The Scotsman

Heavy handed

- KEITH HOWELL West Linton, Peeblesshi­re

Holyrood’s Health & Sport Committee rightly raises concerns about the lack of informatio­n available to assess the over £8 billion budget of the new Integratio­n Authoritie­s charged with ensuring health and social care are delivered effectivel­y (your report, 13 November).

This is another example of the SNP’S lack of attention to detail as they make grand pronouncem­ents – in this case about establishi­ng a fully integrated approach to health and social care – but then fail to follow through with the necessary systems to ensure proper objectives are set and progress closely monitored.

Instead the SNP leadership are busy moving on to stirring up the next cause for grievance, and looking for more opportunit­ies to claim the moral high ground. Meanwhile, issues of poor performanc­e or lack of effective oversight continue to pile up across all sectors of public services that have suffered the SNP’S often heavy handed and misjudged interventi­ons.

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