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Bid to fill Scotland's GP vacancies
More than one in four GP practices in Scotland has a vacancy for a doctor, according to new figures obtained by the BBC.
The latest survey from the British Medical Association shows little change in the number of unfilled posts, depspite a Scottish government recruitment drive launched last summer.
Can a speed-dating event help fill the vacancies, nearly 75% of which have been unfilled for more than six months?
BBC Scotland's health and social care coorrespondent Shelley Jofre reports.
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