SNP have broken the law 680,000 times
· 07.03.2024 · 17:15:02 ··· ··· Thursday ·· 4 (4)
The Scottish Sun Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar also questioned the First Minister on his Government’s record on health, saying the treatment time guarantee – which guarantees in law that eligible patients will be treated within 12 weeks – has been broken 680,000 times.
The legislation creating the guarantee was brought in in 2011 by the SNP, with Mr Sarwar saying: “It is written in law that a patient should be treated within 12 weeks.
“The SNP have broken this law over 680,000 times. Humza Yousaf might try and blame the pandemic, but this law was broken over 320,000 times before Covid.
“Every one of these breaches is someone waiting anxiously for a medical procedure, often in pain. Many have put their lives on hold, stopped work or retired because of their condition.”
Mr Yousaf said “of course this Government apologises and regrets anybody having to wait longer” for treatment.
- Contents of video: -
00:00 - Treatment Time Guarantee legally binding
00:44 - Scotland duing better than Wales
02:08 - SNP broken law over 680,000 times
03:19 - SNP apologises for wait times
05:04 - Across nearly every measure SNP has failed
06:30 - Interruption
07:00 - Scots NHS headcount at record high
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