Health Care

Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at 10:41 am on 14 December 2000.

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Photo of Nicola Sturgeon Nicola Sturgeon Scottish National Party 10:41, 14 December 2000

If David Davidson cares to wait, all will be revealed. That is a promise on which I will deliver.

In 1999, the pledge was to bring down the time that patients wait to see a consultant; yet, nearly two years later, there has been virtually no reduction in those waiting times. We also have waiting lists, which no one on the Labour benches is keen to talk about these days. In 1997, we were promised that Labour would get waiting lists down and keep them down. In 1997, 84,600 people in Scotland were waiting for care; this year, 86,500 are waiting, a hike of nearly 2,000 since Labour came into office.