GP walk-in clinics see low attendance leading to accusations of failure
Scotland introduced a pilot of walk‑in GP clinics to ease appointment pressures, aiming for 30 sites and over a million extra appointments annually. Early data shows low patient attendance, with just over 2,000 cases recorded across six clinics in June and some centres seeing fewer than 100 patients. Critics, including the BMA’s Iain Morrison, argue the scheme is underperforming and suggest resources would be better spent on core services.
- ▪Public Health Scotland reported just over 2,000 patients attended six walk‑in clinics in June 2026.
- ▪The Scottish government plans to establish 30 walk‑in clinics to deliver more than one million additional GP and nurse appointments per year.
- ▪Health Secretary Angela Constance described the pilot as being in its early stages despite the low uptake.
- ▪BMA chairman Iain Morrison warned the scheme may be more political than practical and cited a similar failed English programme.
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GP walk-in clinics see low attendance leading to accusations of failureImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Walk-in centres were introduced in Scotland to ease pressures on the existing GP serviceByAimee StantonBBC Scotland data journalistPublished28 July 2026, 11:35 BSTUpdated 7 minutes agoA series of walk-in GP clinics which the Scottish government said would end the "8am rush" for appointments have seen low attendance rates, first figures show.Public Health Scotland data, external records that just over 2,000 patients were seen across six centres last month.
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