A number of residents and the local community council have objected to plans to permanently close the GP surgery in Blair Atholl.
Objections have been raised over a lack of public transport and an ageing population who now have to travel to Pitlochry for appointments.
Atholl Medical Practice has made a request to NHS Tayside's board to vary its General Medical Services (GMS) contract to allow the permanent closure of the Blair Atholl branch.
Like a number of local practices, Atholl Medical Practice has faced difficulties recruiting GPs. The practice has proposed to consolidate all its services onto one site eight miles away at Atholl Medical Centre in Pitlochry.
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