""What we are doing, what we are focusing on, is about doing all we can to reduce waiting times and make sure more people are being treated and of course the most recent data shows, for example, is we've had record numbers of operations. "We've had record numbers of hip and knee operations and these are some of the things people have had to wait quite a long time for. "There is no shortcut. We need to make sure we get a flow of pati"
""some people have had to wait far too long""
""totally accept""
John Swinney said there is no shortcut to faster diagnosis and treatment and accepted that some people have waited too long for care. The Scottish Government is expanding capacity and increasing operations to reduce waiting times. The NHS remains in recovery from the Covid pandemic, and about one in nine people in Scotland were on an NHS waiting list as of June. An eight-year-old girl's surgery was delayed by 18 months, worsening her kidney function and daily life. Swinney offered to look into the case. Public confidence is falling, with 69% saying performance worsened and claims linking over 800 deaths to long A&E waits.
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