GP practice closures could lead to the collapse of NHS Scotland, warns top medic – The Scotsman

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A TOP medic has warned “no practice is safe” after one of Scotland’s largest GP surgeries folded – warning it is “a tipping point which could spread across the country” and lead to the collapse of NHS Scotland.

Inverurie Medical Practice, which has more than 25,000 patients, will end its NHS Grampian contract on 7 September,as the current operator, Inverurie Medical Group, said it cannot offer the level of care it wants as there are not enough GPs available to recruit.

Dr Andrew Buist, chair of the British Medical Association’s Scottish GP committee and a GP at Ardblair Medical Practice in Blairgowrie, said “it’s a disaster for patient care”.

“It’s something the BMA has been warning the Scottish Government about for some considerable time,” said Dr Buist.

“The reason for this is due to the difficulty of recruiting GPs, and the fact there are just not enough GPs in Scotland.

“It’s particularly telling in the case of this practice, because they’re a very large practice.

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