For example, the introduction of the pharmacy first Scotland service is designed to provide ready high street access to diagnostic services for particularly low-level incidents; the expansion of general practitioner walk-in clinics is designed to ensure that we support that endeavour; and the increase in GP numbers is designed to ensure that there are alternatives to people undertaking visits to A and E.We are clearly wrestling with challenging circumstances in A and E services, but, in the health service as a whole, there has been an increase in the number of procedures that are being undertaken.