Embattled Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has announced extra social care funding in a desperate bid to free up hospital beds
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"But it’s not unprecedented – it was predictable and in fact fewer patients are being seen in A&E than before the pandemic. What is unprecedented is this government’s failure." The Health Secretary, who has faced calls to quit, announced £8m for “interim” social care beds that would be time-limited. “NHS 24 has a vital role in referring people to appropriate urgent care services outside of hospitals and plans to increase staff numbers over the course of winter, will help the service deal with increases in demand.”
He told MSPs this would be “very, very difficult, near impossible – frankly – to fund, given the financial pressures we are under".
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