The Ordinary Elite - E4 - Independent Investigation into NHS Scotland

About this episode

The episode discusses the independent review of NHS Scotland and the challenges faced by the healthcare system.

The Ordinary Elite is a Scottish podcast brought to you from Glasgow by John McGovern and Mike Dailly. Both are Solicitor Advocates - John a criminal defence lawyer and Mike a civil litigation practitioner and social justice campaigner. In episode 3 of Season 5 we discuss the independent review of NHS Scotland written by consultant surgeon, Mr Mike McKirdy, former President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. While we now have 20% more doctors and 15% more nurses in Scotland waiting lists and access times have become much longer. There are now 600,000 people in Scotland - 1 in 9 Scots - currently waiting to access some type treatment from NHS Scotland. It used to take NHS 24 9 seconds to answer a call in Scotland. It now takes 23 minutes on average. What needs to happen to get back on track for patients in Scotland?

People in this episode

Hosts: John McGovern, Mike Dailly

Topics covered

• NHS Scotland
• healthcare review
• waiting times
• medical professionals
• Scottish politics

Keywords

• NHS
• Scotland
• healthcare
• waiting lists
• medical review
• Mike McKirdy
• John McGovern
• Mike Dailly

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NHS Scotland, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

Places: Scotland, Glasgow

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