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Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon with ambulance workers
FIRST MINISTER Nicola Sturgeon has been forced to apologise over ongoing pressures facing Scotland’s health services, after she was slammed for her government’s handling of an ongoing ambulance crisis.
The SNP leader told MSPs during First Minister’s Questions (FMQs) in Holyrood today that the military could be brought in to help with the backlog in emergency services.
Ms Sturgeon was challenged on the lengthening waiting times for ambulances across Scotland, with Labour leader Anas Sarwar urging her not to use the pandemic as cover for government failures.
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