Referral-to-treatment times in Scotland’s NHS worst ever The length of time it takes patients to receive hospital treatment after referral has dropped to its worst ever rate.
Victory for Scottish Conservatives on ‘swim tax’ campaign A campaign by the Scottish Conservatives to scrap the proposed “swim tax” has succeeded, it was confirmed today.
Council cash reserves could run out within two years Cash reserves within some local authorities could run out “within two to three years” amid budget cuts by the SNP government, it has been wa
SNP spends £1.4m a week on private care despite rhetoric The SNP government spends nearly £1.4 million a week on private hospitals to bail out the NHS, despite its supposed opposition to the indepe
Cancer patients forced to wait months extra despite ‘urgent’ referrals Cancer patients in every part of the country are being forced to wait months longer for cancer care, despite receiving urgent referrals from
SNP set to ‘waste’ £250k on citizens’ income scheme The Scottish Government has confirmed it will spend £250,000 on a citizens’ income pilot scheme.
SNP hypocrisy over budget ‘con’ claims SNP claims that £2 billion worth of new investment for Scotland announced in yesterday’s budget is a “con” have been ridiculed in Holyrood.
Scotland’s £2bn budget boost Philip Hammond has delivered a £2 billion boost for Scotland’s economy as part of today’s budget.
Role of sunset clause crucial in minimum pricing law The role of a five-year sunset clause will be a crucial part of new alcohol minimum pricing legislation, the Scottish Conservatives have sai
Ruth comments on Labour leadership result Commenting on the result of the Labour leadership contest, which confirmed Richard Leonard as the new leader, Scottish Conservative leader R
