While we continue to face significant financial challenges, we are committed to further expanding the service, ensuring access is as equitable as possible.Whilst the Scottish Government cannot currently provide a timeline for expanding the service, Scottish Government officials and NHS planners have been asked to work at pace on developing a plan for the next steps for service expansion.We have provided funding for thrombectomy nurse posts in spoke sites with high rates of ischaemic stroke, including NHS Borders, and this will support maximising access to thrombectomy across Scotland.Procurement of a national artificial intelligence imaging tool is underway and, once implemented, this will help delivery of the service by improving detection of patients with strokes suitable for thrombectomy. S6W...