Doctors cast doubt on Holyrood's £32m plans to recruit more health professionals
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DOCTORS have cast doubt over a £32 million Scottish government plan to recruit more health professionals, warning that the proposals could see junior medics being used to “plug gaps” in the workforce.
The Scottish government unveiled a “significant expansion of trainee doctors” today, with 139 additional trainees to be taken on.
These would be focussed in those areas of the NHS that have come under greatest pressure as Scotland looks to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, Scottish Health Secretary Humza Yousaf said.
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