Practices in Wales should not expect “large injections” of cash from a government infusion aimed at rescuing general practice, according to senior doctors.

Some £10 million is being distributed to the 64 primary care clusters in Wales.

The Welsh government has said it will allocate £43 million in total to general practice.

The British Medical Association’s Welsh GP committee says the money should be used to reduce the pressure on practice cluster leads.

This would “enable them to get more involved in developing the clusters, with the ultimate goal of improving services available to patients,” according to a letter from committee chair Dr Charlotte Jones.

The letter says doctors could widen availability of pharmacists, improve access to musculoskeletal specialists or consider the use of locums.

She writes: “It is incumbent on us to use these monies to have their biggest impact on us, as all GPs are facing relentless demands and workload day to day.”

She adds that it is “unrealistic to think that individual practices are going to see large injections of financial resources any time soon into core funding.”