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GPs say National Insurance rise could close Highland practices

The NHS is exempt from the increase, but GP practices are not because they are classed as independent contractors.

Grantown-on-Spey-based Dr Miles said because 95% of GPs’ business came from the NHS it meant they also did not qualify for other types of tax relief.

He added that the sector had already endured 15 years of being under resourced.

Dr Miles said: “Some GPs are talking about this being the final nail in the coffin of their practice.

“For any practice that is marginal this could force them to close.

“If it doesn’t it will certainly make it harder to recruit doctors to general practice.”

Dr Miles said it was expensive for the NHS to step in and take over struggling practices, and he called on the UK government to ease financial burdens on GPs.

He said the situation affected practices across the UK.


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