‘Hidden waiting lists’ used in Scottish health service
‘Hidden waiting lists’ used in Scottish NHS
The Telegraph | February 21, 2013
Scotland’s health boards trebled the number of patients classified as unavailable for treatment as they strove to meet SNP waiting times targets, a damning report has found. …
For example, Forth Valley reported in June 2011 that only two per cent of in-patients had been forced to wait more than nine weeks for treatment.
But auditors said the real figure was 37 per cent when periods of supposed ‘unavailability’ were included. …
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