NHS waiting list pledge should have been fulfilled by September says Labour
A recent government pledge to eradicate waits of more than 12 months for NHS treatment “should have been fulfilled by September”, Scottish Labour have said. Public Health Scotland figures show that in September a total of 100,968 people had been waiting more than 12 months for either a new outpatient appointment, inpatient treatment or day-case treatment. Labour pointed out that this was an increase of 39% on the figure of […]