Rutherglen’s MSP insists investment from the Scottish Government is reducing NHS waiting lists in Lanarkshire and Glasgow.
The SNP’s Clare Haughey spoke out after new figures showed a 16.1 per cent drop in waiting times in NHS Lanarkshire for scoping procedures, a 14.9 per cent drop for ophthalmology waits and a 9.3 per cent drop for orthopaedics.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, where people from Rutherglen and Cambuslang may also be referred, have also seen drops in waiting times – including a 26.7 per cent reduction for scoping procedures.
Commenting, Clare Haughey MSP said: “I welcome these figures which show a drop in waiting times for many services which people from Rutherglen and Cambuslang access in Lanarkshire and Glasgow.
“This was only possible because of the £30 million additional funding from the SNP Government, which has enabled NHS boards to exceed their appointment targets and reduce waiting times.
“But we all know we need to go further – the SNP Government is proposing a £200 million investment to help clear waiting list backlogs and reduce delayed discharge.
“The other opposition parties in the Scottish Parliament have said they’ll back our budget – and now Labour and the Tories need to do the same, to deliver this this NHS funding in Lanarkshire and Glasgow, and across Scotland.”
A further £200 million to reduce waiting times and delayed discharge will be made available as part of the SNP’s Scottish Budget for 2025-26, ensuring no one waits more than 52 weeks for a procedure or appointment by March 2026.
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