More than 18,000 people died in Scotland last year while on NHS waiting lists
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Source: More than 18,000 people died in Scotland last year while on NHS waiting lists | The Scottish Sun
MORE than 18,000 people died in Scotland last year while on NHS waiting lists, MSPs were told today.
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar revealed the horrifying figures days after it emerged record numbers were hanging on for appointment.
He told Holyrood the equivalent death toll in 2017 was 7,868.
And he warned that if the trend continues, the toll this year could rise from 18,390 last year to over 20,000.
Mr Sarwar added: “These aren’t just numbers, these are people waiting in pain — many dying far too early, leaving behind heartbroken families.”
Humza Yousaf said it would take time for the health service to recover from the impact of the pandemic.
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The First Minister added: “I’ve always been up front, whether it was when I was Health Secretary, or as First Minister, that the recovery of the NHS will not take weeks or months, it will take years.”
Mr Sarwar also raised concerns over the number of people he claimed are being forced to go private.
He said figures show that the number of uninsured people paying for private treatment has rocketed by 73 per cent since before Covid.
The Labour leader hit out: “Does the First Minister accept his incompetence has created a two-tier NHS where people are forced to go into debt to stop the pain and get the treatment they need, or to languish on an NHS waiting list?”
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