A drive to create GP clusters in Scotland is launched today.
The Scottish government announced it was putting £7.5 million behind the project, setting out its aim that practices should collaborate more closely.
It promised that every practice would have protected time to take part in clusters.
Scotland currently has 142 clusters planned and all but two of the country’s 31 integration joint boards have confirmed their arrangements.
The medical director of Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Dr Brian Robson, said: “Healthcare Improvement Scotland recognises that a flourishing primary care is a key component of health and social care integration and are delighted to be supporting the development of out of hours care and the quality agenda in GP clusters.
“This significant investment announced by the Scottish Government today will help to support improvements in care for people using primary care services at a time of rising demand in-hours and out-of-hours.”
Scottish finance secretary Derek Mackey said: “The additional funding announced today to support GPs is exactly the sort of new ways of working which we want to encourage in our NHS.
“Working together, across practice boundaries, will allow local GPs to better manage their collective resources and provide services that are tailored to their local population.”
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