When Nicola Sturgeon became Health Secretary in May, one of her first acts was to send in troubleshooting teams to tackle long waiting times for cancer treatment in NHS Lanarkshire and NHS Lothian.
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The cancer divide
When Nicola Sturgeon became Health Secretary in May, one of her first acts was to send in troubleshooting teams to tackle long waiting times for cancer treatment in NHS Lanarkshire and NHS Lothian. This was because she professed herself "appalled" that these areas were so far behind the target that 95% of urgent cancer patients should begin treatment within two months of being referred by their GP.
