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Has the new GP contract in Scotland reduced health inequalities? Qualitative evaluation of the views of general practitioners working in deprived areas

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-025-02609-w

Published Online: 2025-09-26

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Authors

Aitken, Laura

Donaghy, Eddie

Mercer, Stewart W.
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Funding for this research was provided by:

Economic and Social Research Council (ES/T014164/1, ES/T014164/1)
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Article History

Received: 8 January 2025

Accepted: 10 August 2025

First Online: 26 September 2025

Declarations

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: Ethical approval, in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, was in place for the overall evaluation (REC reference: 21/WA/0078), which included approval for this study. Further ethical approval was gained from the Usher Masters Research Ethics Group (UMREG), Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh (UMREG ID: 24320) as LA conducted this research as part of a Masters degree in Public Health at the University of Edinburgh.

: Consent was obtained from all interviewees prior to data collection, and anonymised in the writing of this report.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

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