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General practiceReform in Scotland fails to ease pressure on GPsA new deal for GPs in Scotland that promised to transform their working lives has been a failure, said a damning report from Audit Scotland. A contract agreed with the Scottish government in 2018 sought to tackle the financial pressures and growing workloads facing GPs and to improve patients’ access to care. Instead, said the report, pressure on general practice had increased, investment as a proportion of overall NHS spending had fallen, the number of full time GPs had decreased, and patients reported finding it harder to get care. (Full story doi:10.1136/bmj.r618)OrthopaedicsPanel reviews 800 Addenbrooke’s hip patientsA panel of expert clinicians will examine the treatment of around 800 ...

BMJ     Apr 03, 2025