Spending watchdog directly contradicts government assurances of improving health service standards,while MSP refers to NHS ‘in need of intensive care’The NHS in Scotland faces substantial and deep-rooted problems with declining standards of patient care after struggling with cuts in its budgets, Scotland’s official spending watchdog has warned.
Audit Scotland has revealed that the NHS missed seven of its nine key performance targets, or including on accident and emergency,treatment deadlines and childrens mental health It faces severe recruitment problems in areas such as A&E and is failing to implement major reforms.
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Source: theguardian.com