An ‘endless struggle’: a qualitative study of general practitioners’ and practice nurses’ experiences of managing multimorbidity in socio-economically deprived areas of Scotland

Abstract

Professionals' discussions of the difficulties that they face personally and attempt to help those most in need reflect both the continuing existence of the 'inverse care law' and the need for whole system changes to enhance the effectiveness of primary care for patients with multimorbidity in deprived areas.