SCOTTISH LABOUR is calling on “disastrous” Humza Yousaf to quit as Health Secretary as figures published today shows that bed-blocking has cost Scotland more than £1.2 billion over the past decade.

The party’s analysis of figures on delayed discharge showed that since Mr Yousaf took on the role in May 2021, a total of 854,643 hospital days had been lost because of the problem.

Since 2013-14, a total of 5,095,429 days had been lost at a cost of more than £1.26bn, Labour says.