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Health & care in the programme for government Addressing NHS backlogs, “intelligent investment & innovation”, supporting the workforce & tackling poverty are among commitments laid out by First Minister Read 👇 Maree Todd Neil Gray MSP CPAG Scotland Scottish Government healthandcare.scot/stories/3930/p…
The VPAG Investment Programme will support Office of the Chief Executive NHSScotland Health Boards to deliver new medicines and therapeutics to patients in Scotland, accelerate clinical trials and support vital collaboration with the life sciences sector.
Against a “challenging fiscal environment”, First Minister told MSPs that Scotland cannot deliver public services as it has previously. Read on👇 Office of the Chief Executive NHSScotland Centre for Sustainable Delivery Maree Todd The Poverty Alliance CPAG Scotland BMA Scotland RCN Scotland The RCM Scotland RCGP healthandcare.scot/stories/3930/p…
The ‘Rethink dementia’ campaign comes amid uncertainty over access to a newly licensed drug for the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, after NICE deemed the medicine ‘not cost effective’. Scot Gov Health Neil Gray MSP Alzheimer Scotland NDCAN Maree Todd healthandcare.scot/stories/3929/d…
Medical devices including diagnostics, therapeutics & software play a key role in delivering new products that benefit the NHS, economy & patients. Read how InnoScot Health is supporting innovators through the regulatory framework here ⬇️ NHS Research Scotland healthandcare.scot/stories/3923/i…
👛 The Scottish Government in-year savings plan will see £115.8m cut to health & care, with mental health services & some work for disabled people hit hardest. The ALLIANCE The Poverty Alliance Voluntary Health Scotland Mental Health Foundation Scotland Association of Mental Health Providers Deep End GP Scotland Shona Robison MSP Improving Health The Health Foundation healthandcare.scot/stories/3928/h…
MSPs have today heard that hundreds of newly qualified nurses and midwives have been unable to secure jobs in Office of the Chief Executive NHSScotland, despite there being more than 3,000 vacancies Jackie Baillie Neil Gray MSP John Swinney healthandcare.scot/stories/3932/k
What are Scottish Government commitments to health, social care & life sciences? Read our coverage of the latest Programme for Government here: CPAG Scotland The Poverty Alliance NHS Research Scotland Caroline Lamb InnoScot Health First Minister John Swinney Maree Todd healthandcare.scot/stories/3930/p…
📢 BMA Scotland has revealed the “shocking” experiences of doctors trying to speak up about NHS patient safety. BMA Consultants Dr Iain Kennedy Sajid Farid Chris Smith Neil Gray MSP MDDUS First Minister RCN Scotland Caroline Lamb The RCM Scotland The Health Foundation healthandcare.scot/stories/3925/b…
A petition with more than 1,700 signatures says that not a single student paediatric nurse successfully found a job within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde this year. healthandcare.scot/stories/3932/g…
👋 Just a day after “difficult” budget cuts to health & care were laid out, First Minister launched the government’s ‘Serving Scotland’ plans. Dr Iain Kennedy Chris Smith John Swinney Scottish Drugs Forum Mental Health Foundation MentalHealthPH Mental Health Foundation Scotland RCN Scotland Maree Todd healthandcare.scot/stories/3930/p…
The Scottish government has come under fire for dropping human rights legislation from the coming year’s plans with Paul O’Kane MSP 🇺🇦 suggesting it is part of a wider set of decisions that will disadvantage disabled people. Scottish Human Rights Commission Human Rights Consortium Scotland healthandcare.scot/stories/3931/h…
Hundreds of newly qualified nurses and midwives have been unable to secure jobs in NHS Scotland, as the latest workforce figures including vacancies are published. RCN Scotland Royal College of Midwives 💙 Jackie Baillie Office of the Chief Executive NHSScotland NHS Education for Scotland (NES) Unite Scotland Neil Gray MSP healthandcare.scot/stories/3932/g…
“Deeply disappointing, unjustifiable & a breach of trust.” In parliament this week, First Minister was questioned over the absence of human rights in the latest Programme for Government. Paul O’Kane MSP 🇺🇦 Scottish Human Rights Commission John Swinney The ALLIANCE Sam H. Gluckstein healthandcare.scot/stories/3931/h…
“Another trial will focus on promoting bitesize physical activity such as a walk or simply a few steps in the kitchen while boiling the kettle – in other words, activity that we could all be doing each week.” Deep End GP Scotland NHS Research Scotland Public Health Scotland healthandcare.scot/stories/3924/n…