Chris Black (@chris_e_black) 's Twitter Profile
Chris Black

@chris_e_black

GP in Ayrshire and Arran, LMC secretary, Deputy Chair SGPC, Father, Husband and those in no particular order! Views are my own.

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Dr Chris Black of Rebuild General Practice and deputy chair of BMA Scotland SGPC makes the front page of the Daily Record today as he outlines the challenges facing GPs in Scotland. 🗣️“The system has become overwhelmed” Read the full story 👇 dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-…

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🚨📰📻 Read Iain Morrison’s comment on Audit Scotland report on GPs in this morning’s The Herald. Also, listen out for Dr Morrison on BBC Radio Scotland Good Morning Scotland at 8:15 discussing the issues it raises and the urgent need for direct investment in GPs.

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‘General practice continues to feel overwhelmed…The real concern is the consistent erosion of the funding that is dedicated towards general practice within the NHS’ Iain Morrison responding to Audit Scotland report on BBC Radio Scotland Listen👇from 2.18 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

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‼️ATTENTION GPs in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 We’re launching new materials for surgeries to help explain the challenges we face as we ramp up our funding restoration campaign 🩺 Read this blog to find out all the details and download the posters and social media graphics 👇 bmascotland.home.blog/2025/04/24/sta…

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🚨 New video for GPs in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿: Watch Iain Morrison set out our call for full funding restoration. Urgent direct investment in GPs is required - hear why and how we are making the case to the Scottish Government ⬇️⬇️⬇️ 1/3

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📣'Across the four nations of the UK, general practice is crumbling' 📄Read this new report which spells out why it is so important that GPs are properly valued 👇

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🚨📽️ NEW STAND WITH YOUR SURGERY VIDEO! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Find out about the difference our ask for #fullfundingrestoration would make for GPs and patients across Scotland. 👀 Have a watch below.... 👇👇👇 1/2

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And read all the details about our call for £290m to fill the funding gap that has developed since 2008 and enable GPs to do more for their patients here. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ 2/2 bma.org.uk/bma-media-cent…

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🗣️Today our Scottish GP committee chair Iain Morrison warns: GPs are increasingly concerned about the survival of practices, with many warning there is “no realistic chance” of meeting demand from patients 👀⬇️ bma.org.uk/bma-media-cent…

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EXCL: Scotland’s GPs are increasingly concerned about the survival of their practices with many warning there is "no realistic chance" of meeting demand from patients, a new survey from BMA Scotland finds. Story in The Herald on Sunday today: heraldscotland.com/news/25237547.…

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📻‘The result of our survey…showed us GPs are absolutely exhausted… We have not enough resource to meet the needs of our patients and services are really suffering’ SGPC chair Iain Morrison on BBC's The Sunday Show Listen back 👇 from 1:20:30 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

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🚨Our survey found GPs in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 are increasingly concerned about the survival of their practices & many are warning there is "no realistic chance" of meeting demand from patients. You can read more 👇 bma.org.uk/bma-media-cent…

Victoria Shotton (@shotts1983) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Primary care- the backbone of the MHS for patients is dying and the situation is not sustainable. Funding restoration from Scot Gov Health is urgently required as well as palpable changes for the future otherwise the NHS as we know it will cease to function #standwithyoursurgery

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‘It is a situation which is completely unsustainable’ A BMA Scotland survey of GPs has revealed the shocking extent to which doctors working in primary care are struggling to cope with unmanageable workloads and years of underinvestment. Jennifer Trueland reports.

‘It is a situation which is completely unsustainable’

A <a href="/BMAScotland/">BMA Scotland</a> survey of GPs has revealed the shocking extent to which doctors working in primary care are struggling to cope with unmanageable workloads and years of underinvestment. <a href="/JenTrueland/">Jennifer Trueland</a> reports.
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🚨 NEW BLOG ‘Please don’t let us burnout’ ✍️ Dr Sharon Hamilton writes from personal experience on the ‘relentless’ pressures GPs are facing - and why full funding restoration is needed #standwithyoursurgery Read 👇 bmascotland.home.blog/2025/06/19/pre…

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🚨 ALERT: GPs in Scotland have moved into formal dispute with the Scottish Government. Listen to Iain Morrison explain why, what this means for the profession and our campaign for £290m #fullfundingrestoration, and how we need the support of GPs across 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. 👇👇👇 1/2

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✍️ You can read a full blog from the SGPC leadership team here. If you are a GP who isn't a member, please join today - it's the only way you'll get a say in any potential ballot of the profession. #standwithyoursurgery Details here 🔽🔽🔽 2/2 bmascotland.home.blog/2025/06/26/eno…

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Our summer GP roadshows led by Iain Morrison headed to Glasgow last night for another great event discussing our campaign for £290m #fullfundingrestoration. Its great to see so many GPs engaging and the real passion in the room. There's still time to sign up! 🧵1/2

Our summer GP roadshows led by <a href="/DrIMChairSGPC/">Iain Morrison</a>  headed to Glasgow last night for another great event discussing our campaign for £290m #fullfundingrestoration.

Its great to see so many GPs engaging and the real passion in the room. There's still time to sign up!

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Join us as the roadshows continue next week: 📍Dundee, Tues. 📍Aberdeen, Wed. 💻If you can't make those, or have missed the event near you, join us online on Thurs evening. Find out more, and sign up here. And follow us on X for updates. 2/2 bmascotland.home.blog/2025/08/04/bma…