Legal guarantee to be given for treatment waiting times Patients will have a legally guaranteed waiting time for an operation Patients will be legally guaranteed hospital treatment within 12 weeks under new legislation which has been unveiled by the Scottish government. An independent advice service will also be created for anyone unhappy with the care [...]
Filed under Patient management, Patient point of view, Patient Safety, Scottish Government by on Mar 18th, 2010. Comment. 
‘Record’ £8.4bn funding for NHS The government said extra money would be targeted at frontline services Funding for NHS boards for 2010-11 will increase by 2.7% to a record £8.4bn, the Scottish government has said. It said the extra money in the revenue funding would be targeted at frontline services for patients. Most health boards [...]
Filed under Scottish Government by on Mar 12th, 2010. Comment.
