VITAL SERVICES IN CRISIS 24,000 on NHS waiting list for mental health

2000 patients face being on hold for over a year

- BY PAUL HUTCHEON

THE number of adults in Scotland waiting for NHS mental health treatment is now almost 24,000.

Worrying figures unearthed by Labour also show the number waiting over a year for help has also risen.

The Record revealed last year that First Minister John Swinney had taken personal control of the health service amid fears the NHS could cost the SNP the Holyrood election.

In his Record column today, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar exposes the waits.