A shortage of staff and increased demand has left GP surgeries at 'tipping point', doctors warn.
According to the BMA, there are currently an estimated 312 whole time equivalent vacancies across GP practices in Scotland.
"We can absolutely understand patient frustration and fear that they and their loved ones are maybe not getting access to the care that they deserve - we agree.Dr Murray-Cavanagh believes the cost of living crisis will be felt sharply by some of the surgery's patients, some of whom do not have phones to call the surgery or do not have enough credit to stay on hold for up to an hour.
Sheila Kane and Mary Campbell attend a wellbeing group based in the same building as Wester Hailes Medical Practice.Sheila said: "You're going nearly all year and you can't even talk to a doctor, and you're getting punted off to somebody else. The Scottish government has committed to hiring 800 extra GPs by 2027 and Health Secretary Humza Yousaf said earlier this year he was confident the target would be met.
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