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Chamber and committees

Question reference: S6W-32811

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: 6 January 2025
  • Current status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 20 January 2025

Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its strategy is to tackle the reported long waiting times for gynaecological treatments. 


Answer

Women’s Health is key priority for this government which is why Scotland was the first country in the UK to publish an ambitious Women’s Health Plan in August 2021. Timely access to gynaecology services will remain a priority as we continue to develop our Women’s Health Plan.

The Budget we set out on 4 December 2024 will throw the weight of the government behind performance improvements with almost £200 million to reduce waiting lists and help support reduction of delayed discharge. By March 2026, we expect no one to be waiting longer than 12 months for a new outpatient, inpatient treatment or day case treatment.

We have already invested £30 million to reduce waiting lists that built up throughout the pandemic. This funding is being targeted at a series of national and local plans to reduce backlogs by maximising the use of local and national resources across Scotland. As part of this, we have allocated additional funding to Gynaecology services which we expect to deliver around 3,500 new outpatient appointments.