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Scottish GP surgeries reach ‘crisis point’ as government spending falls
New NHS data shows a 0.4% fall in spending on family health services in 2017-18
SPENDING on GPs and prescriptions in Scotland fell last year, despite SNP claims that the health service is not facing cuts.
New NHS data showed that £2.6 billion was spent on family health services in 2017-18 — a real terms fall of 0.4 per cent on the previous year. The sector includes GP services, prescription drugs and dental and ophthalmic services.
There was a 1.5 per cent real terms increase in overall NHS operating costs over the same period.
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