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Animation transcript – NHS in Scotland 2022
[NHS in Scotland 2022 appears on screen]
Scotland’s healthcare system remains under extreme pressure.
[The words ‘Scotland’s healthcare system’ show on screen. Patient in bed shows on screen along with a pound sign and the word ‘pressure’]
More of us are being added to waiting lists than being removed from them.
[The words ‘waiting lists’ show on screen. Icons of people and a clipboard with people and an upward arrow show]
There are limited hospital beds.
[Patient on hospital bed appears on screen]
And it’s taking longer for us to get planned care.
[A calendar shows on screen followed by two people icons representing health professionals]
Health boards are struggling to recruit doctors, nurses and other health professionals.
[People icons appear on screen representing health professionals along with question marks in boxes. The words ‘key recruitment targets unlikely to be met’ then appear on screen]
And current NHS staff are under severe pressure.
[Arrows with the words ‘retention’, ‘capacity’ and ‘wellbeing’ move into the screen]
The government’s NHS Recovery Plan aims to help, but it doesn’t contain detailed actions.
[The words ‘The NHS recovery plan’ appear on screen, followed by the words ‘reduce the healthcare backlog’ and ‘change how services are delivered’. Then ‘but doesn’t contain detailed actions shows on screen’]
Changing the way services are delivered is key to fixing things.
[The words ‘services need to change’ and ‘reform’ appear on screen alongside icons of health professionals and healthcare buildings]
But every NHS board is facing significant financial challenges. And that could limit how much they can invest in recovery.
[The words ‘financial challenges’ appear on screen. A map of Scotland appears on screen with pound signs popping up across the map. The words ‘limit’ and ‘recovery’ then show on screen]
Ministers need to make tough choices.
[The words ‘tough choices’ appear on screen. Icons of people show and a pound sign appear]
But they also need to prioritise what can realistically be delivered.
[The words ‘Prioritise what can be delivered’ show on screen]
And then be more transparent about progress being made.
[The words ‘Be more transparent about progress being made’ appear]
[Audit Scotland logo shows at end].