A Vision for Health and Social Care in Scotland

As an amendment to motion S6M-13466 in the name of Neil Gray (A Vision for Health and Social Care in Scotland), insert at end “; is concerned that 840,300 people in Scotland are on NHS waiting lists for tests and treatment, of which over 87,000 have waited more than a year; notes that more patients are forced to use the private sector, with the latest data showing that the number of privately paid for hospital admissions is 80% higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic, and calls on the Scottish Government to set out a plan for reducing waiting times.”