Simon Barker, a children's orthopaedic surgeon in Aberdeen, explains the growing concern over the use of new “physician associates” in a stretched health service.
Are they valuable, quickly-trained additions, or is this “mission creep” to paper over gaps doctors can’t always cover?
Dr Barker is...
Published 05/22/24
Douglas Ross tells us drug addiction and death is a problem in rural areas like his Moray constituency, not just cities with problems such as Dundee and Glasgow.
The Tory leader explains why his ‘right to addiction recovery bill’ should get support at Holyrood.
We also look our coverage of the...
Published 05/15/24