Meeting of the Parliament 02 May 2018
I will be clear to the cabinet secretary. The mismanagement and financial chaos that are facing our NHS cannot continue. They are impacting the morale of our health service staff. That is exactly why the Scottish Conservatives are putting the SNP Government on notice over its handling of the financial crisis that faces Scotland’s health boards. There is a need for action to prevent the next major financial crisis in the integration joint boards from happening.
The two critical issues that face our Scottish NHS have developed on the SNP’s watch over the past 11 years, and we now need a Government that will get a grip of the dire situation that has been created. That is why I believe that the Parliament needs to seek the urgent action that we propose. We must return our NHS to a secure and sustainable financial footing.
I move,
That the Parliament notes the financial problems in NHS Ayrshire, Tayside and Lothian; understands that these issues are being faced across Scotland; notes the ongoing lack of transparency on the state of board and integration joint board finances; calls for the immediate publication of the current financial position for all NHS bodies and for a progress review of integration joint boards, and believes that, failing sustained and immediate action, the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport should be held accountable for the ongoing problems.
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