Labour brand SNP’s £10 million long Covid fund ‘too little, too late’
Scottish Labour deputy leader Jackie Baillie
SCOTTISH Labour branded the SNP government’s £10 million long Covid fund “too little, too late” today after it was revealed that no health boards had received any handouts so far — bar one.
Ministers in Holyrood are under pressure after research revealed that, 18 months after the start of the pandemic, significant limits remain on dedicated funding to help treat long Covid.
Information obtained by freedom of information legislation revealed that NHS Shetland was the only of Scotland’s 14 regional health boards to have received any dedicated funding — just £6,720 — to help treat the condition.
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