First Minister Nicola Sturgeon responded to the ruling saying: "It's extraordinary.

"At moments like this politicians have a tendency to engage in hyperbole, but there is nothing by way of exaggeration in saying this is the most significant constitutional judgement we've heard in our lifetime.

"The Supreme Court this morning has found the prime minister acted unlawfully, that he did so effectively to evade scrutiny and accountability.

"He had no good reason for doing so, and he did all of this at a time of political and constitutional crisis."

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Ms Sturgeon went on to say the court found that the UK parliament was not actually prorogued at the moment.

The first minister added: "In light of this judgement today a prime minister with any honour would tender his resignation.

"We've got a prime minister who has been found by the Supreme Court to have acted unlawfully."

She adds that to have a prime minister continue under these circumstances would be unthinkable.

The first minister says if Boris Johnson does not resign "parliament should force him out of office through a confidence vote."

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After lunch, topical questions will be on waste targets, Serco being the preferred bidder for the Northern Isles ferry service and the Thomas Cook collapse.

Then the constitution committee leads a debate following its report on common frameworks between the UK government and devolved administrations.

Ending the day, Labour MSP Colin Smyth will highlight Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Week.

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MSPs consent to the Healthcare (European Economic Area and Switzerland Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

Prior to agreeing to this, committee convener Lewis Macdonald points out the proroguing of parliament has been found to be unlawful by the UK Supreme Court and he does not know what the consequences will be for UK legislation.

The committee moves into private session.

Ms Fyffe reminds the committee that when creating the Health and Care (Staffing) Act they had to work hard to include care homes, despite them dealing with some of the most complex health issues she has seen.

Tory MSP Miles Briggs says the real challenge is having boots on the ground to provide the services required.

Dr Chung tells the committee to "listen to us" in terms of workforce planning.

We need to invest in a public information sharing model about the services out there and where people can go, says Theresa Fyffe.

We need to stop sending the message that you have to through the GP, she adds.

District nurses were not even mentioned in the programme for government and we keep presenting the GP as the main focus, Ms Fyffe adds.

Ms Cable agrees we need to think differently about how to give out information and how to create different starting points for a range of services.

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Scotland has the highest number of GPs per head of population in the UK, research commissioned by the BBC shows.

Analysis by the Nuffield Trust think tank shows there are 76 GPs per 100,000 people, compared to a national UK average of 60.

But Scotland's doctors have warned major challenges still exist with recruitment and retention.

The Scottish government has pledged to recruit a further 800 over the next decade to fill gaps.

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SNP MSP Sandra Whyte asks if people still expect to see GPs as gatekeepers.

Claire Cable replies there is a readiness and openness in the public for change, to see different people, the right person.

The Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland representative adds there is an increasing readiness, but older and frail patients want a continuity of relationship.

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Dr Chung warns that people are suspicious of new things and change.

He argues people don't believe they are better off at home, rather than being in hospital - usually wrongly.

Ms Fyffe agrees there has been a shift and calls for more education about accessing services.

"We have made a shift from what it was but we have so much more to do."

There is a lack of coordination between staffing and training, says Dr Chung.

If there aren't enough staff the training will be rubbish, he says.

Clare Cable says workforce planning for nurses has tended to focus on NHS nurses over others, including those that work in social care.

Theresa Fyffe agrees not enough attention is paid to the provision of care in care services, adding we have not yet caught up with health and care integration in terms of planning.

Dr Chung says planning is not uniform, but what is happening in the community impacts on emergency departments perhaps more than anything.

Patients should get appointments with GPs lasting at least 15 minutes rather than 10, according to the Royal College of GPs.

In a report, it warns nearly 40% of GPs in Scotland feel overwhelmed by their workload at least once a week.

And it has called for 11% of NHS funding to be allocated to general practice to tackle health inequalities.

The Scottish government said a record number of GPs were working in Scotland and there were plans to recruit more.

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Theresa Fyffe says if we don't get workforce planning right, we won't get out of the cycle of crisis management of the workforce.

Ms Fyffe calls for a multidisciplinary approach to workforce planning.

"We're not in a good place in workforce planning at the moment."

Dr Chung says primary care is seen as Monday to Friday nine till five.

He points trying to access services after 5pm on a Friday is when problems begin to happen.

The A&E doctor says his work life balance is better now, with working some weekends.

He calls for primary care to go beyond nine till five, perhaps not as far as seven days a week, but maybe 12 hours a day Monday to Friday.

Plans to increase the number of GPs in Scotland face "significant challenges", according to the spending watchdog.

Audit Scotland said the government would struggle to meet its commitment to recruit an extra 800 family doctors over the next decade.

It said there could also be a shortage of primary care workers, such as practice nurses and physiotherapists, who could help fill the gaps.

Doctors welcomed the recognition of the challenges they face.

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Dr David Chung says out of hours GPs are underused due to some members of the public being unaware they exist.

Dr Chung adds the services need to be there and must be accessible.

Ms Fyffe says her aspiration is a 24/7 district nursing service, however there is no commitment from government to that work and no investment announcement.

She stresses the high levels of district nursing vacancies and the numbers leaving the service.

Clare Cable says it is not about hierarchy, rather working together to ensure care can be coordinated for individuals and families

Tory MSP Brian Whittle says there is a crisis across all disciplines in primary care and he asks if there is protectionism between disciplines.

Theresa Fyffe says she does not think so, adding workforce planning is supposed to be multidisciplinary.

The tension comes if only the public think there are only doctors and nurses, she adds, but she stresses RCN Scotland are committed to workforce planning.