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Signs of stabilisation in A&E departments, says new Health Secretary

Scotland’s struggling accident and emergency departments are showing “some signs of stabilisation” in recent weeks, new Health Secretary Neil Gray has said. He spoke as the latest weekly figures showed some improvement in A&E waiting times, with 63....

13 Feb 2024 at 13:05

Scotland

Health Secretary Neil Gray wants to ‘complete the job’ on National Care Service

Scotland’s Health Secretary is seeking discussions with council leaders after they pulled their support for flagship plans to set up a National Care Service. Neil Gray insisted there was a need to “complete the job”, despite the local government ...

29 Sept 2024 at 13:02

Scotland

Assisted dying costs could be ‘substantially higher’ than estimates, MSPs told

The costs of introducing assisted dying in Scotland could be “substantially higher” than estimated, the Scottish Government has warned. It said some costs had been omitted or underestimated in financial papers put forward with a Bill which aims ...

01 Oct 2024 at 10:42

Scotland

Assisted Dying Bill may be ‘outside’ Holyrood’s powers, Scottish Government says

A bid to introduce assisted dying for terminally ill Scots may be outside Holyrood’s powers, the Scottish Government has warned. It comes as the government also raised concerns that the costs of introducing assisted dying could be ...

01 Oct 2024 at 15:11

Scotland

A&E waiting time figures branded ‘atrocious’ by Scottish Tories

Waiting for more than four hours in accident and emergency has become the “shocking but unacceptable norm” for many patients, the Scottish Conservatives have warned as latest figures are published. Data from Public Health ...

10 Sept 2024 at 11:52

Scotland

Gray making ‘little progress’ on reducing NHS staff hours, union warns

Union leaders say “little progress” has been made on a Government commitment to cut working hours for NHS staff. Bosses at Unison claim Health Secretary Neil Gray “seems unwilling” to honour the agreement, as they warned ...

14 Feb 2025 at 08:47

Scotland

Health Secretary ‘encouraged’ by improvement in A&E waiting times

Health Secretary Neil Gray has said he is “encouraged” by an improvement in accident and emergency waiting times – with weekly and monthly figures both showing an improvement against a key target. Despite this the ...

01 Apr 2025 at 13:02

Scotland

Ministers urged to ‘invest in frontline care’ to improve A&E waiting times

Ministers have been urged to “invest in frontline care” to reduce waiting times in Scotland’s accident and emergency departments amid concerns that delays are causing “needless loss of life”. The call came ...

18 Mar 2025 at 13:35

Scotland

Health Secretary pledges urgent action after report into newborn baby deaths

Recommendations for change in maternity care following the avoidable deaths of three newborn babies will be “acted upon with the greatest of urgency”, Health Secretary Neil Gray has pledged. He made the ...

19 Mar 2025 at 18:13

Scotland

Suspected drug deaths in Scotland up by 17%, new figures show

Suspected drug deaths in Scotland rose by almost a fifth between December and February – with Health Secretary Neil Gray warning of the dangers of an “increasingly toxic and unpredictable drug supply”. ...

29 Apr 2025 at 13:35

Scotland

Gray hails ‘outstanding’ NHS staff as target for extra appointments exceeded

Health Secretary Neil Gray has praised the “outstanding efforts” of NHS staff after more than 105,000 additional appointments were provided last year – exceeding the Scottish Government’s target. The ...

02 May 2025 at 13:42

Scotland

Government level of intervention in NHS Grampian stepped up to higher level

The Scottish Government is stepping up its involvement in NHS Grampian amid “continuing concerns” about the health board’s performance. Health Secretary Neil Gray said that while NHS Grampian staff ...

12 May 2025 at 12:43

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