The first minister will announce plans to tackle treatment delays as he closes the SNP conference.
The first minister will make the announcement during his keynote speech to the SNP conference in Aberdeen.
"This additional funding will enable us to maximise capacity, build greater resilience in the system and deliver year-on-year reductions in the number of patients who have waited too long for treatment," he is expected to say.Mr Yousaf is expected to urge the party to move on from talking about the mechanics of independence to discussing the motivations for it, to help build a "sustained majority" for Yes.
The first minister is expected to say: "And that's because independence is about building a better Scotland. However, arriving at the conference on Monday, she gave her "full unequivocal support" to the new plan.
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