MARCH IS ENDOMETRIOSIS ACTION MONTH
This month, Endometriosis Action Month aims to highlight the real impact of living with the endometriosis. 1 in 10 women in Scotland of...
NO SMOKING DAY 2023 – QUIT AND WIN
Today is No Smoking Day and I was pleased to join Alan Dalziel, Senior Policy Manager, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) Scotland...
ENGLAND’S CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER HEAPS PRAISE ON SNP HEALTH POLICY
The Chief Medical Officer for England, Sir Chris Whitty, has today lauded the SNP Government’s transformative public health measures in...
SNP Government delivers Manifesto Pledge on Young Patients Family Fund
The SNP Government has delivered on its manifesto pledge to introduce a Young Patients Family Fund, which will support families with the...
Health Secretary announces new £114.5 Cancer Recovery Plan
Health Secretary Jeane Freeman MSP has announced the SNP Government’s new Cancer Recovery Plan, with investment of up to £114.5 million...
£500 Bonus for Health and Social Care Staff from SNP Government
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced that the SNP Government will pay out a one-off £500 to Scotland’s lifesavers and care-givers...
COVID-19 Vaccines Update
The first coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccinations could be given to health and social care staff, older care home residents and those over 80...
£40,203 SNP Government Funding for NHS Ayrshire & Arran Childhood Obesity Project
The SNP Government has awarded NHS Ayrshire & Arran £40,203 for a project to help prevent childhood obesity. The funds will be used to...
Clinical Prioritisation Framework for NHS Procedures Launched
Health Secretary Jeane Freeman MSP on Monday published Scotland’s Framework for the Clinical Prioritisation of Elective Care, which...
COVID-19 Testing extended to Children under Five
Children under the age of five who are displaying potential coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms are now eligible for testing. Until earlier...
