It came in the wake of the sudden death in June, 2023 of Tony Bundy from Clackmannan shire, who suffered a stroke whilst shopping at the Costco store in Glasgow.

The family said he had to wait 17 hours for the surgery that might have saved his life and has been demanding changes to treatment in Scotland.

In a response, after an appeal for action supported by four parliamentary shadow health spokespeople, Jackie Baillie ( Scottish Labour ), Sandesh Gulhane ( Scottish Conservatives ), Gillian Mackay ( Scottish Greens ) and Scottish Liberal Democrats leader Alex Cole-Hamilton, the health secretary, Neil Gray said that 24/7 access to treatment was an aim.

He said they could not provide a timescale for when any 24/7 service would be operational but have asked for the work to be

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