Return to pre-pandemic advice for health and social care. People in health and social care settings will no longer be advised to wear facemasks from Tuesday (16 May). The return
Return to pre-pandemic advice for health and social care. People in health and social care settings will no longer be advised to wear facemasks from Tuesday (16 May). The return
Expansion to Increase Beds by 50% A further £3.6 million has been allocated to Hospital at Home to support more than 150 extra virtual beds. Hospital at Home can provide
5 Ways We’ve delivered progress It has now been over one month since Humza Yousaf became the SNP leader and the First Minister of Scotland. Every single day, Humza and
Report Estimates Policy has Saved Hundreds of Lives Research estimates that 156 deaths were averted each year following the SNP Scottish Government’s implementation of Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP). The study
£568 million for Pay Deal in 2023/24 Healthcare staff across Scotland have been offered the largest pay package in the history of the NHS, with a £568 million increase in
Dundee facility the first of two run by children’s charity Aberlour. A national residential rehabilitation service designed to support women and their children through recovery has been officially opened in
National Exercise to Re-assess Inpatients Clinically Safe to be Discharged Patients who no longer need to be in hospital are to be reassessed as soon as possible to get them
Measures to Help NHS Deal with Extreme Pressure Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has outlined measures to help the NHS and social care deal with ongoing extreme winter pressure. Among these
Average Uplift of 7.5% is Highest Offer in the UK A ‘best and final offer’ has been made to NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) workers following pay negotiations with trade
£10 million allocated to speed up cancer services. Cancer patients are set for faster access to treatment as an additional £10 million has been allocated to help improve waiting times.