28,000 Patients Face Wait To See a Physiotherapist
More than 28,000 people are waiting for their initial appointment with a physiotherapist in Scotland, according to the first ever official survey. The unprecedented investigation found patients can face delays of up to a year for their first treatment session. Queues of 12 months or more to see other health professionals including dieticians, chiropodists and speech and language therapists were also recorded. Lewis Macdonald, Deputy Health Minister, called for health boards to examine therapy services in light of the information and drive waiting times down.
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