Primary care role for SAS doctors 'not viable', BMA paper warns

Hiring specialty and associate specialist (SAS) doctors to see undifferentiated patients in primary care risks driving up GP workload, creating a two-tier service and may not be cost-effective, a draft BMA position statement warns.

by Nick Bostock

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