Published Date: 03 July 2008 A LUCRATIVE new contract for Scottish GPs that gave them a 38 per cent pay rise over three years has failed to reduce health inequalities or improve access for patients. A damning report today reveals there has been only limited progress for patients in several key areas – despite the contract costing £160 million more than anticipated. Campaigners said it was "shocking" the deal with family doctors had yet to tackle some of the biggest problems facing the NHS. Matthew Sinclair, a policy analyst at the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "With resources strained paying for new drugs and higher pay across the health service, and hard-pressed families already taxed to the limit, taxpayers can't afford for their politicians to be giving away their money like this. "Across the NHS, we've seen new contracts...
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