John Swinney opens Scotland's first walk-in GP clinic in Edinburgh

Scottish First Minister John Swinney has opened the first of fifteen walk in GP centres as part of a push to ease the burden on the NHS. Similar to the urgent treatment centres launched in England in 2017, Scotland s “national network” of walk in clinics will grant patients urgent medical care on the day without the need for an appointment. The £36million pilot programme, which was announced at the SNP s annual conference in Aberdeen last October, targets health authorities buckling under the

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John Swinney opens Scotland's first walk-in GP clinic in Edinburgh

Scottish First Minister John Swinney has opened the first of fifteen walk in GP centres as part of a push to ease the burden on the NHS. Similar to the urgent treatment centres launched in England in 2017, Scotland s “national network” of walk in clinics will grant patients urgent medical care on the day without the need for an appointment. The £36million pilot programme, which was announced at the SNP s annual conference in Aberdeen last October, targets health authorities buckling under the

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