SCOTTISH Labour has denounced inaction on the health crisis two years on from the SNP’s NHS recovery plan.

The party said the government is floundering with 779,000 Scots — about one in seven — on an NHS waiting list.

It added that the SNP is set to fail to meet a single of its new targets — set last July — for tackling long waits for planned care by next week.

Delays to the SNP’s flagship National Treatment Centres mean they are unlikely to deliver the promised additional capacity and staff by 2026, Labour added.

Scottish Labour deputy leader Jackie Baillie said two years on from the then health minister Humza Yousaf “pledging to save our NHS, the system remains in disarray with Scots paying the price.

“Target after target has been missed under the SNP’s watch while waiting lists have soared and the workforce crisis has only worsened.

“With more and more Scots being forced to go private due to SNP inaction, it is clear that the future of our NHS is at risk under the SNP.”

Labour added the situation “remains bleak” under Mr Yousaf’s successor, Michael Matheson, with patients waiting more than eight hours in A&E departments having doubled in only three weeks during the summer.

A Scottish government spokesman said the health secretary has been upfront about the challenges facing the NHS, arguing that Scotland’s relatively high levels of NHS staffing have helped it avoid health service strikes this year.

“Despite challenges caused by UK government austerity we are providing record funding of over £19 billion into the NHS this year and have delivered continued reductions in long waits,” he added. “While there remain challenges in some areas, we are committed to taking the action needed to tackle these issues.”