Angela Constance: “This is why we have committed to an independent review of maternity services in Scotland.”

We cannot accept corridor care

The measure of our preparedness is not whether pressures arise, it is how effectively we respond to those pressures.

Corridor care is first and foremost distressing for patients. It is not right. It is not in their best interest.

I am proud this funding will help remove the barriers that stand between them and a return to the profession they trained for, while strengthening our NHS workforce at the same time.