Tools
Enhanced services quick calculator →
Estimate the break-even cost to your practice of a task requested by the board, using BMA SGPC 2026/27 pay rates.
Interface template letters →
Pre-drafted letters for declining work inappropriately transferred from secondary care, aligned with the Lothian interface agreement.
Is it my job? →
A quick decision guide to whether a request falls within GMS essential services — with the interface rules in plain English.
Shared care decision tool →
Work through the six questions from our guidance for any shared care request — NHS or private — and generate a documented record of the decision.
Guidance
Explainers
How General Practice is funded →
The global sum and workload formula, where the money is spent, and what the NHS gets for it — with Lothian data throughout.
For patientsWhat’s happening to your GP practice? →
A plain-English explainer designed for practices to share with their patients — why access feels harder, how practices are funded, and what would actually fix it.
Analysis & debate
From the website
BMA Scotland GP blog
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