Health

First Minister John Swinney's government has shelved plans to bring a right to food into Scots law

Scottish Government

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SNP face questions on shelved policy as Scotland reports record high food worries

Orkney-based Dr Linda Gask said women in Scotland are twice as likely to suffer from anxiety and depression but are not getting the help they need

Orkney-based Dr Linda Gask said women in Scotland are twice as likely to suffer from anxiety and depression but are not getting the help they need

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Psychiatrist criticises lack of policies for women's mental health care

A man eating fast food

A man eating fast food

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Mike Lean: Our research dietitians have put together a 100-year-old Scottish diet

Action needed on hidden tyre danger

Action needed on hidden tyre danger

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Calls for urgent action on hidden tyre particle dangers

MSP Ruth Maguire

MSP Ruth Maguire

Cervical cancer

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SNP MSP Ruth Maguire will not stand for re-election amid cervical cancer treatment

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater (centre) joins as Dignity in Dying campaigners gather in Parliament Square, central London, in support of the

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater (centre) joins as Dignity in Dying campaigners gather in Parliament Square, central London, in support of the

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Mhairi Black: Holyrood should be pushing on with assisted dying bill

Hospital league tables would be based on metrics such as how long patients have to wait for A&E treatment, surgery and other care

Hospital league tables would be based on metrics such as how long patients have to wait for A&E treatment, surgery and other care

Real Scottish Politics

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Wee Ginger Dug: Anas Sarwar is unsurprisingly keeping quiet on hospital league tables

Neil Gray has said there are no plans to change the way health boards are monitored in Scotland, rejecting Wes Streeting's plan for hospital league tables in England

Neil Gray has said there are no plans to change the way health boards are monitored in Scotland, rejecting Wes Streeting's plan for hospital league tables in England

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'No plan': Scottish Government rules out Labour health board league tables

Dr Gillian Wright pictured with Bishop John Keenan (right) and Richard Lucas of the Scottish Family Party (left)

Dr Gillian Wright pictured with Bishop John Keenan (right) and Richard Lucas of the Scottish Family Party (left)

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Concerns over anti-assisted dying commentator's links 'to religious right'

Acting Energy Secretary Gillian Martin

Acting Energy Secretary Gillian Martin

'Good global citizen' Scotland to fund cholera vaccine testing in Africa

Anas Sarwar has been urged to confirm if he supports Wes Streeting's plan to introduce hospital league tables

Anas Sarwar has been urged to confirm if he supports Wes Streeting's plan to introduce hospital league tables

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Scottish Labour 'must confirm' if they back 'appalling' hospital league plan

Campaigners in support of voluntary euthanasia protest outside Parliament in Westminster

Campaigners in support of voluntary euthanasia protest outside Parliament in Westminster

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Seamus Logan: Why I’m conflicted over Labour MP’s end of life bill

The type 2 diabetes drug Mounjaro has been recommended to help obese people lose weight on the NHS

The type 2 diabetes drug Mounjaro has been recommended to help obese people lose weight on the NHS

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Weight loss jabs leave 16 Scots in hospital amid calls for greater regulation

Stuart Murdoch’s semi-autobiographical book, Nobody’s Empire, pens an intimate coming-of-age story

Stuart Murdoch’s semi-autobiographical book, Nobody’s Empire, pens an intimate coming-of-age story

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Iconic Scottish band singer opens up on diagnosed health condition in latest book

Campaigners in support of voluntary euthanasia protest outside Parliament in Westminster, London

Campaigners in support of voluntary euthanasia protest outside Parliament in Westminster, London

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Ruth Wishart: Assisted dying should be a right for those living with unbearable pain

Research from 2018 suggested 35% of people who died from drug overdoses were the mothers and fathers of children under 16

Research from 2018 suggested 35% of people who died from drug overdoses were the mothers and fathers of children under 16

Families on frontline of drug epidemic and the struggles they face

Scotland has the worst rate of drug-related deaths in Europe

Scotland has the worst rate of drug-related deaths in Europe

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Scotland's drug crisis explained along with how it impacts families

The council is set to consider a request for £10,000 for the project

The council is set to consider a request for £10,000 for the project

Plans to transform historic Scottish church into community hub revealed

McGowan worked as a nurse at University Hospital Monklands in Airdrie

McGowan worked as a nurse at University Hospital Monklands in Airdrie

Scottish nurse’s death linked to approved weight-loss drug

Anti-abortion protests like this one outside Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow are no longer allowed in Scotland

Anti-abortion protests like this one outside Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow are no longer allowed in Scotland

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Buffer zone campaigners warn of Trump's impact on Scotland's abortion rights

Scottish LibDem MSP Liam McArthur introduced the bill on assisted dying in March

Scottish LibDem MSP Liam McArthur introduced the bill on assisted dying in March

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‘No evidence’ assisted dying laws lead to ‘slippery slope’, MSPs told

Health Secretary Neil Gray said the pay deal was competitive with other parts of the UK

Health Secretary Neil Gray said the pay deal was competitive with other parts of the UK

British Medical Association

NHS consultants in Scotland vote to accept pay deal

Chris Hoy was given a diagnosis last year that he has two to four years left to live.

Chris Hoy was given a diagnosis last year that he has two to four years left to live.

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Sir Chris Hoy calls for prostate cancer screening age to be lowered

A prototype of the technology was tested at NASA’s White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces, New Mexico

A prototype of the technology was tested at NASA’s White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces, New Mexico

Scottish charity teams up with NASA to develop life saving technology

The opening of a new distillery is celebrated, but minimum prices have risen

The opening of a new distillery is celebrated, but minimum prices have risen

SNP policies relating to whisky feel like political double-think

Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay giving a speech in Edinburgh on Monday

Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay giving a speech in Edinburgh on Monday

Scottish Conservatives

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Scots would be 'perfectly happy' to see end of free prescriptions, Tory leader says

The National Records of Scotland announced that the life expectancy in Scotland increased slightly for both males and females

The National Records of Scotland announced that the life expectancy in Scotland increased slightly for both males and females

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Over a million Scots life expectancy worse due to inequality caused by austerity

Chris Hoy has been told he has stage 4 cancer

Chris Hoy has been told he has stage 4 cancer

Chris Hoy 'blown away' by surge in men seeking cancer advice

The Scottish Parliament had already passed regulations bringing the ban into force on April 1

The Scottish Parliament had already passed regulations bringing the ban into force on April 1

Disposable vapes

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Scotland pushes back ban on single-use vapes to match UK date

Gillian Mackay MSP is backing the motion

Gillian Mackay MSP is backing the motion

Scottish Greens to debate withdrawing support for National Care Service plans

Glasgow and Clyde Rape Crisis has pulled out of the Rape Crisis Scotland network

Glasgow and Clyde Rape Crisis has pulled out of the Rape Crisis Scotland network

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Scottish rape crisis centre leaves charity network over trans inclusivity

The Health Secretary insists that NHS patient data will be 'protected and anonymised'

The Health Secretary insists that NHS patient data will be 'protected and anonymised'

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Is Wes Streeting unaware of previous hacking scandals?

Scotland continues to have lower life expectancy than England and Wales

Scotland continues to have lower life expectancy than England and Wales

Life expectancy

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Life expectancy in Scotland increases, new figures show

Health Secretary Wes Streeting hopes a weight-loss jab trial will boost economic growth

Health Secretary Wes Streeting hopes a weight-loss jab trial will boost economic growth

Scottish Labour

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Labour push SNP to give Scots weight-loss jabs on NHS

Chris Hoy revealed at the weekend that his cancer is terminal

Chris Hoy revealed at the weekend that his cancer is terminal

Chris Hoy sparks surge in web searches for cancer, says Macmillan

Demonstrators hold an 'abortion clinic buffer zone' protest outside the Scottish parliament on September 24, 2024

Demonstrators hold an 'abortion clinic buffer zone' protest outside the Scottish parliament on September 24, 2024

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Here's what buffer zones at abortion clinics really mean for Scotland

Former first minister Alex Salmond died suddenly after a heart attack, prompting Jeremy Clarkson (right) to take action

Former first minister Alex Salmond died suddenly after a heart attack, prompting Jeremy Clarkson (right) to take action

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Jeremy Clarkson reveals heart surgery after 'Alex Salmond’s death raised concerns'

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said that 'widening waistbands' were 'holding back our economy'

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said that 'widening waistbands' were 'holding back our economy'

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Experts weigh in on Labour plan to offer weight loss jabs to unemployed

Streeting wrongly presumes obesity is the reason people aren’t working

Streeting wrongly presumes obesity is the reason people aren’t working

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Labour plans will make Big Pharma happy but ignore problem’s roots

Liz Kendall said trials of employment advisers giving CV and interview advice in hospitals produced “dramatic results”

Liz Kendall said trials of employment advisers giving CV and interview advice in hospitals produced “dramatic results”

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UK Government to push 'seriously ill' mental health patients back to work

Spinal surgeon Mohamed Abdelsadg and colleagues at the Institute for Neurological Sciences in Glasgow operate on 75-year-old Carol Toal

Spinal surgeon Mohamed Abdelsadg and colleagues at the Institute for Neurological Sciences in Glasgow operate on 75-year-old Carol Toal

Scottish university uses technology to ‘see inside’ body for the first time in the UK

Scott Stewart was told 'he'd be wasting doctor's time' when he first called a GP about twitching in his leg

Scott Stewart was told 'he'd be wasting doctor's time' when he first called a GP about twitching in his leg

Scottish dad calls for more research into MND after 'dreadful' diagnosis experience

Wes Streeting has said that unemployed obese people were holding back the UK's economy

Wes Streeting has said that unemployed obese people were holding back the UK's economy

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Unemployed to be given weight-loss jags as part of UK plan to 'get them back to work'

Since the war began on October 7 more than 41,000 Palestinians have been killed and a further 96,000 have been injured

Since the war began on October 7 more than 41,000 Palestinians have been killed and a further 96,000 have been injured

How National readers' donations to MAP have been used in Gaza

The programme grew out of the Scottish Government’s Healthier Future Strategy

The programme grew out of the Scottish Government’s Healthier Future Strategy

Scottish Government

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Convenience without a compromise on health for home-cooked meals

Rhoda Meek opens up about living with bipolar disorder

Rhoda Meek opens up about living with bipolar disorder

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Rhoda Meek: When mental health services fail it turns out it’s not 'OK to not be OK'

More than 90 residents from eleven care homes across West Lothian came together

More than 90 residents from eleven care homes across West Lothian came together

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First Scottish 'Olympics' for people in care homes hailed huge success

Alzheimer's and Dementia Research, Scientist holding a blood sample during a clinical trial

Alzheimer's and Dementia Research, Scientist holding a blood sample during a clinical trial

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Chance for Scotland to lead with Alzheimer’s treatment

The docking station in King's College Hospital

The docking station in King's College Hospital

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Fury as NHS hospitals in England charge patients £2 an hour for wheelchair use

Former prime minister Boris Johnson resigned in disgrace in 2022

Former prime minister Boris Johnson resigned in disgrace in 2022

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Scottish people 'only too happy' to avoid work during lockdown, Boris Johnson says

The centre was initially set to open later this month

The centre was initially set to open later this month

Opening of UK's first drugs consumption room in Glasgow delayed

The café previously had a customer who travelled for 500 miles

The café previously had a customer who travelled for 500 miles

coeliac disease

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Meet the woman travelling 200 miles for Scottish fish and chips

The Chancellor is set to deliver the Autumn Budget on October 30

The Chancellor is set to deliver the Autumn Budget on October 30

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SNP urge Chancellor to deliver £1.6bn in extra funding for Scotland’s NHS

First Minister John Swinney has stuck by plans to set up a National Care Service in Scotland

First Minister John Swinney has stuck by plans to set up a National Care Service in Scotland

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John Swinney stands by National Care Service plans as union withdraws support