Health Secretary Neil Gray announces £30m funding to reduce pandemic-induced hospital waiting times, focusing on orthopaedic treatment, cancer diagnostics, and other specialties.

Health Secretary Neil Gray announces £30m in funding to tackle hospital waiting times built up during the pandemic. The funding aims to support an additional 12,000 operations, 40,000 diagnostic procedures, and 12,000 new outpatient appointments. The Scottish Government plans to focus on reducing waiting times for orthopaedic treatment, cancer diagnostics, and other medical specialties.