Dr Andrew Buist says many GPs fear their practices are not sustainable in the long-term.
The results showed just 5% believed their practice was in a sustainable position, with almost a third saying it was in a precarious position."Significantly, our survey suggests this is only going to get worse given the current direction of travel," Dr Buist said."Generally GPs are a very robust group of people, but we are just human, and everyone has a limit.
"Without urgent action, we will see parts of Scotland become seriously under-doctored as many patients will struggle even more than they are right now to get appointments. Dr Buist called for increased investment in core general practice services to maintain stability and a concerted action on the recruitment of more GPs.Figures for 2022 show there were 4,515 fully-qualified GPs in Scotland, down slightly on the 2021 figure.It said the reduction in WTE was likely to be the result of an increase in female GPs who were more likely to work part-time.
The Scottish government said it had delivered a record number of GPs working in Scotland, with more per head than any other country in the UK.
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