NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde forked out a staggering £2,832,903 in payouts to cancer patients who faced lengthy waits for lifesaving diagnoses and operations.
New figures have revealed that NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde paid out nearly £3m in compensation to cancer patients whose treatment was delayed.
She said: “These delays are down to staffing levels, there is no doubt about it, but £11.5million is a huge number. It could have been avoided if they had only put the budget money where it should have gone in the first place. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde was next in the league table at £2,832,903 and NHS Grampian were third with £1,125,159. NHS Ayrshire and Arran, NHS Forth Valley and NHS Lanarkshire all forked out more than half a million. NHS Dumfries and Galloway, NHS Borders, NHS Fife, NHS Highland and NHS Orkney all paid between £50,000 and £450,000.
Waiting times for treatment have also been missed in every single health board in Scotland. The most recent figures have been branded “a national disgrace”. Spokesman Alastair Cameron said: “Every instance of compensation being paid to cancer patients reveals a story of personal tragedy and heartbreak.
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