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SNP 'ignored Scottish needs' over GP hours



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A LEADING doctor has accused the Scottish Government of following Westminster's lead on extended hours.
Dr Dean Marshall, chairman of the BMA's Scottish General Practitioners Committee and an Edinburgh GP, told the annual conference of Scottish Local Medical Committees: "The SNP Government has lacked the confidence or will to extract itself from the political agenda which is driving health policy in England.

"A prime example of this is the Scottish Government's decision to apply the English plan for extended hours.

"A plan that was devised to deal with a particular problem in South East England which is completely different to the situation we have here in Scotland."





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1

McX,

26/04/2008 13:36:16
'ignored Scottish needs'


Where exactly did he say that?
2

Jwil,

26/04/2008 13:48:58
Why was tere no opportunity for the SNP to reply to this accusation!
3

The Former Mr. Angry,

Perth 26/04/2008 14:53:47
Wooo - sour grapes. Go on Dean - work one evening and Saturday morning. You'll feel better for it.
4

Toast,

26/04/2008 15:25:18
Aye right Mr Marshal,there was a time when GP's were respected hard working members of the community,now having got their massive pay rise they spend their whole time moaning about a few extra hours.I would have thought that patients needs would be universal not regional anyway.
5

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26/04/2008 16:17:10
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Andrew D,

Brisbane 26/04/2008 16:23:15
The Scotsman is shameless. They repeatedly put words that are not quotes in inverted commas to give the appearance that they are.

Of course they only seem to do that when it is negative to the SNP.

You are absolutely disgraceful, Scotsman.
7

gus1940,

Edinburgh 26/04/2008 17:41:27
Once again the opinion of one person presented in a headline as fact by using quote marks.
8

portonian,

falkirk 26/04/2008 19:25:07


Dr MARSHALL GET ON AND GIVE THE SERVICE YOU ARE PAID

TO GIVE LEAVE THE KITCHEN IF YOU CA.NT STAND THE HEAT
9

Foulkes Off the CyberNat,

Edinburgh 29/04/2008 15:33:41
Let me just take a wee stab in the dark here.
Another unionist "expert" has been wheeled in to critisise SNP policy because he or she is a unionist and the SNP are the party of Scottish Independence and this propaganda media prints it as a story???

Is that where we are again?? just for a change.

 

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