Fiona Hyslop MSP for the Linlithgow Constituency has welcomed record funding from the Scottish Government of £22billion for the NHS and Social Care Including over £2.3billion for front line services in NHS Lothian, an increase of 8.9%. The Scottish Government’s budget which passed in February, also contained £2.4billion for primary care, including £36 million for new walk-in GP services, with the first launched in Edinburgh last month.
Fiona commented,
“West Lothian has both a growing and ageing population, and I am very aware of the pressures around access to GP services across the region. This record health and social care spend will be welcomed by many in my Constituency and will transform access to GP services.
“The Scottish Government’s most recent budget included record funding of over £2.3bn for frontline NHS Services across the Lothians, ensuring that people get the urgent medical treatment they need, when they need it.
“In recent years our NHS has been pushed to its limit and so I am pleased to see the progress that the Scottish Government has made in reducing waiting times, increasing the number of operations taking place, and that GP numbers are increasing and are far higher than they are south of the border.”
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Source: Scottish Budget 2026-27
Fiona Hyslop Welcomes Multi-Million Dollar Boost for NHS Lothian
Fiona Hyslop MSP for the Linlithgow Constituency has welcomed record funding from the Scottish Government of £22billion for the NHS and Social Care Including over £2.3billion for front line services in NHS Lothian, an increase of 8.9%. The Scottish Government’s budget which passed in February, also contained £2.4billion for primary care, including £36 million for new walk-in GP services, with the first launched in Edinburgh last month.
Fiona commented,
“West Lothian has both a growing and ageing population, and I am very aware of the pressures around access to GP services across the region. This record health and social care spend will be welcomed by many in my Constituency and will transform access to GP services.
“The Scottish Government’s most recent budget included record funding of over £2.3bn for frontline NHS Services across the Lothians, ensuring that people get the urgent medical treatment they need, when they need it.
“In recent years our NHS has been pushed to its limit and so I am pleased to see the progress that the Scottish Government has made in reducing waiting times, increasing the number of operations taking place, and that GP numbers are increasing and are far higher than they are south of the border.”
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Source: Scottish Budget 2026-27