Nicola Sturgeon's Government has failed to drag the NHS into the 21st century

Thousands of patients are waiting longer than 12 hours to be seen in A+E

As the First Minister said in her NHS press conference, hospitals exceeded 95 per cent capacity on January 4, compared to pre-pandemic levels of 87 per cent.

We often hear about the latest crisis being unprecedented - but this time the medics are not exaggerating. Sturgeon’s Government, like the Labour/Lib Dem Executive that preceded it in 2007, has ducked the sort of NHS reforms that should accompany extra investment. This requires vigorous Government policies that ensure Scots smoke and drink less, as well as eating healthier foods and exercising more.

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