That is interesting, because I spend most of my time listening and talking to staff, and the cabinet secretary’s response is an indication of how desperate he is. He does not like the message, so he simply attacks the messenger.

New figures from yesterday show that the number of private hospital and clinic admissions in Scotland are the highest on record. The cabinet secretary failed to mention that. Is it not the case that the SNP’s neglect of the NHS has led to a two-tier health service, is letting down staff and is continuing to fail the 880,000 patients who are waiting in pain?