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Humza Yousaf welcomes 'immediate improvement' in A&E waiting times

HEALTH Secretary Humza Yousaf has welcomed the “immediate improvement” in accident and emergency waiting times.

The National (Scotland)

Edinburgh hospital operated beyond capacity every day last month as pressure on NHS rises

Scottish Tories revealed that routine hourly checks by staff at the hospital showed the A&E capacity of 40 patients was exceeded by more than double throughout August

Edinburgh Live

Scots A&E department beyond capacity as figures give ‘terrifying snapshot’ of pressure

Figures show Edinburgh Royal Infirmary’s emergency department has, on average, been beyond capacity for 22 hours per day since the start of 2022

Daily Record

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Health and social workers no longer require weekly Covid-19 testing

Decision comes following the axing of mandatory face masks in social care homes

Daily Record

Edinburgh Royal Infirmary hospital A&E waiting times branded 'unacceptable'

NHS Lothian has ranked among the worst health systems in Scotland for A&E response times. Nearly 40 percent of emergency department attendees waited more than four hours for care for the week ending September 11.

Edinburgh Live

Scotland's NHS facing 'exceptionally difficult winter', says Humza Yousaf

SCOTTISH Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has said the NHS in Scotland is facing an “exceptionally difficult winter”.

The National (Scotland)

Another Scottish covid wave a 'high possibility' as Humza Yousaf issues NHS warning ahead of 'difficult winter'

The Health Secretary said he wants to see "immediate improvement" in waiting times but that he expects difficult months ahead.

Daily Record

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Humza Yousaf says Scotland's A&E waits 'not acceptable' after figures hit record low

Emergency departments have been under pressure for months, with just 63.5 per cent of patients seen and subsequently admitted or discharged within four hours in the week up to September 11.

Daily Record

Renfrewshire politician brands Health Secretary Humza Yousaf a "man with no plan" after worst A&E stats ever recorded are revealed

MSP Paul O’Kane says: "Yousaf must address not what he plans to do in the coming months but what he aims to do now to make a credible and positive improvement to how our A&E departments are operating"

Daily Record

Humza Yousaf 'missing in action' as A&E waiting times in Scotland hit worst level on record

Labour accused the health minister of plunging "almost every aspect of our NHS into chaos just before winter starts to bite".

Daily Record

Humza Yousaf visits care home as residents among first to get Covid-19 booster

Elderly care home residents and health and social care workers are among the first to get the winter coronavirus and flu vaccination.

The Independent UK

Edinburgh sepsis toddler 'turned grey' before fight for life in hospital as mum speaks out

Aimee King had to rush her toddler to hospital after he contracted sepsis, where he spent 27 days recovering. The Edinburgh mum is now backing a new sepsis awareness campaign.

Edinburgh Live

Scots mum whose toddler turned grey with sepsis urges families to look out for symptoms

Corey King, from Edinburgh, spent almost one month in hospital after falling ill.

Daily Record

Children with learning disabilities '11 times more likely to die prematurely'

CHILDREN living with learning disabilities are at least 11 times more likely to die prematurely compared with their peers, new research has shown.

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Learning disabled children 11 times more likely to die prematurely, study finds

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf pledged the Scottish Government would use the results of the new research to inform its work in this area.

The National (Scotland)

Humza Yousaf praises efforts of Scottish Trauma Network team after first year in operation

SCOTTISH Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has praised the work of the Scottish Trauma Network (STN) after its first year in operation.

The National (Scotland)

'Missing in action': Tories avoid media interviews despite Ofgem price cap hike

THE UK Government has been accused of abdicating its responsibility after no Tory minister was willing to speak to the media following Ofgem’s…

The National (Scotland)

'Desperate Trumpism:' Humza Yousaf slams Rishi Sunak's Covid lockdown comments

SCOTTISH Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has slammed Rishi Sunak’s comments that "empowering scientists” during the pandemic was a mistake as…

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Daily Record

Cancelled operations across NHS Ayrshire & Arran have almost tripled, new figures show

Figures have been presented by Public Health Scotland.

Daily Record

NHS Lanarkshire faces £70m funding black hole as government warned of 'financial catastrophe'

The organisation warned there is a “very high” risk of being unable to maintain essential services while balancing their budget

Daily Record

Scots NHS board faces £70m funding black hole as government warned of 'financial catastrophe'

EXCLUSIVE: A paper seen by the Daily Record shows the full extent of the cash crisis faced by NHS Lanarkshire.

Daily Record

Scots NHS nurses 'lured to profiteering agencies amid pay dispute'

Labour MSP Alex Rowley has called on the Health Secretary to get civil servants back to the table and resolve the dispute.

Daily Record

Some 78% of doctors willing to strike over pay, survey suggests

Research undertaken by BMA Scotland spoke to 3,100 medics

Daily Record

'We cannot go on like this' Almost one third of Scots patients waiting over four hours at A&E

Labour warned that Scotland's A&E wards are "dangerously overheated because of lack of capacity elsewhere in the NHS system".

Daily Record

Who could replace Nicola Sturgeon after FM admits new leader could take SNP into next Holyrood election

The First Minister said her "default position" was to lead the SNP into the next Holyrood election. But if she did stand down, who would replace her? Record Politics takes a look at the potential candidates

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