GP training in affluent practices in Scotland: the experiences of GP trainees and implications for their future practice.

UK general practice faces workforce challenges. The pandemic, and cost-of-living crisis are felt hardest by our most deprived communities. The Scottish Government is keen to tackle Scotland's high drugs-related deaths.

Commercial business and partnership aspects of general practice: the learning needs of First5 general practitioners in NHS Scotland-a qualitative study.

Objectives: To identify the learning needs of recently qualified general practitioners (GPs) (First5) in National Health Service (NHS) Scotland concerning GP partnership and the commercial business aspects of general practice. It aimed to identify learning opportunities during General Practice Specialty Training and the first 5 years of work, and to explore their suggestions of additional resources that would improve their sense of preparedness for partnership. A secondary aim was to explore what influenced their current choice of employment model and place of work.

Quality and safety issues highlighted by patients in the handling of laboratory test results by general practices--a qualitative study.

Background: In general practice internationally, many care teams handle large numbers of laboratory test results relating to patients in their care. Related research about safety issues is limited with most of the focus on this workload from secondary care and in North American settings. Little has been published in relation to primary health care in the UK and wider Europe.