Bryan Christie EdinburghThe health service in Scotland has more doctors, nurses, and more money than before the pandemic but is treating substantially fewer patients, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has warned. If the problem of poor productivity is not tackled, people in Scotland could face deteriorating services, it said. The figures are stark. NHS spending in Scotland increased by 10% in 2022-23 compared with 2019-20. Elective in-patient admissions …

Source: The Times February 12, 2024 14:51 UTC