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Article: Galbraith's action plan to cut record waiting lists
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- The Scotsman
- Article date:
- March 19, 1998
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A RAFT of measures to tackle record hospital waiting lists in
Scotland are to be unveiled today in the wake of the Government's
announcement of tough targets to slash the number of people waiting
for treatment in the next 12 months.
Sam Galbraith, the Scottish health minister, will spell out how
the GBP 44 million extra for the NHS in Scotland will be used to
bring the number of people waiting to fewer than was inherited from
the Conservatives.
As revealed in yesterday's Scotsman, the appointment of a waiting
list "buster" and greater use of information technology are expected
to be among initiatives set to cut queues.
Yesterday, Frank Dobson, the Health Secretary, set the target of
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