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Rwanda asylum seeker plans condemned as ‘despicable’ by Nicola Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon has said plans to process some asylum seekers in Rwanda are “despicable”, while Humza Yousaf has accused the UK Government of being institutionally racist. Home Secretary Priti Patel is expected to sign a deal with the African nation ...

14 Apr 2022 at 11:25

Scotland

NHS boost as hundreds recruited to work in Scotland’s hospitals

Scotland’s hospitals have been given a recruitment boost as hundreds of additional healthcare support staff and overseas nurses are recruited to help the NHS through “unprecedented challenges”. More than 1,000 support staff will work in a variety ...

19 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Ambulance service recruitment hits new highs

Recruitment for the Scottish Ambulance Service hit its highest level in the past year, new figures show. The ambulance service has faced serious pressure in the past year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with the military called in to help. As a ...

29 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Yousaf: Covid cases could now stabilise after ‘most challenging week’ for NHS

Surging coronavirus case numbers could start to stabilise this week, Scotland’s Health Secretary has said. Humza Yousaf was speaking after the NHS recorded the largest number of coronavirus patients in Scotland’s hospitals since the start of ...

23 Mar 2022 at 10:55

One Scot in 11 may have had Covid-19 last week – Office for National Statistics

The number of patients in Scotland’s hospitals with coronavirus has reached a record high for the fifth consecutive day – with separate research indicating about one in 11 people north of the border could have had the virus last week, the ...

25 Mar 2022 at 16:25

Scotland

Humza Yousaf challenged to guarantee safety of Edinburgh’s Sick Kids hospital

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf is being asked if he can guarantee Edinburgh’s new Sick Kids hospital is safe, amid concerns that cladding similar to that used on Grenfell Tower has been installed at the flagship hospital. Scottish Liberal ...

10 Apr 2022 at 12:25

Scotland

‘Too early’ to know full impact of pandemic on excess deaths, say MSPs

It is “too early” to know the full impact of the pandemic on excess deaths, a Holyrood committee has said. Recent statistics published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) show 12,314 excess deaths – deaths above the five year average ...

29 Apr 2022 at 14:25

Scotland

Scotland records 19 Covid deaths and highest case numbers since January

Scotland has recorded 19 coronavirus-linked deaths and 11,685 new cases in the past 24 hours, the highest case numbers since early January, according to the latest figures. It means the number of people who have died within 28 days of ...

08 Mar 2022 at 15:55

Scotland

Elderly people asked for their views on future care in Scotland

Views are being sought to help shape a new strategy for the care of elderly people in Scotland. The Scottish Government has launched a wide-ranging consultation on the future of care for older people, seeking to establish what is ...

08 Mar 2022 at 12:25

Scotland

Rise in private operations shows ‘two-tier’ health system, says Labour

An increase in patients paying for private operations alongside growing NHS waiting lists shows the healthcare system is becoming “two-tier”, Scottish Labour have said. Compared to before the pandemic, waiting lists were almost ...

30 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Booster appointments sent to 18-59s who have not yet had their jab

Scheduled appointments are being sent to hundreds of thousands of people who have not yet had their booster jab. Latest figures show that 83.5% of eligible adults in Scotland have now been fully vaccinated with primary doses ...

01 Feb 2022 at 03:55

Scotland

Douglas Ross: Pregnant women face ‘lengthy and distressing journeys’

Nicola Sturgeon has been challenged about “unworkable and unsafe” changes to maternity services that “force pregnant women into lengthy and distressing journeys” to give birth. Scottish Conservative leader, Douglas Ross, ...

27 Jan 2022 at 14:55

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