Scotland's GPs warn a new screening process will reduce the number of available appointments.
Dr Andrew Buist, chairman of BMA Scotland GP committee, told BBC Scotland asking the nine questions will take about two minutes.
"We see one million patients each month face-to-face in our GP surgeries, I don't think we can maintain that if we're having to do this new process."It shouldn't be me telling the public - a very senior person in the Scottish government needs to explain to the public what is happening and why it will be more difficult to get an appointment with your GP.
He warned: "Patients with Covid symptoms will be forced to go to the GP and will be sitting only a few metres apart from people with other medical problems."as the frontline in the pandemic and a backlog in patients with other medical issues.
Ms Sturgeon said the change in guidance was part of a number of measures aimed at "trying to keep the health service functioning" during winter and the pandemic.
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