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Academic

Dr Chris Provan

chair of RCGP Scotland

Press citations

4

Topic

1

GP access

Last quoted

Sept 2026

Dr Chris Provan: key facts

Kind of voice
Academic
Role
chair of RCGP Scotland
Quoted on
GP access
Press citations held
4
Most recently quoted
30 Sept 2026

“Our concern is that this proposal does not address the major barriers to good access: critical workforce shortages and unmanageable workload. While there has been a modest increase in whole-time equivalent GPs over the past year, Scotland still has fewer GPs today than it did a decade ago. This is the fundamental problem.”

What Dr Chris Provan has said

  • “To build a sustainable workforce, we must ensure that our GPs feel valued and supported at every stage of their working lives. This hub is about more than just recruitment; it is about retention and culture.”

    Chair of RCGP Scotland · GP access · 30 Sept 2026 · New online hub launched to support General Practitioner careers in ↗

  • “It is not clear how the 16 pilot”

    chairman of the Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland · GP access · 30 Sept 2026 · Will walk-in GP clinics deliver one million extra appointments? ↗

  • “As a GP partner myself, I have seen firsthand the significant advantages of GP partnership for patients and for the wider NHS. It encourages strong fiscal discipline, and empowers practices to deliver personalised, high‑quality care for their patients. It is therefore deeply concerning that so many GPs feel unable to consider partnership as a future career path.”

    RCGP Scotland Chair · GP access · 30 Sept 2026 · RCGP: Future of general practice model at risk ↗

Where Dr Chris Provan has been quoted

  1. SNP unveils GP walk-in centres for Scotland, 25 years after Englandtelegraph.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
  2. New online hub launched to support General Practitioner careers innes.scot.nhs.uk · 30 Sept 2026
  3. Will walk-in GP clinics deliver one million extra appointments?bbc.com · 30 Sept 2026
  4. RCGP: Future of general practice model at riskhealthandcare.scot · 30 Sept 2026

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