THE cuts to GP out-of-hours services in Inverclyde were raised at First Minister's questions today.

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar grilled John Swinney on the NHS crisis and the cuts which includes the Inverclyde service. 

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health board took the decision to leave Inverclyde without a face-to-face overnight service and patients now have to travel to Paisley

Mr Sarwar said: “After 17 years of this SNP Government, the crisis in our NHS is deepening. 

“Inverclyde’s out-of-hours GP service has been permanently closed, with patients now facing a 50-mile round trip to access overnight appointments.

"People who are waiting in pain are using their savings and borrowing money from loved ones to pay for private treatment. 

“People can’t get GP appointments and thousands have waited more than four hours in A&E for treatment since the start of the year."

First Minister John Swinney responded by arguing that the government has spent more financially in Scotland on the NHS than any other part of the NHS.