Operations activity stagnating below pre-pandemic levels 

Responding to figures that reveal the number of planned operations is still falling short of pre-pandemic levels, with 49,000 fewer operations conducted in the last year compared to pre-pandemic levels, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:

“The SNP have had countless chances to get the health service back on its feet after the pandemic, but they’ve failed at every turn, causing misery for patients and staff.

“There is a significant question mark over the future of five already delayed NHS treatment centres, which were supposed to deal with the operations backlog. Yet again, the SNP have promised the earth for our NHS but delivered next to nothing.

“My party want to see an end to the excuses and for these centres to be installed in towns and cities which are too often forgotten by the SNP.

“Making sure people can get swift access to local care should be the top priority for every member of parliament. That’s what you get with the Scottish Liberal Democrats. I don’t believe the SNP can say the same.”