A PATIENT on an NHS waiting list for mental health treatment faced a delay of almost seven years.
A freedom of information request revealed that some Scots had been unable to access therapy for more than 2000 days after being offered mental health treatment.
The longest wait of 2502 days – six years and 10 months – was in the NHS Tayside area.
The FOI request found that in 202324, patients at three health boards – Grampian, Highland and Tayside – waited more than 1000 days to start mental health treatment.
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