Dr Harry Burns, the Chief Medical Officer, says health boards will be tempted to prioritise emergency care as budgets tighten, potentially leaving public-health staff who are working on long-term programmes to prevent illness feeling exposed.
The NHS must be vigilant about where to cut services or risk setting Scotland’s health record back, the country’s top doctor has warned.
Dr Harry Burns, the Chief Medical Officer, says health boards will be tempted to prioritise emergency care as budgets tighten, potentially leaving public-health staff who are working on long-term programmes to prevent illness feeling exposed.