Management
Scottish government faces ‘significant challenges’ in recruiting GPs
Audit Scotland has questioned the government’s ability to take on an additional 800 GPs As reported by the BBC, Audit Scotland has stated that the keep reading
Scotland
Management
Scottish government must ‘get real’ regarding consultant vacancies
The BMA in Scotland has warned of the worsening issue of consultant numbers in the country BMA Scotland has warned the nation’s government that something keep reading
Finance and funding
MSPs to vote on GP funding boost
MSPs in Scotland are set to discuss and vote on the concept of boosting GP funding in order to improve recruitment and retention As reported keep reading
News
Change in vaccination process could see rural patients missing out
As reported by the BBC, a new way of giving out vaccinations in the Highlands runs the risk of seeing those in rural areas miss keep reading
Long-term conditions
NHS Scotland approves three new medicines
The NHS has approved three new drugs for use across Scotland, as reported by the BBC NHS Scotland has approved the use of new medicines keep reading
Management
Fears of rural GPs acknowledged by Scottish health leaders
As reported by Press and Journal, a task force has openly recognised the concerns of country doctors Sir Lewis Ritchie, chair of the Remote and keep reading
News
Over 10% of north-east Scotland’s practices closed in a decade
As reported by Press and Journal, the north-east of Scotland has lost over a tenth of its GP surgeries in the last 10 years Over keep reading
Management
GP recruitment ‘hub’ in rural Scotland proves successful
As reported by Shetland News, a recruitment ‘hub’ to tempt GPs into rural areas has already seen some success A GP recruitment ‘hub’ launched by keep reading
Management
NHS recruitment crisis in Scotland could put children at risk
The country-wide doctor recruitment crisis is hitting paediatrics hard in Scotland According to the Scotsman, the recruitment crisis in Scotland could impact children’s health. This keep reading
Management
Young GP reports on challenges facing Scotland’s rural surgeries
GP surgeries in rural Scotland are facing more challenges than most, as one young doctor has discovered on settling in the area A 30-year-old GP, keep reading