Labour's 2 week cancer waiting time guarantee...

Labour has always been the party of the NHS. We created it, we supported it and we defended it in its hour of need. And if I am First Minister, I will protect the NHS again. But there are some areas I want to see improvements in. One of them is cancer test waiting times. Cancer continues to claim the lives of too many Scots and casts a dark shadow over too many families. We must step up our efforts in the fight against cancer so we can diagnose it faster.  That is why today I launched Labour’s pledge to bring in a new right to see a cancer specialist and get results within two weeks, halving the current waiting time.   Families need politicians to be focused on what really matters. That is why reducing cancer waiting times is so important. Waiting times for cancer diagnosis have already come down in Scotland as a result of the investment of the previous Labour Government, but the SNP have not done enough to carry this work forward.   Now the Tories are back, we see what they really want to do to our NHS, but here in Scotland I am determined to do things differently. I know how worrying a time going to the GP with suspected cancer can be. That’s why I am so proud that Scottish Labour has pledged to halve the waiting time for specialist results. Your sincerely Iain Gray Scottish Labour Leader