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The Scottish government is to abandon structural reform of Scotland’s social care system, blaming a lack of support in the Scottish parliament and beyond. Social Care Minister Maree Todd told MSPs ...

Tom Arthur MSP is to take over from Maree Todd MSP as the new Minister for Social Care and Mental Wellbeing, following a ministerial shake up. Former Minister for Employment and Investment Mr Arthur ...

Scotland’s First Minister has committed to detail a “new course to safeguard the NHS” in the coming weeks, including tackling delayed hospital discharges and investing in Scotland’s GPs. In a speech ...

Scotland’s minister responsible for social prescribing says the nation’s community link workers should be proud of the work they are doing and can look to the future with confidence. Her comments came ...

The University of Dundee and NHS Tayside have recruited the world’s first participant to an international study assessing a new combination treatment for adults with advanced chronic kidney disease.

Hundreds of ambulance technicians are appealing to the Scottish government to create a pathway that allows then to qualify as paramedics. A previous route that allowed experienced technicians to ...

Care sector leaders are questioning the First Minister’s belief that the NHS is best placed to take the lead in a reformed social care service. Councils and care providers are now seeking assurances ...

Christine McLaughlin, the Scottish government’s interim Director General of Health and Social Care since the retirement of Caroline Lamb in August, has been appointed to the role on a permanent basis.

Scotland’s community link workers are to be recognised next week at an awards ceremony at this year’s Scottish Community Link Worker Network Conference hosted by Voluntary health Scotland. The only ...

The charity Prostate Scotland is calling on men living with an enlarged prostate to take part in a national survey examining how the condition affects their everyday lives. Alison Wright (pictured) ...

With its plans to slash the number of NHS boards, the Scottish government is set to follow an almost identical path to one already travelled by Denmark. But, as long-time NHS analyst Neil MacDonald ...