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ASSISTED DYING

Assisted dying bill passes first stage in Scotland

By Liz Wells 14 May 2025

Plans to legalise assisted dying in Scotland have passed the first stage after MSPs voted in favour of the bill.

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Additional support for NHS Grampian

By Liz Wells 13 May 2025

NHS Grampian has been escalated to Stage 4 of NHS Scotland’s National Performance Framework for finance, leadership and governance.

PHARMACIES

Scotland pharmacy financial deal agreed

By Liz Wells 02 May 2025

Community Pharmacy Scotland (CPS) has accepted the Scottish Government’s financial offer for the financial year 2025/26.

ESTATES

Scottish Government unveils additional funding for National Treatment Centre Highland

By Liz Wells 11 April 2025

The Scottish Government has allocated £2.6m of additional funding to the National Treatment Centre Highland to deliver thousands of additional orthopaedic and ophthalmic operations every year.

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Scottish government makes two-year pay offer to Agenda for Change staff

By Liz Wells 08 April 2025

Nurses, midwives and other healthcare staff across Scotland have been offered a pay increase of 8% over two years, Scotland's health secretary Neil Gray has announced.

WORKFORCE

Urgent action needed to 'protect victims of systemic bullying' in the NHS

By Liz Wells 25 March 2025

Urgent action is needed to protect victims of systemic bullying in the NHS, according to researchers from the University of Salford.

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Scottish government unveils £6m funding for health projects

By Liz Wells 14 March 2025

The Scottish government is to invest more than £6m as part of the Accelerated National Innovations Adoption (ANIA) programme to help people with type 2 diabetes, stroke patients and babies born wit...

PREVENTION

Earlier cancer detection campaign focuses on head and neck cancers

By Liz Wells 06 March 2025

The latest phase of the Scottish Government’s ‘Be the Early Bird’ campaign focuses on head and neck cancer symptoms.

IFS

Public sector pay up by 5% in Scotland since 2019

By Liz Wells 18 February 2025

Scottish Government and councils have agreed pay rises for staff in the NHS, schools and other parts of the devolved public sector over the past few years that are bigger than those awarded elsewhe...

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT