Damning testimony from Scottish NHS board members here.
“Political interference is excessive.”
"The debate with the public is ... fundamentally dishonest."
"Government is so dominant ... it would be naive to imagine that the Board has significant control."
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“Political interference is excessive.”
"The debate with the public is ... fundamentally dishonest."
"Government is so dominant ... it would be naive to imagine that the Board has significant control."
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Remember that when NHS boards take decisions to cut facilities, like the RAH or St John's, this SNP government accepts zero responsibility. What this evidence shows is that these decisions are entirely driven by the SNP government, and they should be held to account for them.
“Decision making at present is dominated too much by the tight financial situation and performance is clearly affected by necessary measures to find savings on savings.”
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That's another searing quote to bear in mind the next time a leaflet comes through your door advertising the "NHSNP" and bigging up their spending on healthcare. The Scottish government, not the UK government, decides how much money to raise and to spend in Scotland.
