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Scotland’s First Minister has committed to detail a “new course to safeguard the NHS” in the coming weeks, including tackling delayed hospital discharges and investing in Scotland’s GPs. In a speech ...

A strong programme focussed on setting a progressive new healthcare agenda has been announced for Scotland’s Health Research and Innovation Conference, taking place in Edinburgh next month. Hosted by ...

The Scottish government is to abandon structural reform of Scotland’s social care system, blaming a lack of support in the Scottish parliament and beyond. Social Care Minister Maree Todd told MSPs ...

Christine McLaughlin, the Scottish government’s interim Director General of Health and Social Care since the retirement of Caroline Lamb in August, has been appointed to the role on a permanent basis.

Tom Arthur MSP is to take over from Maree Todd MSP as the new Minister for Social Care and Mental Wellbeing, following a ministerial shake up. Former Minister for Employment and Investment Mr Arthur ...

Scotland's rivers, lochs and coastlines are delivering health benefits worth up to £123 million a year in the Forth region alone, according to new research. That research gives us hard evidence of ...

Scotland’s minister responsible for social prescribing says the nation’s community link workers should be proud of the work they are doing and can look to the future with confidence. Her comments came ...

In its response to the Programme for Government announcement that ministers are to spend three months engaging the sector on future reform of social, Scottish Care said any discussions must recognise ...

Care sector leaders are questioning the First Minister’s belief that the NHS is best placed to take the lead in a reformed social care service. Councils and care providers are now seeking assurances ...

Scotland’s community link workers are to be recognised next week at an awards ceremony at this year’s Scottish Community Link Worker Network Conference hosted by Voluntary health Scotland. The only ...

The University of Dundee and NHS Tayside have recruited the world’s first participant to an international study assessing a new combination treatment for adults with advanced chronic kidney disease.