General Practice… GPs in Scotland: New guidance on sustainable working 10 Aug 2026 We know that general practice remains central to the sustainability of the NHS, yet for more than two decades it has operated under growing and increasingly unsustainable pressure. Practices have…
General Practice… SGPC: Our recent wins and how to get involved 7 Aug 2026 As GPs, it’s rare that we get a break where we can escape from the pressures of the job. Summer holidays can be one of those times – and I…
General Practice… GP IT reprovisioning: practices need more than promises 20 Jul 2026 As GPs, I don’t need to tell you how vital it is we have reliable IT systems that work for us and patients. Put simply, clinical systems in general practice…
General Practice… GP update: Funding webinar and pay survey 10 Apr 2026 Over the past couple of weeks, practices across Scotland should have received further detail from the Scottish Government on the workforce payments and non-staff expenses elements of the funding restoration…
General Practice… Walk in centres’ money would have been better invested in core GP services 5 Mar 2026March 5, 2026 We know that most of you are urgently awaiting word on funding and conditions from the 1st of April, and we want to reassure you that we are working flat out…
General Practice… Deal to end dispute over funding restoration accepted by BMA Scotland GP committee 28 Oct 2025 Dear All, We are delighted to announce that the BMA’s Scottish GP Committee has voted to accept a deal we negotiated with the Scottish Government to end our formal dispute…
General Practice… Spreading the word on our fight for full funding restoration 12 Sep 2025 This summer, your BMA Scotland GP leadership team took to the road with a series of events designed to put the future of general practice at the centre of conversation…
General Practice… BMA Scotland summer roadshows for GPs: find out the dispute latest and help shape the campaign for full funding restoration 4 Aug 2025August 4, 2025 The weather has been very variable this summer, much like the fortunes of general practice over the years. Hopefully you are managing to squeeze in some holiday and rest, given…
General Practice… Stand with your surgery: new resources to support GPs 24 Apr 2025 As GPs, we know the scale of the challenges our surgeries face. Every day, we struggle to do the very best we can for each and every patient we care…
General Practice… BMA Scotland GP update: Audit Scotland report, NI rises and Cabinet Secretary meeting 1 Apr 2025 General Practice is currently operating in the most challenging circumstances of a generation. Last week’s Audit Scotland report set out exactly why, in bleak detail. But, at the BMA’s SGPC…
General Practice Scottish GP update: Employers’ NIC latest 25 Feb 2025 Ever since the Autumn Budget was announced we have been in discussion and lobbying for full reimbursement of Employer's NIC for practices. Unfortunately, the situation looks far from ideal come…
General Practice… BMA SGPC update: SLMC conf, position statement and budget reaction 6 Dec 2024 It has been a busy few days for us at SGPC. On Friday 29th November we had the annual Scottish LMC Conference at the Golden Jubilee in Clydebank. It was…
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