Calls have loudened for "distracted" health secretary Michael Matheson to be sacked after he was accused of "failing miserably" to stop Scotland's NHS plunging into winter chaos. Statistics published on Thursday showed almost record levels of A&E waiting times and delayed discharges. The health secretary is awaiting the results of a Holyrood probe into whether he broke the MSP code of conduct through an improper expenses claim. We need a new Health Secretary and an end to the SNP’s long record of dangerous failure." Health Secretary Mr Matheson said the winter pressures in the health service were “not unique to Scotland”.

Source: Express January 09, 2024 14:19 UTC