Andrew Buist

Searching for symptoms online, or ‘Dr Google’ as it colloquially known, can cause a great deal of anxiety for patients

Health anxiety: Why GP crisis is leading more patients to 'Dr Google'

Figures, obtained by the British Medical Association (BMA) and given exclusively to The Scotsman, show Scotland has lost around 100 GP surgeries over the last decade. Pic: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire

GP crisis laid bare as one in ten surgeries refusing to accept new patients

The numbers of full-time-equivalent doctors working in GP surgeries looks likely to decline further, says Dr Andrew Buist (Picture: Hugh Hastings/Getty Images)

GP shortage is now beyond a crisis. Health Secretary must act – Dr Andrew Buist

A top medic has warned “no practice is safe” after one of Scotland’s largest GP surgeries folded

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

Scotland’s new first minister must show a “greater commitment to actually delivering” for GPs, a leading doctor said, as he warned that the country is “sleepwalking towards a two-tier health service”.

Leading doctor warns of ‘dire’ situation facing Scotland’s GPs

Action must be taken to reduce the problem of delayed discharge of patients from hospital (Picture: Peter Byrne/PA)

NHS's founding principle, of being free at the point of need, must be protected

Dr Andrew Buist from the British Medical Association has warned of 'doctor-light' GP surgeries in deprived parts of Scotland. Picture: PA

Deprived areas will see fewer GPs as health gap widens, warns BMA

There are fears patients are turning to self-medicating

Fears over patients self-medicating as NHS crisis deepens

Covid, Strep A and staffing strikes are among the challenges ahead for Scotland's NHS. Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty

Winter pressures, Covid and Strep A: What the future has in store for the NHS

NHS staff should be paid fairly and given a reasonable work-life balance (Picture: Peter Byrne/PA)

We need to look after NHS staff, so they can look after us – Joseph Anderson

Humza Yousaf, the health secretary, is facing pressure over the performance of the health service.

Serious NHS Scotland compensation payouts quadruple in a year, accounts show

Angry GPs have gathered in Clydebank for an annual conference

NHS crisis: Mild mannered doctors are becoming radical firebrands

Scotland’s health secretary Humza Yousaf is under pressure over GP shortages and A&E waiting times. Picture: PA

GPs are at 'tipping point' with some practices 'collapsing'

Scotland’s health secretary Humza Yousaf is under pressure over GP shortages and A&E waiting times. Picture: PA

Some Scots GPs switching to 'emergency only' care as crisis deepens

The NHS performed heroically during the height of the Covid pandemic (Picture: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

SNP must realise major reform is required to save the NHS – Scotsman comment

Scotland’s health secretary Humza Yousaf is under pressure over GP shortages and A&E waiting times. Picture: PA

GPs are 'exhausted and burnt out', says BMA

The £5m Scottish Government cut to GP funding this winter is a serious blow to morale of already under pressure family doctors, writes Dr Andrew Buist of BMA Scotland.

I genuinely fear for GP practices this winter amid £5m funding cut

GPs are being asked to look after too many patients (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Scotland is heading towards a two-tier health system – Dr Andrew Buist

Visa and sponsorship problems are forcing foreign trainee GPs to leave Scotland, their profession has warned

Doctors' leader warns foreign trainee GPs are being forced out of Scotland

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Three in four Scots GPs face increased abuse from patients, survey finds

Health Secretary, Humza Yousaf talks to the media during a visit to Liberton Hospital in Edinburgh in January re date: Tuesday January 11, 2022.

Government accused of 'rehashing old announcements' with more GP funding

The average full-time GP has over 1,500 registered patients, too many to provide the kind of service that they need (Picture: Hugh Hastings/Getty Images)

Why I'm worried about the future of the NHS – Dr Andrew Buist

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Omicron Scotland: More cases expected as outbreak linked to Glasgow concert

Dr Andrew Buist said Scotland’s hospitals “cannot hope to function” if the system for providing care in the community fails

NHS in Scotland 'may never recover to pre-Covid days'

People wanting to go to cinemas, museums or sports matches in France have to prove they have had a Covid-19 vaccination or a recent negative test. Photo by ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images

How might vaccine passports be extended and why?

Between March 1 and May 31 2020, 5,204 patients were discharged from NHS hospitals to care homes.

Act now on social care or risk patient deaths due to staff shortages, MSPs told

Nine in ten GP practices said a staff member had been a victim of abuse in the last month.

Covid Scotland: Nine in ten GP practices say staff facing abuse from patients

Here's why the worst cold ever might be going around this winter. Photo: dragana991 / Canva Pro /Getty Images.

Why your annual cold might be the worst ever this winter

"GPs have been working flat out throughout the pandemic," said the BMA.

Attitude towards GPs must change or Scotland faces catastrophe, says BMA

A doctor's room in a health centre GP practice. Picture: PA

Scotland's GPs 'at breaking point' amid rising Covid workloads

Scots GPs can no longer be the "deliverer of all services"

Radical overhaul of Scottish NHS needed for ‘21st-century system’

A Royal Mail delivery worker wearing a mask. Picture: PA

Concern over 'confusion and wasted resources' of duplicate vaccine appointments

Vaccinating people against the Covid-19 coronavirus is so rewarding, says Dr Andrew Buist (Picture: Mary Altaffer/AP)

Here's what it feels like to give people the Covid vaccine – Dr Andrew Buist

Scotland's vaccine roll-out has faced criticism

Scotland falling behind England in vaccine roll-out, MSPs told

Nurse Eleanor Pinkerton administers a coronavirus vaccine to one of the health and social care staff at the NHS Louisa Jordan Hospital in Glasgow on January 23.

The vaccination ‘gap’ must start to close - leader comment

All over 65s and clinically vulnerable people in Scotland should have the first dose by mid-March (Picture: Shutterstock)

When will over-70s get the Covid vaccine in Scotland? Timeline for vaccinations

Nurse Eleanor Pinkerton administers a coronavirus vaccine to one of the health and social care staff at the NHS Louisa Jordan Hospital in Glasgow on January 23.

Covid-19 vaccine issues 'smoothing out', Sturgeon says after rollout slows

A dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine is drawn into a syringe (Picture: Jacob King/PA Wire)

Urgent action required to get Covid vaccine to GPs – Scotsman comment

GPs have complained about patchy vaccine supplies

John Swinney says vaccine programme must be governed by "fairness"

More than 1,000 vaccination centres have been set up in Scotland.

Covid-19 vaccine in Scotland: What's the problem with supply?

Just 6.9 per cent of Scotland's adult population has received their first dose compared with 9 per cent of England's

Scottish GPs demand to speed up vaccine rollout by ordering supplies themselves

Antibody data on infection in private households suggests that one in 11 in Scotland had Covid-19 in December 2020.

One in 11 Scots had coronvirus by December
Around one in 11 people in Scotland are estimated to have had coronavirus by December 2020, suggests antibody data on infection in private households.

Covid-19 vaccinations at Forth Valley

Army’s shot in the arm for war on Covid - leader comment

GP practice staff are facing abuse, said Dr Buist.

Top Scottish GP asks patients to 'be kind' as staff struggle with Covid workload

GPs are inundated with demand, Dr Buist said.

GPs inundated with demand and struggling to cope, warns BMA Scotland

NHS staff carrying out testing at a drive-through centre and Dr Andrew Buist of British Medical Association Scotland pictured right picture: JPI Media

NHS to face 'most difficult period ever', says Scottish medical chief

Dr Andrew Buist said expectations about what the NHS could provide would have to change until a vaccine for Covid-19 was found.

NHS Scotland facing ‘most difficult’ winter in history, GPs warn

Medical staff wearing PPE safety equipment at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. (Picture: Andy O'Brien)

As NHS returns to ‘new normal’, please be patient – Dr Andrew Buist

Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has announced £15m more for GP surgeries.

GP practices get £15m extra to cope with coronavirus

Face masks are required by GPs says BMA Scotland.

GPs call for face mask protection from coronavirus

The fast-spreading coronavirus could mean the vital Scottish medical supply link with China is affected picture: supplied

Coronavirus: fears vital Scottish medical supply link is affected by fast spread...

The Scottish Ambulance Service deals with hundreds of thousands of calls a year. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty

‘Lives put at risk’ by malicious emergency calls

Scottish doctors have warned that out-of-hours GP service nationwide is failing due to a lack of staff. Picture: PA

Scottish care home resident left dead in room for 24 hours amidst 'serious' GP s...

How a doctor's appointment on a smartphone might look.

‘Skype check-ups’ with GPs could cut demand for face-to-face appointments

Hundreds of Scottish GPs and dentists take early retirement

Hundreds of Scottish GPs and dentists take early retirement

Young female doctor measuring blood pressure of patient in surgery consultation hour.

Scottish Government urged to speed up delivering GP contract

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