also showed that as of the end of March, 6,985 patients were waiting more than two years for an outpatient appointment, despite the Scottish Government’s target of treatment beginning within 12 weeks.
Mr Sarwar told the MSPs: “As Health Secretary, Humza Yousaf said he would have eradicated two-year waits by now, and he has patently failed. “Grieving families will see through these excuses. But this isn’t even the full picture, according to FoI responses, thousands of people are forced to leave the NHS and pay for their treatment in the middle of a cost of living crisis.
“Our NHS was built on the principle of healthcare free at the point of need, and that is clearly no longer the case for thousands in Scotland. “Does the First Minister accept that his incompetence has created a two-tier NHS, where people are forced to either go into debt in order to stop the pain and get treatment they need, or to languish on an NHS waiting list?”He said the pandemic had exacerbated existing NHS issues, but that progress was being made, with outpatient two-year waits declining by 19 per cent compared to the last quarter.
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