Dismay As Nurses Told To Work Extra Hours
June 26th 2008
Scottish GPs have reacted in dismay to a big hand-out intended to pay for their nurses to work extended opening hours. 
The Scottish government says some £2.65 million will be shared between GP practices to pay for nurses to work the extended hours.
But GPs claimed their nurses were as reluctant to work extra hours as doctors.
Dr Dean Marshall, chairman of the Scottish BMA GP committee, said no agreement had been made to ask nurses to work extra hours.
He said: "Many of our staff work in general practice because the hours fit with their family commitments and it is unlikely that practice nurses will be more inclined work evenings and weekends under this scheme.
"Scotland’s GPs believe that it is inappropriate to direct further NHS funding towards extended hours in preference to more pressing health needs.
"Only today, children expressed their concerns about living in poverty - surely it would be more responsible for our Government to invest scarce NHS resources into tackling the health inequalities that exist in Scotland, this would deliver much better health outcomes."
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