The SNP government is ‘betraying women,’ Scottish Labour MSP Carol Mochan has warned- after new data showed some women in the NHS Ayrshire & Arran area were forced to wait years for key gynaecology appointments.
One woman had to wait more than two years, while the median wait for a gynaecology appointment has more than tripled in the last six years, according to FOI data obtained by Scottish Labour.
The government promised to improve outcomes in women’s health; however, waiting times for gynaecology appointments and other key gynaecology procedures have barely improved, meaning many women are forced to wait far too long for care which is often time sensitive.
Gynaecological waits cover women’s reproductive health and include everything from the keyhole surgery needed to id