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On STV News and in the Herald but, again, hidden by BBC Scotland:

Patients will have access to GP-led care on the same day without an appointment as the First Minister opens the first of a new network of walk-in services. The new services will make it easier for people to get urgent care for medical issues while easing pressure on GP practices and hospitals.

The Scottish Government is investing £36 million into a pilot programme which will see a further 14 services established across Scotland. First Minister John Swinney will open the country’s first GP walk-in clinic at Wester Hailes Healthy Living Centre, marking a significant step forward in the government’s efforts to strengthen primary care.

https://www.gov.scot/news/first-new-gp-walk-in-service-opens/

BBC Scotland‘s failure to cover this story, at a time of crisis in the Labour Party, may not surprise but is hypocritical given their earlier (October 2025) intense interest in it with:

GPs question SNP plans for new drop-in services

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3d5e950ego

So, ‘SNP walk-in services‘ are a bad thing? Labour ones?

BBC Scotland will not want to connect a GP walk-in service with the SNP Government. It’s a Labour thing, it belongs to Wes Streeting. They can’t have the SNP stealing their thunder by actually opening one. https://www.healthcare-management.uk/breaking-news-streeting-unveils-neighbourhood-health-pioneers

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