GPs across Tayside and Fife blow the whistle on a workload tidal wave that is threatening patient care.
A Courier investigation has revealed crisis-level demands that doctors say can only be resolved by more resources.
Leading Tayside GP, Dr Andrew Cowie, warned service levels are suffering as an already difficult situation gets worse.
Other practice chiefs claimed the sheer volume of box-ticking bureaucracy to secure funding is hampering their ability to perform effectively.
According to some doctors, efforts to reduce the demands of the Quality and Outcomes Framework – the system for GPs’ performance management and payment – are having a minimal impact.
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