Other countries looked on jealously as we received high-quality care in well funded hospitals, free at the point of use.
Fourteen years of Tory austerity means our public services have been battered.
Now we're getting by with equipment almost 30 years old in our hospitals.
New figures today show that most health boards in Scotland are using X-ray machines and scanners that are too old.
It is widely accepted they should be replaced every 10 years, but much of our NHS equipment is much older than that.
In the Budget, Labour opened up the coffers for the NHS and gave the Scottish Government a huge spending boost.
It is vital that the SNP spends this money to get our NHS back on a sure footing with decent equipment.
Our NHS has the best doctors and nurses in the world, with a reputation for innovation and high standards. But they are held back by a lack of resources.
Because of t...
Fourteen years of Tory austerity means our public services have been battered.
Now we're getting by with equipment almost 30 years old in our hospitals.
New figures today show that most health boards in Scotland are using X-ray machines and scanners that are too old.
It is widely accepted they should be replaced every 10 years, but much of our NHS equipment is much older than that.
In the Budget, Labour opened up the coffers for the NHS and gave the Scottish Government a huge spending boost.
It is vital that the SNP spends this money to get our NHS back on a sure footing with decent equipment.
Our NHS has the best doctors and nurses in the world, with a reputation for innovation and high standards. But they are held back by a lack of resources.
Because of t...
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