NHS, England and Scotland

NHS recovery in Scotland is lagging behind England’s
How is the NHS in Scotland performing, and what does this mean for the Scottish Budget? Healthcare is the Scottish Government’s largest area of spending. The NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care budget is planned to be £20.
Scotland’s NHS ‘getting worse while England’s hospitals improve substantially’
Scotland’s NHS is continuing to get worse while hospitals in England are improving “substantially”, according to expert analysis that delivered a “damning verdict on the SNP’s mismanagement”. Nicola Sturgeon and her then health secretary,
Scotland 'lagging behind' England on NHS recovery, says IFS
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has compared the NHS in Scotland against England, and found that hospital activity in England is
SNP-controlled health service in Scotland is WORSE than NHS in England
A briefing by the IFS ahead of the Scottish Budget shows its performance in many key areas remains worse than before the pandemic, and has continued to decline in all but one in the past year.
NHS in Scotland recovering more slowly from covid pandemic than in England, report warns
The NHS in Scotland is recovering more slowly from the covid pandemic than in England, a report has warned. The institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) found the performance of the health service in key areas remains worse than before lockdown,
Scots norovirus cases surge as public health body issues warning
It read: "You can get norovirus more than once because the virus is always changing. This winter we have seen a new strain of norovirus become dominant in Scotland, as well as els ...
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Warning issued over rising number of norovirus cases across Scotland
Figures published by Public Health Scotland showed laboratory reports of the virus have increased in recent weeks.
Urgent warning to Scots as norovirus cases surge across country
AN URGENT warning has been issued to Scots following a surge in norovirus cases across the country. Figures published by ...
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75,000 people across Scotland helped by mental health crisis project piloted in Inverness and Aberdeen
A lifesaving initiative that was pioneered in Inverness has helped 75,000 people experiencing mental health crisis across ...
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Cancer risk among women under 50 rising, figures show
The risk of cancer among women aged under 50 in Scotland has been increasing, the latest data shows. Statistics from Public ...
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New government has done little to ease the public’s pain
Scotland’s higher proportion of public sector workers means this increase will hit harder here than in the rest of the UK, ...
Health Secretary urges Scottish Labour MSPs to back national insurance call
Scotland’s Health Secretary has urged Scottish Labour MSPs to back Government calls for public services to be exempt from the ...
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Minimum pricing for tobacco could help to reduce smoking rates in Scotland, new research suggests
The research, commissioned by Public Health Scotland, aimed to identify what impact a minimum price for hand-rolled and factory-made cigarettes would have on the number of people who smoke in ...