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Scottish ministers ‘mismanaging NHS’, say opposition, as huge hourly rates revealed

SNP government lambasted by Lib Dem, Labour and Tory MSPs over sums paid to locum emergency psychiatrists

Scottish opposition leaders have accused ministers of mismanaging the NHS after the “jaw-dropping” costs of hiring emergency psychiatrists came to light.

The Liberal Democrats, Labour and Conservatives will press Scottish health ministers this week to explain why the health service has spent more than £130m over the past five years hiring temporary psychiatrists for routine mental health appointments.

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