ENDING delayed discharge must be a priority for new Scottish Health Minister Humza Yousaf as more than half a billion pounds of public money has been lost through the practice, according to Scottish Labour.

Figures obtained by the party show that between November 2014, when First Minister Nicola Sturgeon took office, and 2019, delayed discharge cost the public purse as much as £646 million.  

The figures also reveal that 2.7m bed days were lost during that time.