Equivalent of more than 1 in 7 Scots are on a waiting list

Responding to the latest Public Health Scotland figures which show that NHS waiting lists totalled 840,300 by the quarter ending March 2024, an increase on the numbers waiting at the end of last quarter and the equivalent of more than 1 in 7 Scots, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:  

“Voting SNP is bad for your health. More and more Scots are left waiting for vital scans, critical tests, and life-saving treatment. Patients in Scotland deserve better.

“The blame for this lies solely at the door of the SNP and their mismanagement of the health system. They have failed to give our hard-working NHS staff the beds, safe staffing and resources they desperately need.    

“Neil Gray needs to get handle on this, and fast. It is time he scrapped Humza Yousaf's failed recovery plan and bring forward a strategy that will meaningfully tackle burnout among staff and put their voices first as they tackle the crisis."