10 h. ago Scottish Government must solve NHS waiting list crisis as service 'is dying'

"The reality is we now have a two-tier system where those who can afford it pay and those who cannot have to continue suffering."

Events

9 d. ago ‘I’ll use private sector to help clear NHS backlog’, says Streeting

The health secretary said it would be ‘foolish’ to rule out a greater role for the private sector in the NHS

Politics

1 week ago Millions of patients to be treated by GPs instead of hospitals under radical reforms to cut NHS waiting list

NHS bosses claim half of the 135 million hospital outpatient appointments every year are 'pointless' and follow-ups and consultations could instead be done in high-street surgeries.

Science

1 week ago NHS waiting list for planned treatment falls to lowest level in two years

Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting said the Government was ‘putting the NHS on the road to recovery’.

Politics

1 week ago NHS gets an extra £29billion a year but waiting list targets may STILL be missed, health chiefs say

Economists described the real-terms rise as 'substantial', with the health service budget now equal to the entire annual income of Portugal.

Economics

1 week ago NHS 'will miss Keir Starmer's waiting list target' despite Spending Review boost of up to £30billion

Internal Department for Health modelling reportedly shows the NHS is on course to hit only about 80% by the end of the parliament

Economics

2 w. ago Over 2,000 people from Lanarkshire languishing on NHS waiting list to see psychologist

Freedom of Information Requests revealed that some 22,880 across Scotland are currently on a psychologist waiting list.

Politics

2 w. ago Over 4,000 people from the Lothians languishing on NHS waiting list to see psychologist

Freedom of Information Requests revealed that some 22,880 across Scotland are currently on a psychologist waiting list.

Politics

2 w. ago Nearly 23,000 Scots stuck on NHS waiting list to see psychologist

EXCLUSIVE: Freedom of Information Requests revealed that some 22,880 are currently on a psychologist waiting list - with NHS Lothian having the longest list.

Politics

3 w. ago Schoolgirl who nearly choked to death stuck on NHS waiting list as parents live in fear

Lauren Crome has been suffering from debilitating condition since she was three years old

Society