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Question reference: S6W-31427

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 18 November 2024
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 27 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many GP practices within NHS (a) Highland, (b) Western Isles, (c) Orkney, (d) Shetland and (e) Grampian have operated under a so-called 17J contract in each year since 2018.

The following table provides the number of practices which have held General Medical Services contracts (sometimes called 17J practices due to the relevant clause in the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978) in NHS Highland, NHS Western Isles, NHS Orkney, NHS Shetland, and NHS Grampian for each year since 2018.

Table 1 - Practices with General Medical Services contracts

Year/Board	Highland	Western Isles	Orkney	Shetland	Grampian
2018	78	5	4	0	53
2019	78	6	4	0	51
2020	80	5	5	0	49
2021	80	5	5	0	47
2022	76	5	5	0	48
2023	73	6	5	0	47

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