The Public Audit Committee looks at reports published by the Auditor General for Scotland to examine whether public money is being spent efficiently and effectively.
On 27 March 2025 the Auditor General for Scotland published General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract.
The report says "General practice plays a critical role in Scotland’s ambition to improve the population’s health and keep people at home and out of hospitals. However, the pressure on general practice is increasing because of a growing and ageing population, enduring and widening health inequalities, and longer waits for hospital care. Compared to 2017, there are also fewer whole‑time equivalent GPs, and the Scottish Government’s commitment to increase the number of GPs by 800 is unlikely to be met by 2027".