The First Minister has been accused of having his head “completely in the sand” over the current NHS crisis.

John Swinney was challenged by both Scottish Labour and Liberal Democrat leaders on Thursday during First Minister’s Questions following a new report that revealed promises to improve the NHS have not been met, despite increased spending and staffing.

The Audit Scotland report found that there has been a £3bn real-terms increase in spending in the NHS, but the service remains “financially unsustainable”.

It also criticised the Scottish Government’s “implementation gap” in meeting its promises.

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar described the findings as a “damning indictment” of the SNP and “devastating” for patients and staff.

“[The report] found that despite more money and mo

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