Scottish Conservatives have backed moves to force a health board to hand over confidential papers which could provide crucial new details about its involvement in a waiting times scandal.
NHS Lothian was ordered by Health Secretary Alex Neil to provide full details of private meetings covering the period of the scandal..
The Herald had revealed internal emails showing plans to limit information made available to public sector watchdog Audit Scotland.
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