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The Scottish Executive has allocated an additional £1.9 million to help reduce waiting times for wheelchair services. The cash will be distributed between Scotland’s five regional wheelchair centres, where it will be used to pay for additional staff and equipment. Deputy Health Minister Rhona Brankin said current waiting times for wheelchair services in Scotland were… Read more »
The Government has made “substantial progress” on meeting the targets set in its 10-year NHS Cancer Plan, according to a progress report. The National Audit Office says establishing 34 cancer networks helped improve cancer services, and heralded successes including the introduction of new cancer drugs and developing plans for funding specialist palliative care. However, it… Read more »