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Humza Yousaf branded ‘shameful’ after comment to protesting nurses

Scottish Labour has branded the Health Secretary “shameful” after he told Royal College of Nursing (RCN) members “let’s not patronise each other”. Humza Yousaf spoke with dozens of RCN members as they held a protest outside the SNP conference in ...

08 Oct 2022 at 19:22

Swinney rejects accusation of ‘secrecy’ over resignations from Covid inquiry

John Swinney has rejected an accusation of a “pattern of secrecy” within the Scottish Government over resignations from the independent public inquiry into the handling of the Covid pandemic. The Deputy First Minister addressed an urgent ...

05 Oct 2022 at 17:10

Scotland

Nearly 900 operations cancelled by hospitals in August

More than 10% of planned operations in Scotland’s hospitals were cancelled in August, latest figures show. Monthly data from Public Health Scotland showed there were 23,626 planned operations for August – an increase of 20% from 19,685 ...

04 Oct 2022 at 13:16

Sunak plan to grill Scottish civil servants is akin to show trials, say SNP

Plans by Tory leadership candidate Rishi Sunak to compel Scotland’s top civil servant to appear before a Westminster committee annually have been likened to “sinister show trials” by the SNP. Mr Sunak, who trails rival Liz Truss in ...

16 Aug 2022 at 13:04

Scotland

New record low for cancer treatment waiting time performance

Scotland’s cancer treatment waiting time performance has fallen to a new record low, latest figures show. The country’s 62-day standard states that 95% of patients should wait a maximum of 62 days from urgent suspicion of cancer ...

27 Sept 2022 at 13:40

Scotland

Scottish Labour urges Yousaf to act on Scotland’s NHS crisis

Humza Yousaf has been told to act on Scotland’s NHS – or his position will become “untenable”. Scottish Labour issued the stark warning after the party, along with the Scottish Conservatives, criticised the handling of ...

25 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Labour accuses Scottish Government of long Covid ‘betrayal’

Scottish Labour has accused the Scottish Government of “betrayal” towards long Covid patients due to the amount of funding made available to tackle the illness. The party’s health spokesperson, Jackie Baillie, said ...

31 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Nursing staff shortages pose risk to patient care, warns RCN

Staff shortages in nursing are posing a risk to patient care, a nursing leader will warn following the release of a new report highlighting concerns across the UK. The report, published on Monday by the Royal ...

06 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Labour condemns pace of action to help long Covid patients

The Scottish Government is operating at a “snail’s pace” in addressing long Covid, Jackie Baillie has said. A total of £10 million has been allocated as part of the Government’s support fund to help those ...

19 May 2022 at 17:48

Scotland

Government has greater focus on wider harms of Covid – John Swinney

The Scottish Government is increasing its focus on the wider harms of coronavirus, rather than simply reducing case numbers, John Swinney has said. The Deputy First Minister spoke as MSPs debated the ...

15 Mar 2022 at 19:55

Scotland

Catch-up plan needed for NHS in Scotland, says Scottish Labour

Scottish Labour has called for a “real catch-up plan” for the NHS in Scotland as it claimed diagnostic waiting times north of the border are falling behind those in England. The party said analysis ...

17 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Labour demands introduction of Anne’s Law to prevent future lockdown heartache

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is being urged to introduce law changes to allow family members to be recognised as carers to end the “preventable heartache” of being separated from loved ones in ...

09 Mar 2022 at 00:55

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