Around 220 people have been waiting longer than 12 months for healthcare treatment in Dumfries and Galloway – with the numbers rising every week.
And in February this year, one cancer patient who was supposed to wait a maximum of 62 days for treatment didn’t see a specialist for 145 days.
Health chiefs admitted last week that the A&E department at Dumfries Infirmary was “stretched beyond capacity” over the Easter break, but a new performance report had highlighted the strain on services across the board.
