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Scotland's NHS is under extreme pressure

In Scotland's NHS, everything is just a different shade of bad right now - BMA

Figures, obtained by the British Medical Association (BMA) and given exclusively to The Scotsman, show Scotland has lost around 100 GP surgeries over the last decade. Pic: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire

GP crisis laid bare as one in ten surgeries refusing to accept new patients

The numbers of full-time-equivalent doctors working in GP surgeries looks likely to decline further, says Dr Andrew Buist (Picture: Hugh Hastings/Getty Images)

GP shortage is now beyond a crisis. Health Secretary must act – Dr Andrew Buist

Susan Young, Chief Officer – Operations, Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)

A vital Link in the healthcare chain - Susan Young

Each GP surgery has had an average of 153 extra patients since 2019/20, further impacting the severe pressure being experienced across NHS Scotland

GP patient list sizes grow as number of surgeries dwindles

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Thousands still without power after Storm Otto

The government could tell GPs to issue less sick notes in order to boost the economy.

Government could tell GPs to sign fewer sick notes to boost economy

Hospitals under strain

Dani Garavelli: A two-tier NHS can never be the answer

GP practices in part of Scotland are to open on Saturdays to help relieve pressure on the NHS during the current “extremely challenging period”.

GP surgeries to open on Saturdays to ease pressure on other NHS services

The £5m Scottish Government cut to GP funding this winter is a serious blow to morale of already under pressure family doctors, writes Dr Andrew Buist of BMA Scotland.

I genuinely fear for GP practices this winter amid £5m funding cut

Simon Watson, Medical Director at Healthcare Improvement Scotland

How we came to make patient safety paramount - Simon Watson

Mr Burnett has written to the health secretary with his concerns.

MSP calls for GP practices to be allowed to administer flu jabs to patients

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Energy bills in NHS Scotland to rocket by £70 million

NHS Lanarkshire has moved to the highest risk level

Scottish health board declares 'Code Black' as hospitals hit maximum capacity

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf is confident a Scottish Government target of increasing GPs in Scotland by 800 by 2027 will be achieved (Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images).

Humza Yousaf 'confident' in achieving 800 doctor increase by 2027

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Three in four Scots GPs face increased abuse from patients, survey finds

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Art therapy referred by GPs offers ‘breakthrough’ to chronically ill children

Margaret McKay, Patient Participation Group Chair at Riverside Medical Practice in Musselburgh, gave evidence to the committee.

'Abysmal failure' to communicate changes to general practice in Scotland

Health Secretary, Humza Yousaf talks to the media during a visit to Liberton Hospital in Edinburgh in January re date: Tuesday January 11, 2022.

Government accused of 'rehashing old announcements' with more GP funding

More than ten million vaccination doses have been administered in Scotland

More than ten million vaccine doses administered in Scotland in jag milestone

Nine in ten GP practices said a staff member had been a victim of abuse in the last month.

Covid Scotland: Nine in ten GP practices say staff facing abuse from patients

GPs have had to make "difficult choices" about which patients to see during the Covid pandemic, a senior Scottish Government adviser said.

GPs had 'difficult choices' over which patients to see, adviser tells MSPs

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Safety fears as DVLA backlog leaves 200,000 awaiting medical all-clear

Booster jabs must be given at least six months after the second dose (Photo: Getty Images)

Covid booster jabs rolling out to 1 million people this week - how to book

Medication compliance aids are particularly helpful for those who need to take a range of different medications (Picture: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

New pharmacy technology can revolutionise healthcare – Kasim Gulzar

There have been fears of a delay in cancer diagnosis

Almost two fifths of cancers diagnosed at late stage

People advised to shield during the first wave of the pandemic were eight times more likely to get Covid-19 and five times as likely to die following infection than the general population, a study has indicated.

People told to shield eight times more likely to get Covid-19, study suggests

GPs' workloads are all too regularly hitting double and triple the levels considered to be sustainable (Picture: Anthony Devlin/PA)

GPs' workloads have hit unsustainable levels – Dr John Ip

During the 2019 election campaign, Boris Johnson ruled out the NHS being 'on the table' in deals with the US (Photo: Shutterstock)

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Nurse Sarah MacLeod, from the Vaccination Team, prepares a vaccine at the coronavirus mass vaccine centre at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. Picture date: Monday February 1, 2021.

Delays to vaccination in Edinburgh after shortage of needles

88-year-old Trevor Cowlett receives the Oxford University/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine from nurse Sam Foster. Picture: PA

Target for over 80s vaccination to be missed as housebound elderly 'left behind'

Elizabeth Anne Kirk, being given the vaccine at the Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, on Wednesday.

OAPs are ‘discovering their younger pals’ have had Covid jab before them

Picture Michael Gillen

25,000 first COVID vaccinations completed in Fife

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New network of 12 community COVID vaccination clinics launched across Fife

NHS Lothian said it did not have ‘detailed guidance’ from the Scottish Government on what is a priority health and social care worker.

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A pharmacist prepares to fill a syringe with Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. Picture: AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis

Scottish GPs warned to expect 'weeks of frustration' with Covid vaccine

Ian Cormack receives the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, administered by Practice Nurse Ruth Davies, at Pentlands Medical Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Covid-19 vaccine: 400,000 doses not yet used amid calls to speed up rollout

How does your GP compare?

The Scotland GP surgeries with the most patients on their books

In NHS Lothian, 91,053 staff hours were lost to stress or mental health over three months

One-third NHS Lothian staff absences due to stress

The NHS has been told to prepare for mass Covid vaccinations from 1 December

NSS has apologised for the delay.

NHS apologises for two month delay to smear test letters

A Redwing perched on a hawthorn tree. Picutre: Ben Andrew

Edinburgh GPs to prescribe nature to patients in partnership with RSPB

There are warnings GPs may be overwhelmed

Scots GPs at risk of being 'overwhelmed' this winter

Riverside Medical Practice

ANALYSIS: What is happening to Scotland's GP practices?

Gilmore Medical Practice at Tollcross Health Centre in Edinburgh.

Satisfaction with Scottish GP practices falls in biggest drop in a decade

Dr Andrew Buist said expectations about what the NHS could provide would have to change until a vaccine for Covid-19 was found.

NHS Scotland facing ‘most difficult’ winter in history, GPs warn

Do you know the difference between symptoms?

How to tell if you have coronavirus or flu - the symptoms to look for

Andrew Strong, Director of Integrated Services, Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)

Shielders must not become the forgotten few again – Andrew Strong

Home blood pressure test could ease GP demand and boost health

Home blood pressure test could ease GP demand and boost health

Remote diagnosis eases pressure on resources. Picture: Getty

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Remote GP consultations being escalated

Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has announced £15m more for GP surgeries.

GP practices get £15m extra to cope with coronavirus

Nicola Sturgeon has revealed the number of Scottish deaths from coronavirus is 14, as she said people's lives should not be "as normal"

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Scotland's Public Health Minister Joe FitzPatrick (centre) and Professor Rory Gunson (left) look on as clinical support technician Douglas Condie (right) extracts viruses from swab samples. Picture: PA

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