National Trauma Network

Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at on 11 January 2018.

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Photo of Lewis Macdonald Lewis Macdonald Labour

I thank the cabinet secretary for that answer. She will recall that, a year ago, Dr Catherine Calderwood, the chief medical officer, concluded that new trauma services in Aberdeen and Dundee would be operational in 2017

“Subject to funding and workforce and in line with nationally agreed priorities”.

Given the timescale that the cabinet secretary has indicated today, can she tell us whether the new target timescale in place of that 2017 target is a result of issues with funding, with workforce or with nationally agreed priorities?