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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Judith Duffy

Humza Yousaf: UK ‘should step in with funding to prevent NHS strikes’

A STRIKE in the NHS during winter will be “catastrophic” despite contingency plans being put in place, Scotland’s Health Secretary has warned.

Humza Yousaf said he was committed to averting walkouts by health service staff, but blamed UK Government’s economic mismanagement for the issue and said it should “put its hand in its pockets” to provide more funding.

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