapists and nurses to be based ...

07 Feb 2022 at 16:25

Scotland

Senior doctor warns ‘death of general practice’ possible without change

There is a risk of sleepwalking into the “death of general practice” unless changes are made, a senior doctor has warned. Andrew Buist, chairman of BMA Scotland’s Scottish GP committee, said the wellbeing of family doctors must be ...

02 Dec 2022 at 12:58

Scotland

Leading doctor warns of ‘dire’ situation facing Scotland’s GPs

Scotland’s new first minister must show a “greater commitment to actually delivering” for GPs, a leading doctor said, as he warned that the country is “sleepwalking towards a two-tier health service”. Dr Andrew Buist, the chair ...

20 Mar 2023 at 14:23

Scotland

Recruiting more GPs without investment ‘a distant prospect’ – doctors’ union

The Scottish Government’s target of recruiting 800 more GPs by 2027 will “remain at best a distant prospect” without direct investment in practices, BMA Scotland has said. On Tuesday, the NHS published its annual GP workforce ...

12 Dec 2023 at 14:05

Scotland

Michael Matheson wants GPs to be ‘front and centre’ of new vision for NHS

Health Secretary Michael Matheson has told GPs he wants to put them “front and centre” of a new vision for healthcare in Scotland, as he accepted they currently face “extraordinary challenges”. Mr Matheson said he had tasked ...

01 Dec 2023 at 14:14

Scotland

Government must reverse cuts to GP services, says senior doctor

Cuts to GP surgeries in Scotland threaten to undermine practices, a senior doctor has warned, as more and more report being inundated with patients. Some 81% of practices said the demand on them was too much, and 42% told ...

15 Nov 2022 at 15:13

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