Waitinglistdismay

I received a letter dated 13 June to say that I had been added to the orthopaedics waiting list for an appointment to see about my knees.

It says: “NHS Lothian is committed to reducing waiting times and ensuring patients are seen as soon as possible. The length of wait for each speciality is different and for some specialities patients may have to wait for up to or more than 12 weeks.”

I’ve just phoned the appointment office and said it is now You report that the closure of the Edinburgh School of Music has been scrapped thanks to the intervention of a host of leading cultural figures and the personal intervention from First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

I wonder if Ms Sturgeon could now overturn the decision of NHS Highland and return the A&E department and the loss of beds to Portree Hospital. Lives and the general