 saying it was in a precarious position. The survey suggested 28% said their workload was unmanageable. "Significantly, our survey suggests this is only going to get worse given the current direction of travel," Dr Buist said. "The current demanding situation is taking its toll on GP wellbeing. "Generally GPs are a very robust group of people, but we are just human, and everyone has a limit." Image caption, Dr Andrew Buist said GP surgeries across Scotland are at risk of collapsing Dr Buist said it was concerning that 85% of those who responded sometimes or regularly struggled to cope - and that work was having a negative impact on their physical or mental wellbeing. "That is a dreadful statistic," he said. Dr Buist said that 43% of GPs said their practice could not meet demand and there was no chance of them doing so in the near future. "All of this suggests a position that is likely to get much worse, with practices collapsing, handing back contracts and patient care suffering as a result," he said. "Without urgent action, we will see parts of Scotland become seriously under-doctored as many patients will struggle even more than they are right now to get appointments. "This will lead to){kind=link}
Scotland’s GPs are facing a bleak situation and things are going to get worse, doctors’ leaders have warned.
BMA Scotland GP chair Dr Andrew Buist said many GPs fear their practices are not sustainable in the long term.
Dr Buist was speaking after a survey by the doctors’ union suggested 85% of those who responded sometimes struggle to cope.
Three-quarters of GPs who replied said the past year had made them more likely to leave the profession altogether.
More than 850 GPs responded to the BMA Scotland GP wellbeing survey.