UNION leaders have called for a national debate on the future of the NHS involving the public, instead of opposition politicians “playing the blame game” and “trash-talking” the health service.
The chair of BMA Scotland said commissioning a “national conversation” will be the “only topic on the table” at a meeting with Health Secretary Humza Yousaf due to take place this week.
He said there was a need for “depoliticised” debate about the NHS and rejected repeated calls from opposition politicians for Yousaf to be sacked, saying it would not provide any solutions to the crisis.
