Can John Swinney fix the NHS before next year’s election? The First Minister thinks he can. Speaking to journalists last Monday, he was asked what responsibility he took — as someone who has ...

Scotland's NHS is facing "very high levels of winter pressure" after an increase in flu cases, Health Secretary Neil Gray has said. Public Health Scotland data for the final week of 2024 showed 58 ...

Scotland’s record NHS waiting lists will finally start coming down in 2025, John Swinney has pledged as the SNP was accused of leaving the health service in “permanent crisis”. The First ...

The First Minister has taken an increasingly hands-on approach to the health brief and his Government’s response to ...

The analysis produced by the University of Edinburgh has revealed the full scale of what it would take to clear the Covid-19 ...

a director of For Women Scotland, one of the parties to formally oppose the NHS application, said. “This case is of great interest to women, particularly to those many NHS employees who will be ...

Scotland’s struggling NHS is spending millions of pounds a year on “useless frivolities” such as overseas travel, hospitality and entertainment, it has been alleged. Figures obtained from ...

The First Minister said he will not deny care for some across Scotland is 'not good enough' due to 'colossal' pressure on the NHS. It comes as all the weeks in December have seen A&E waiting ...

surgeries and treatment centres will be built in Scotland have been delayed. In February, at least a dozen NHS construction projects across the country were put on hold for up to two years as a ...

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"Scotland’s NHS is facing a perfect storm as it continues to deal with the pressures winter brings over the coming weeks,” he said. "However, it has been left on the brink of collapse by an ...

Stage one means a board is "on plan" and stage two identifies possible risks if no action is taken ... the health secretary. Five of Scotland's 14 regional NHS boards have already been ranked ...