GPs have warned they will be forced to cut services unless the Scottish government comes up with a sustained cash injection.

The remarks, from BMA Scotland, came after Audit Scotland reported a promise by the SNP government to add 800 GP roles by 2027 was now unlikely to be met, after a 6 per cent real-terms funding cut to the service between 2021/22 and 2023/24.

Warning of missed deadlines and a lack of transparency, Auditor General Stephen Boyle said: “The Scottish government needs to clarify its plan for general practice and set out the actions, timescales and costs to deliver it.”