GPs in Scotland vote to accept new contract

Scotland’s family doctors have voted by a large majority to accept a new contract that will radically change the way they work.

It will see GPs develop a new role as “expert medical generalists” working at the head of primary care teams to deliver integrated community services. It offers a guaranteed minimum income of just over £80 000 for GP partners, the end of GP responsibility for some services such as vaccinations, and a new funding formula that gives greater resources to practices with large numbers of elderly patients.

Although …