General Practice Christmas care… 24 Dec 2019December 24, 2019 The wellbeing of GPs is of the utmost concern and never more so than at this time of year when GPs are struggling to cope with the demands of excessive…
General Practice Reflecting on the year that was 21 Dec 2019December 20, 2019 The festive season always makes me reflective on the year past and I am struck by how far our profession has come. This time last year we were only in the…
General Practice Andrew Buist SLMC ’19 speech 29 Nov 2019March 22, 2020 Conference – good morning. I doubt I am the first Chair of SGPC to deliver this speech and begin by saying this is a crucial time for our profession. But…
General Practice Implementing the GP contract – The challenges we face 8 Nov 2019November 8, 2019 This has been an important week for the implementation of the 2018 GP contract. Indeed, just yesterday we had two key meetings which I feel it is important I update…
General Practice The future of primary care… 7 Oct 2019 You may, or may not be, aware that the Scottish Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee is conducting an enquiry into the future of Primary Care in Scotland. BMA Scotland recently…
General Practice… Pensions – are you affected? 7 Jun 2019July 17, 2019 GPC Scotland’s main concerns over recent times have focused on improving GP recruitment and retention and, more recently, the increase in employer’s pension superannuation payments. There has also been much…
General Practice A Perfect Partnership 22 May 2019July 3, 2019 Finding your perfect match isn’t always easy. There are, understandably, numerous boxes to tick before you can be sure you’ve found ‘the one’: you share the same values, the same…