BMA chair predicts “bleak” future for Scotland’s GPs without more investment

GPs in Scotland have issued an urgent plea for help, and most say that their practices are not sustainable in the long term.A survey carried out by BMA Scotland also found that a quarter of GPs were considering leaving their practices in the next two years, as workload pressures meant that 43% reported no realistic prospect of meeting patients’ demands in the near future.The situation was described as bleak by Andrew Buist, who chairs the BMA’s Scottish General Practitioners Committee. “Without urgent action, we will see parts of Scotland become seriously under-doctored, as many patients will struggle even more than they are right now to get appointments,” he said. “The Scottish government must take this situation seriously and show greater willingness for increased investment in core general practice services to maintain stability.”More than 850 GPs responded to the survey,1 and one in three said that their practice was already in…
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