'Ending long NHS waits will be my Government’s lasting legacy,' says Swinney
The funding will support health boards and national treatment centres as new outpatient waits over 52 weeks fell for 12 months in a row, Swinney said.
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NHS Scotland waits of over 1 year plummet by 77% only one year after Swinney makes major investment but media ignore this dramatic newsworthy newsm
From page 19 of Stage of treatment waiting times – new outpatients, inpatients and day cases published yesterday, the above graph which I feel sure you will never see on the pages of the media operating in Scotland. How have these dramatic falls starting a year ago in mid 2025, been made possible? In early November 2025, First Minister, John Swinney announced an additional £25.5m ‘to be given to health boards this year to help cut NHS waiting li…
Scotland’s NHS: Extra funding to reduce long waits for treatment
First Minister: Delivering better access to care will be Scottish government’s legacy Reducing long waits for NHS treatment in Scotland is the focus of the government’s new £90 million investment in planned care. First Minister John Swinney said substantial progress had been made in the past year but the government remains focused on accelerating delivery to eradicate long waits for good. Visiting the National Treatment Centre in Fife, Mr Swinne…
Extra Funding to reduce long waits for treatment
Reducing long waits for NHS treatment in Scotland is the focus of the government’s new £90 million investment in planned care. First Minister John Swinney said substantial progress had been made in the past year but the government remains focused on accelerating delivery to eradicate long waits for good. Visiting the National Treatment Centre in Fife, Mr Swinney announced the additional funding for health boards to spend directly on bringing dow…
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