Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 19 March 2026 [Draft]
19 Mar 2026 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
General Question Time
National Health Service
The polls suggest that this party is the most trusted in this Parliament to be the custodian of our most cherished public asset, which is our national health service. Perhaps that is because of the progress that we are making.
Sandesh Gulhane and I share a desire for the continued recovery of our health service. I repeat that long waits in our health service are now down for eight months in a row. The numbers of operations and procedures are up and are reaching record levels. That is because of the record investment that we are making, which Sandesh Gulhane voted against, and because of the incredible commitment of our hard-working NHS staff who continue to deliver for the people of Scotland.
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Neil Gray
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