A doctor living in fear of violent patients faces threats and abuse on a regular basis.
Dr John Ip says GPs are on the receiving end of frustration and anger from patients, as new research lifts the lid on their often hostile working environment.
The Paisley medic sits on the Scottish Medical Committee of doctors' union, the BMA, and spoke out as the study revealed nine out of 10 have suffered abuse in the last year, the Daily Record reports.