Angela Constance: “The ambition is over the course of this Parliament to be able to move to a national booking system.”

The bigger issue is around reducing avoidable hospital admissions.

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.

The status quo with delayed discharge must end.

Hence, we have to have a laser focus on building capacity in the community, ensuring people know which service to approach at the right time.