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Xander Elliards

'Every option is being considered' to tackle NHS crisis, Humza Yousaf says

NOTHING is off the table and “every single option nationally is being considered” when it comes to tackling the crisis crippling the NHS, Scotland’s Health Secretary has said.

Humza Yousaf’s comments come after SNP MP Dr Philippa Whitford warned that the “nightmare” gripping the health service could still worsen – and said it demanded an emergency, COBRA-level response.

The NHS across the UK has faced unprecedented strain as pressures from high levels of Covid and flu combine with the impact of a decade of austerity imposed from Westminster.

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