Today, John Swinney apologised to a terminally-ill Lanarkshire granddad who waited 15 hours through the night at an A&E department before a health board boss intervened.

Peter Black, 71, who suffers from stage 4 cancer, was taken to Wishaw General last month after worried relatives spotted rather alarming symptoms.

The Motherwell man's shocking case was raised in the Scottish Parliament today, September 4, at First Minister's Questions. Labour leader Anas Sarwar said it was an example that the NHS would not survive a third decade under the “tired, knackered and out of touch” SNP Government.

The Daily Record reports that John Swinney apologised to Peter, saying he would investigate the specifics of his case with health board chiefs, but argued that A&E performance in Scotland i

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