Lothian MSP Miles Briggs has raised concerns with SNP Ministers about waiting times for Alcohol and Drug Partnerships in Lothian, following latest ISD figures for the quarter ending 31st March 2019. Continue reading Alcohol and Drug Partnership waiting times must improve, says Briggs
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£70 million more to improve waiting times
Long waits for patients are to be targeted with an additional investment of £70 million, Health Secretary Jeane Freeman announced yesterday. Continue reading £70 million more to improve waiting times
Health and social care: An improving picture but more needs to be done, says EIJB Chair
The length of time people are waiting for care assessments in the Capital has fallen by almost 50% under the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (EIJB), (writes its Chair, Councillor Ricky Henderson). Continue reading Health and social care: An improving picture but more needs to be done, says EIJB Chair
Briggs: local patients waiting to long for alcohol and drug treatment
Scottish Conservative Health Spokesman and Lothian MSP Miles Briggs has called for more to be done to support Alcohol and Drug Partnerships (ADPs), in Edinburgh and the Lothians. Continue reading Briggs: local patients waiting to long for alcohol and drug treatment
233 young people waiting over a year for CAMHS in 2018
A total of 233 children and young people have had to wait over a year for mental health services in Lothian in 2018. NHS Lothian Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) waiting times are the longest in Scotland. Continue reading 233 young people waiting over a year for CAMHS in 2018
Briggs: Lothians patients wait longer for treatment every year
Figures released this week revealed that the number of patients being seen within the 18 week standard for Referral to Treatment, in NHS Lothian has dropped yet again. Continue reading Briggs: Lothians patients wait longer for treatment every year
ONE FULL YEAR since NHS Lothian met A & E waiting times
Briggs blames SNP for ‘workforce crisis’
According to ISD figures the last time that the A&E waiting time target of 95% of patients to be seen within four hours, was met in NHS Lothian was 29th October 2017. Continue reading ONE FULL YEAR since NHS Lothian met A & E waiting times
NHS Lothian has longest A&E waiting times
“Jeane Freeman should acknowledge the link between our GP crisis and the increased pressure on A&E services.” – Miles Briggs MSP
Following the recent announcement that A&E waiting targets have not been met for a year, there has been growing pressure on SNP Ministers to take action. Continue reading NHS Lothian has longest A&E waiting times
Tories demand action on Lothian orthopaedic ‘crisis’
Health Minister in ‘cloud-cuckoo land’
Last week at First Minister’s Questions (FMQs) Miles Briggs challenged the First Minister to apologise to Lothian patients who are facing waits of up to 45 weeks for initial orthopaedic appointments. Continue reading Tories demand action on Lothian orthopaedic ‘crisis’
NHS Lothian A&E waiting times worst in Scotland over February
Latest figures have revealed that NHS Lothian is the worst performing Health Board in Scotland for A & E waiting times. Tory health spokesman Miles Briggs MSP says it’s another example of SNP Ministers failing people in Lothian. Continue reading NHS Lothian A&E waiting times worst in Scotland over February