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Sturgeon gives full backing to NHS recovery plan despite ‘unsustainable’ claim

Nicola Sturgeon has said the Scottish Government will not re-visit a recovery plan for Scotland’s NHS despite a report claiming the service was “not financially sustainable”. Audit Scotland warned of an “ever-increasing backlog of patients waiting ...

24 Feb 2022 at 14:25

Scotland

National Care Service consultation shows ‘hunger for change’, says minister

Responses to the Government’s proposals for a National Care Service show there is a “hunger for change” in the system, a minister has said. The Scottish Government has published responses to its consultation on the plans after almost 1,300 ...

01 Feb 2022 at 13:56

Scotland

MSPs call for views on proposed new National Care Service

A Holyrood committee has launched a consultation on the Scottish Government’s proposed National Care Service. The National Care Service (Scotland) Bill was published last month and will allow ministers to transfer responsibility for a ...

11 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

National Care Service could put services at risk, warn council leaders

Scotland’s council leaders have unanimously warned that plans for a National Care Service could jeopardise service delivery. Following a meeting of local authority leaders on Monday, the health and social care spokesman for local ...

04 Jul 2022 at 19:29

Scotland

Scrapping non-residential care charges a matter of ‘political will’ – Baillie

The scrapping of non-residential care charges in Scotland is a matter of “political will”, Scottish Labour’s deputy leader has said. Leading a debate on the issue in Holyrood, Jackie Baillie said reserves for local health bodies ...

22 Jun 2022 at 19:07

Scotland

Bill for National Care Service ‘biggest power grab since devolution’, says union

Scottish Government plans for a new National Care Service are the “biggest power grab” in the history of devolution and are a “recipe for disaster”, union leaders have insisted. Bosses at the trade union Unite hit out after the ...

21 Jun 2022 at 16:50

Scotland

Many Scots wait more than a year for diagnosis of neurological condition

More than one in three Scots are waiting more than a year to get their neurological condition diagnosed, a report has suggested. The Neurological Alliance of Scotland said it found most people with a neurological condition are ...

08 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Scottish ministers urged to ‘see sense’ and drop plans for National Care Service

Holyrood ministers are being urged to “see sense” and ditch plans to establish a National Care Service (NCS), with Conservatives claiming it would be an “accident waiting to happen”. The Tories will use their debating time at ...

02 Nov 2022 at 11:38

Scotland

Minister admits stakeholder discontent over plans for National Care Service

The Scottish Government has been urged to U-turn on National Care Service proposals as a Holyrood minister accepted there was “discontent” from stakeholders. The Conservatives used their Holyrood debating time to express ...

02 Nov 2022 at 19:09

Scotland

Early days of National Care Service could see a ‘state of flux’, MSPs warned

The introduction of a National Care Service will result in a “state of flux” for a period of time, MSPs have been told. Holyrood’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee heard evidence from a panel of experts on the ...

01 Nov 2022 at 14:50

Scotland

‘Price tag’ of National Care Service not clear, MSPs told

The “price tag” for parts of the planned National Care Service is unclear and likely to include hidden costs, MSPs have been told. Audit Scotland told a Holyrood committee the costs set out in a recent financial ...

01 Nov 2022 at 13:55

Scotland

Social care in crisis now, MSPs warned

Social care in Scotland is in crisis now and there is no reason why changes cannot be made ahead of the formation of a national care service, a union organiser has said. The Scottish Government has tabled a ...

10 Nov 2022 at 17:17

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