Angela Constance: “That is why I announced this independent review, which will sit alongside the inspections already under way of every…”

The status quo with delayed discharge must end.

The bigger issue is around reducing avoidable hospital admissions.

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

Well, I said I want to be very rigorous around getting the highest level of assurance around capacity.