Iain Morrison
@DrIMChairSGPC
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Chair, BMA’s Scottish GP Committee. On a mission to make General Practice the outstanding service it can be. prefer Bluesky
Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined July 2024
Brilliant turnout in Glasgow last night, and Inverness the night before! Thanks all! Still time to join us at Dundee, Aberdeen or online https://t.co/TTUuiq6XdF
#FullFundingRestoration
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The weather has been very variable this summer, much like the fortunes of general practice over the years. Hopefully you are managing to squeeze in some holiday and rest, given the ongoing and rele…
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Merry Christmas everyone, thanks to all the people working over the festivities to keep our health system running.
🎄GPs in Scotland: have a read of the Christmas message from @DrIMChairSGPC, Chair of SGPC. 📝"The £250m package gives us all, I hope, a chance to look to the future with cautious optimism..... much crucial work lies ahead in the next 12 months." https://t.co/CGyhkLqU8o
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'The next 3 years are going to be absolutely pivotal to the future of our profession...let us be proud to be GPs once more' Read the full speech from @DrIMChairSGPC to #SLMC25 👇 https://t.co/7h10F2zTKC
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Our summer GP roadshows led by @DrIMChairSGPC headed to Glasgow last night for another great event discussing our campaign for £290m #fullfundingrestoration. Its great to see so many GPs engaging and the real passion in the room. There's still time to sign up! 🧵1/2
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🗓️Still plenty of chance for GPs across the country to sign up for our events in Inverness, Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen. Find out more, and register to come along in the following blog 🔽🔽🔽 2/2 https://t.co/xHdlVjFsBu
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The weather has been very variable this summer, much like the fortunes of general practice over the years. Hopefully you are managing to squeeze in some holiday and rest, given the ongoing and rele…
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📢 Strong turn out for our first GP summer roadshow in Edinburgh last night. Led by @DrIMChairSGPC there was plenty of good discussion on our call for £290m full funding restoration, our current dispute with the Scot Gov, and our next steps as a united profession. 1/2
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Practices will have received the GMS uplift letter from Scottish Government, which states they are implementing DDRB. You are right to be angry! No GP Partners can deliver all the intentions as ENIC has been ignored. Our dispute intensifies! Funding restoration is now bigger!
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Enough is enough #TeamGP
🚨 ALERT: GPs in Scotland have moved into formal dispute with the Scottish Government. Listen to @DrIMChairSGPC explain why, what this means for the profession and our campaign for £290m #fullfundingrestoration, and how we need the support of GPs across 🏴. 👇👇👇 1/2
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Many thanks for having me to the PAC @SP_PublicAudit Please watch the whole hearing if you can.
“It is really demoralising when you know that you could be doing more.” This week we heard from @DrIMChairSGPC, Chair of @BMAScotland on General Practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract. Listen to what he told us about how many GPs are feeling👇
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EXCL: Scotland’s GPs are increasingly concerned about the survival of their practices with many warning there is "no realistic chance" of meeting demand from patients, a new survey from @BMAScotland finds. Story in @heraldscotland on Sunday today: https://t.co/yftcVlMrQZ
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The latest survey from the British Medical Association (BMA) in Scotland has found many GPs are struggling to cope with their workload, with some…
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🚨📽️ NEW STAND WITH YOUR SURGERY VIDEO! 🏴Find out about the difference our ask for #fullfundingrestoration would make for GPs and patients across Scotland. 👀 Have a watch below.... 👇👇👇 1/2
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🚨SCOTTISH GP ALERT: Read @DrIMChairSGPC's response to the DDRB recommendations in his latest blog. 🗣️"We are steadfast in our resolve to improve the support for our profession". https://t.co/CWipV1s4Wy
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I promise, one day I will write a blog that is purely upbeat and optimistic. However, and with regret, not today. That is because yesterday the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Renumeration (m…
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SURVEY CLOSING WEDNESDAY https://t.co/ixcFy8wZML Thanks to the 1100+ GPs who have completed the survey. It would be great if we could hit the 1500 mark. It is open to ALL GPs in Scotland. Please let your views be known. We will share the results publically soon after closing.
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*CALLING ALL GPs in SCOTLAND* Please complete our survey as we demand funding restoration for General Practice. PLEASE SHARE https://t.co/oOO0kBf5Tu
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We hope across recent days you will have seen, either in the media, or through social media, that we have launched our campaign for full funding restoration for GPs in Scotland. We are buoyed by …
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80% of locum GPs want to take on more NHS work but are struggling to find opportunities. The workforce is there—let’s use it to #RebuildGP and reduce pressure. #TeamGP
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‼️ATTENTION GPs in 🏴 We’re launching new materials for surgeries to help explain the challenges we face as we ramp up our funding restoration campaign 🩺 Read this blog to find out all the details and download the posters and social media graphics 👇 https://t.co/2EgOdLNo04
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As GPs, we know the scale of the challenges our surgeries face. Every day, we struggle to do the very best we can for each and every patient we care for. But as demand has soared, and o…
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🚨 New video for GPs in 🏴: Watch @DrIMChairSGPC set out our call for full funding restoration. Urgent direct investment in GPs is required - hear why and how we are making the case to the @scotgov ⬇️⬇️⬇️ 1/3
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For my reaction to @JohnSwinney NHS keynote speech please join Bluesky and follow me there with the same handle: @DrIMChairSGPC.bsky.social
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