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Scottish Government invites public to help shape plans for National Care Service

PEOPLE with lived experience of social care services are being urged to have their say on plans for a national care service (NCS).

The National (Scotland)

SNP minister asks Scots to help design National Care Service after admitting its 'hard to get my head round'

Maree Todd previously said plans to create a National Care Service in Scotland were "hard for me to get my head around".

Daily Record

Claim PIP or ADP for mental health issues and you could be due up to £691 each month

More than one million people in Scotland experience some form of anxiety which affects their daily lives.

Daily Record

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Humza Yousaf defends National Care Service cost after call to fund junior doctors

HUMZA Yousaf has defended the £14 million spent on the National Care Service (NCS) amid looming junior doctor strikes and delays to the…

The National (Scotland)

National Care Service delay will allow ministers to 'strengthen' controversial bill

THE delay to the National Care Service (NCS) will allow ministers to put “more meat on the bones” of the controversial reforms, MSPs have heard.

The National (Scotland)

National Care Service plan 'hard to get my head around', admits SNP minister responsible for it

Maree Todd tried to defend the controversial proposals which have been widely condemned by trade unions and local authorities.

Daily Record

Old bank building collapses onto road leading to A9 closure

AN old bank building has collapsed in Thurso leaving several surrounding streets closed.

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Vote on national care service to be delayed beyond June, says SNP minister

The National Care Service (Scotland) Bill was paused earlier this year with the initial vote slated for June 28.

Daily Record

First vote on National Care Service to be pushed beyond June, says minister

Social care minister Maree Todd said the delay is to find compromise with bodies who have raised concerns about the Bill already.

The Independent UK

Mesh campaigners living in agony blast Scottish Government for repeatedly ignoring them

Roseanna Clarkin has hit out at Humza Yousaf, who just weeks ago he said he was "open" to meeting her and others, after another refusal.

Daily Record

Dumfries and Galloway could see new dental practices thanks to support scheme

The region’s NHS dental services have suffered a string of blows in recent months, with some practices closing and others de-registering NHS patients

Daily Record

How feminist is Scotland? Seven key laws and policies aimed at helping women

LEGISLATION and government plans have historically often excluded the perspective of women, but in modern Scotland we have seen numerous…

The National (Scotland)

Poorer households spend almost 30% of their income on tobacco, says charity

Homes in the country’s lowest income group containing two or more people who smoke will spend more than £6,000 on tobacco this year

Daily Record

Abortion buffer zones should be enforced by police, MSP says

ABORTION buffer zones are likely to be enforced by police, it was revealed as the First Minister held a third summit on putting forward a “robust” bill aimed at surviving potential legal challenge.

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Alcohol minimum unit pricing does help to cut drink consumption in Scotland, report finds

Scotland's public health minister Maree Todd insisted minimum unit pricing is 'achieving what it set out to do'.

The National (Scotland)

Fears for new mums as they’re forced to drive 80 miles to give birth

MOTHERS and babies could die unless a maternity unit is reopened for deliveries in Stranraer, it has been warned.

Daily Record

Young Scots footballer with broken leg left in agony on soaking pitch in gruelling ambulance wait

Dean Fraser told the Record he was left 'freezing and in agony' while he waited for the ambulance, after breaking two bones in his leg during the match in the Highlands.

Daily Record

Public Health Minister wants Dumfries and Galloway mums to feel “they are having good care as close to home as possible”

Maree Todd visited Stranraer to meet with Galloway Community Hospital Action Group, which is pushing for maternity services to be restored

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Scottish Government accused of 'lack of urgency' as malnutrition action group yet to meet

Despite the shocking statistics, a promised pilot of free school meals in secondary schools has also not begun.

Daily Record

Scots infected with HIV and hepatitis in NHS blood scandal to get £100,000 compensation within days

Patients who were infected with Hepatitis C or HIV in the 1970s and 80s - or their partners - will get the interim compensation payment next week.

The Independent UK

Scottish minister welcomes interim blood scandal compensation payments

It is estimated about 3,000 people in Scotland were infected with Hepatitis C through NHS blood or blood products in the 1970s through to 1991.

The Independent UK

SNP members back abortion buffer zones

Women’s health minister Maree Todd spoke in favour of the motion.

The National (Scotland)

NHS Highland issues apology following mistaken Covid vaccine letters

RESIDENTS in Alness, Invergordon and Wick who were invited to attend Covid vaccination clinics in the wrong area this week have been issued an…

The National (Scotland)

Angus Robertson sends message to Team Scotland at Commonwealth Games

Team Scotland found record success at the Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow in 2014

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Teenage pregnancy rate in Scotland reaches lowest level since records began

THE TEENAGE pregnancy rate in Scotland has now fallen for 13 consecutive years – reaching its lowest level since records began.

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