Alan Galbraith was waiting for the entire time that Yousaf was Health Secretary in Nicola Sturgeon’s Cabinet
Humza Yousaf is under pressure over the shocking case of a 10-year-old boy who has waited years for mental health treatment to start.
Alan’s dad Robert said: “He is really up and down. He will have days where you won’t get a word out of him. We don’t know what’s happening unless something goes wrong.“There has been an array of cancelled appointments. We expected them to give Alan a diagnosis, maybe start medication, something to help but there has been nothing.
“During Humza Yousaf’s time as Health Secretary, more than 11,000 children and young people waited more than the 18-week standard for treatment.He added: “It’s not just two years of his failure, it’s 16 years of SNP failure. This Government has never met their 18-week CAMHS standard. “However, all of us who have lived through the past few years will acknowledge that the impact of the global pandemic has been felt in our health service here in Scotland and in health services across the United Kingdom and right across the world.”“Let that sink in: a young child who desperately needed help from our NHS had to wait for the entire time Humza Yousaf was health secretary.
At FMQs, he also defended appointing a minister for independence – Jamie Hepburn – as part of his new-look government. Yousaf replied: “Yes, I make no apology whatsoever for having a minister for independence because, my goodness, we need independence now more than ever before.
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