NHS Waiting Times

That the Parliament believes that the recent hidden waiting times scandal raises significant questions regarding the integrity of the Scottish Government’s claims on waiting times; believes that clear warning signs were overlooked; recognises that both the hidden waiting times scandal and the Scottish Government’s failure to meet its four-hour A&E waiting time target for Scotland as a whole since 2009 are signs of an NHS under significant strain, and asks the Scottish Government to put patients and hard-working NHS staff first and to ensure that the health service properly meets its waiting times obligations while providing the best possible patient care.