Cole-Hamilton responds to Auditor General NHS Report

Responding to the Auditor General’s embargoed report which finds the Scottish Government has no clear plan to address the operational pressures on the NHS or reform services, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:

“Under the SNP’s mismanagement, our NHS is on its knees.

“Hundreds of thousands of Scots are trapped on an NHS waiting list, while record numbers are stuck in hospital because they can’t get the care they need at home or in the community.

“With staff overwhelmed and the health and social care system going backwards on so many measures, the SNP Government must now admit that its three-year old NHS Recovery Plan has flopped. It needs rewritten to get people seen quickly and fix care so that patients can leave hospital on time.”