“Thousands of people have already been waiting years for help – they cannot wait any longer.'
More than 1,500 Scots patients are waiting three years or more for hospital procedures while a total of 6,831 Scots have been on the list for two years.
The First Minister, who previously served as health secretary, said this would reduce waiting lists by 100,000 by 2026. Hitting out at the Scottish Government the Labour MSP insisted: “There is no time to waste tackling Scotland’s scandalous NHS waiting lists, which are leaving people to suffer for years on end.
“Too many experienced nursing staff are leaving, worn down by the years of understaffing and underinvestment. And too few are choosing to study our safety critical profession.” A Scottish Government spokesperson said: “We have met our targets to reduce waiting times of over two years in most specialities, with 83% of outpatient specialities and 57% of inpatient/day-case specialities now having fewer than ten patients waiting more than two years.
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