SNP 'ignored Scottish needs' over GP hours
A LEADING doctor has accused the Scottish Government of following Westminster's lead on extended hours.
Dr Dean Marshall, chairman of the BMA's Scottish General Practitioners Committee and an Edinburgh GP, told the annual conference of Scottish Local Medical Committees: "The SNP Government has lacked the confidence or will to extract itself from the political agenda which is driving health policy in England.
"A prime example of this is the Scottish Government's decision to apply the English plan for extended hours.
"A plan that was devised to deal with a particular problem in South East England which is completely different to the situation we have here in Scotland."
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