General Practice… GP Workload: Coping with increasing demand and chronic underfunding 28 Mar 2024March 28, 2024 Imagine you have a local supermarket. You have been going there for years, your shopping list is getting longer every month, and frankly the bill is getting pretty high. So,…
General Practice GPs and CPD: we are not investing anything like sufficiently in maintaining and developing the skills of our GPs 22 Mar 2024 Medicine has changed a lot since I qualified in 1987. I think it is a real challenge for GPs to keep up to date with so much changing, having to…
General Practice… Making GP Partnership the “fulfilling job we know it can be once again” 16 Oct 2023October 16, 2023 Our jobs are getting harder and harder. For a long time now we have warned about the perilous state of general practice in Scotland. And it’s in that context that…
General Practice… When you’re full, you’re full 9 Jun 2023 Working as GPs, we have a pretty unique role. Some of the time – when the job is as good as it can be – it’s hugely satisfying work. But…
Uncategorized Government talks an urgent starting point to address crisis in general practice 18 May 2023 I am meeting the new Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care next week. It’s the first time I will have spoken to a Health secretary for 6…
Uncategorized Tipping point reached for GPs ahead of Scottish Conference 25 Nov 2022November 25, 2022 As we approach the Scottish LMC conference – where GPs will gather from across Scotland to discuss key issues - I wish that I could be more positive with you,…
Uncategorized A step in the right direction for supporting GPs 29 Nov 2021November 29, 2021 This is a hugely important week for GPs in Scotland. First of all, today, we have the important step – secured through BMA Scotland negotiations – of an extra £30…
Uncategorized Renewed focus needed on increasing GP numbers 5 Nov 2021 At the beginning of October, we surveyed GP practices across Scotland on issues like activity, vacancies and abuse from patients. I’m extremely grateful that 375 practices (41% of the total…
Uncategorized Contracts, covid and the new Cabinet Secretary: an update for GPs in Scotland 10 Aug 2021 Last week I was confirmed as Chair of the BMA’s Scottish GP Committee for a further three-year term. It is a huge honour to continue in this role and is…
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