Scotland’s NHS is the cornerstone of our nation—delivering care, saving lives, and supporting us through life’s most important moments. But while it remains strong, the challenges it faces demand bold ...

A separate review by Audit Scotland warned that “difficult decisions” may be needed about whether some NHS services can continue, with major reform “urgently needed” to cope with growing ...

David Phillips of the Institute for Fiscal Studies said that the NHS had failed to ... "The Scottish Government Public Audit Committee and Auditor General for Scotland through their independent ...

NHS Scotland must treat at least 20% more non-emergency hospital cases over the next three years to eliminate the backlog caused by the Covid pandemic, according to new analysis. The number of ...

However, targets to "eradicate" long waits have been missed, with NHS waiting lists and delayed discharge figures hitting record highs. Audit Scotland said last month that "difficult decisions ...

John Swinney has admitted that there are "unacceptable" crises within Scotland’s NHS — months after Health Secretary Neil Gray claimed there was no crisis. The First Minister said some ...

John Swinney has denied a report detailing the harrowing testimonies of nursing staff shows the “deadly reality” of the NHS in Scotland. The First Minister said the survey by the Royal College ...

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 ...

The analysis produced by the University of Edinburgh has revealed the full scale of what it would take to clear the Covid-19 pandemic backlog Nearly one million people are set to be on a NHS ...

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 ...

THE NHS in Scotland will have to increase its treatment of non-emergency patients by 20 per cent if it is to tackle its waiting list backlog that started before the Covid pandemic. Research by the ...