A former SNP health secretary has branded plans to create a National Care Service as "nonsensical" and called for the legislation to be scrapped.
Alex Neil, who served as a Cabinet minister under both Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon, spoke out as the Scottish Government comes under pressure to reveal more detail on how the proposed system will work.
Care services across are currently provided by both private firms and local authorities, with councils largely responsible for regulating the sector.
