NEXT month’s new GP contract will lead to rural practices losing doctors and services, patients warned at a last-minute consultation, writes Sandy Neil.
‘There is huge concern about this,’ councillor Elaine Robertson said: ‘A lot of people do not understand what is happening.’
The new contract, which comes into force on Sunday April 1, was negotiated by the British Medical Association (BMA) and the Scottish Government, and agreed by the GP workforce.