Improved payment system to expand services. NHS dental teams will receive increased fees under a new payment structure which will help them to provide enhanced NHS…
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Councils to share accountability for services. The Scottish Government has reached an initial agreement with local government and the NHS about accountability arrangements for the National…
Biggest pay uplift since devolution for senior medical and dental staff. The Scottish Government has accepted the 6% pay increase for senior NHS staff recommended by…
New Strategy Launched to Improve Survival A new 10-year Cancer Strategy aims to significantly cut the number of people diagnosed with later stage cancer and to…
800 Additional Staff Join Workforce Health Boards across Scotland have hired an additional 800 nurses, midwives and allied health professionals from overseas, helped by £8 million…
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…
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…
Fairer system, higher investment in public services Scottish council tax payers are getting the best deal in Britain, paying on average £590 a year less than they…
Labour’s Record on Private Sector Involvement in Public Services: Rhetoric vs. Reality Across Scotland, councils and taxpayers are still forced to pay the cost of a…
£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…