A Lanarkshire MSP says more urgency must be given to treating patients with musculoskeletal conditions.
Meghan Gallacher’s call comes after new figures showed that more than 45 per cent of patients needing treatment for the likes of bones, cartilage, ligaments, tendons and connective tissues waited over four weeks to be seen after being referred.
The SNP’s target is for 90 per cent of patients to be seen within four weeks, but in NHS Lanarkshire only 27.3 per cent of patients were seen within four weeks. These are the worst figures in the country.
