Scotland’s GPs say addressing workload and critical staff shortages should take priority over plans for drop-in services announced by the First Minister.

The Royal College of GPs says there are many unanswered questions surrounding the idea announced by John Swinney at the SNP conference.

The First Minister promised to launch 15 walk-in clinics across Scotland, with the first “up and running within the year”.

However, the professional body for Scotland’s frontline doctors said it would prefer a straightforward increase in the amount of money going into normal GP services.

Chris Provan, an Aberdeen GP and chair of Scotland’s Royal College of General Practitioners, also said GPs were not consulted before the First Minister announced his plans.

“When I heard the announcement, there were

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