Scotland's GP Crisis Deepens
Posted on December 2 2015 at 11:16
General Practice in Scotland is facing a significant crisis according to new academic research.
This week, a joint report from Glasgow and Dundee Universities - funded by the Scottish Government - has revealed a postcode lottery for General Practice, with local surgeries in the most deprived communities being underfunded compared to the most affluent.
Mark said:
"The crisis within General Practice is growing - investment has fallen by over £1 billion since 2005/06, 1 in 5 GP training places lie vacant, over 100 days' worth of out-of-hours sessions were not filled during the summer months and around 2 million patients in Scotland are registered in understaffed and under-resourced practices. All of this on the SNP's watch.
"The NHS is our most valued public service and we must fight to protect it.
"The SNP has controlled the NHS for 8 years. They must take decisive steps to make our health service fit for the 21st Century."
Read more about the research study, here.
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