NHS crisis has been made worse by SNP's poor decisions and leadership

If people are going to be taxed more the Scottish Government needs to get it right with the NHS and start delivering for patients and staff

- ANAS SARWAR

ACROSS Scotland, our NHS is on life support.

Almost regardless of what part of the service you need, things are going wrong.

The harsh reality is the SNP has been in charge of our NHS for 15 years and there is a crisis in every part of it.

From our GP practices, to A&Es and our hospitals, the story is the same, staff are crying out for help and patients are suffering.

Let's be clear, the increase in funding announced for our NHS by the Scottish Government is not only welcome - it is essential if we want the service to carry on being recognisable.

But the roots of the crisis we are dealing with don't have their origins just in a lack of funds, they've followed more than a decade of weak leadership and flawed decisions from SNP ministers.