BMA SCOTLAND LEADER'S WARNING - NHS MIGHT NOT LAST TILL 2048

Top doctor calls for a 'national conversation'

THE NHS in Scotland may not survive the next 25 years without a "national conversation" about the service and the funding it receives, a leading doctor has warned.

Dr Iain Kennedy, chairman of the British Medical Association (BMA) in Scotland, said there is a need to "look at the whole NHS and make the big decisions on where the money should be spent" -adding that without such action, it may not last until its 100th anniversary in 2048.