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Daily Record
Daily Record
National
Paul Behan

Demand for Scottish Government to better support health board to tackle lengthy physiotherapy waits

A call has been issued to the Scottish Government to better support NHS Ayrshire & Arran to meet waiting time targets for physiotherapy appointments.

The Scottish Government states that at least 90 per cent of patients should wait no longer than four weeks to be seen for musculoskeletal appointments from receipt of referral.

However, according to figures from Public Health Scotland, 63.8 per cent of people waited longer than the four week standard for a physiotherapy appointment in NHS Ayrshire & Arran.

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