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Young boy shouts 'Hallelujah' as life-changing surgery will go ahead as Nicola Sturgeon steps in

Nine-year-old Harvey Martin's surgery will take place after he made a heartbreaking video plea to Nicola Sturgeon so he could get an op to end his pain because he “can’t take it any more”.

Glasgow Live

Nicola Sturgeon steps in to sort operation for boy in constant pain as last FM act

Harvey Martin, nine, recorded the video message to Sturgeon earlier this week begging her to sort out the NHS so he could get an op to end his pain because he “can’t take it any more”.

Daily Record

Scots schoolboy begs Nicola Sturgeon to 'sort out' NHS and help end his pain as he waits for operation

Little Harvey Martin suffers from an agonising curvature on his spine that requires immediate medical intervention.

Daily Record

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MSP says Scottish Government response to Cameron House deaths inquiry 'not enough'

Jackie Baillie says there is a gap in enforcement which still needs to be addressed.

Daily Record

Warning over Labour 'interference' in SNP leadership contest

MICHAEL Russell has warned Scottish Labour to keep out of the SNP’s leadership contest after deputy leader Jackie Baillie raised questions over…

The National (Scotland)

SNP warns Scottish Labour not to 'interfere' in race to succeed Nicola Sturgeon

Michael Russell, the SNP president, has hit back at Jackie Baillie after she raised concerns over how the party chooses its next leader.

Daily Record

Opposition claims SNP 'openly at war' after explosive TV debate saw candidates clash

OPPOSITION politicians have claimed the party is now “openly at war with itself” after an explosive TV debate.

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Sturgeon’s successor ‘cannot survive’ without resolving NHS workforce crisis, Scottish Labour warns

Warnings come as an Audit Scotland report said recruitment targets were ‘unlikely to be met’

The Independent UK

Sturgeon’s successor must prioritise NHS workforce crisis – Labour

The warnings come as an Audit Scotland report recently said recruitment targets were “unlikely to be met”.

The Independent UK

Labour calls for SNP to ensure race to find Nicola Sturgeon successor is free from 'corruption'

Jackie Baillie has written to SNP chief executive Peter Murrell to ask if the results of the leadership ballot would be published "in full".

Daily Record

SNP leadership hopeful Humza Yousaf slammed for launching campaign in West Dunbartonshire

The Cabinet Secretary for Health is standing to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as First Minister of Scotland after she revealed earlier this month that she would be stepping down from the role.

Daily Record

Funding for West Dunbartonshire Council labelled "unethical and destructive" as budget looms

Members have until March to balance the books, but face savage funding cuts - with opposition parties slamming the way the ruling Labour admiration are operating.

Daily Record

Scottish Labour unveils policy to sell empty homes for £1

The move is part of measures to increase home ownership.

The Independent UK

Yousaf ‘delusional’ to challenge for SNP leadership, says Baillie

The Scottish Labour deputy leader said if he was successful, he would become ‘the worst first minister on record’.

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Scottish Labour vows to merge health boards to slash red tape

It is understood the remaining boards would represent the east, west and south of the country.

Daily Record

Humza Yousaf branded 'delusional' over planned SNP leadership bid to replace Nicola Sturgeon

Labour's Jackie Baillie launched the attack after the Record reported Yousaf is considering standing

The Independent UK

Sturgeon’s successor should drop National Care Service Bill, say opposition MSPs

A number of unions, think tanks, charities and Holyrood committees have also voiced concern about the proposed centralised service.

Daily Record

Scotland faces 'exodus of nursing staff' as thousands quit the profession

There are more than 4,600 vacant registered nursing posts in the NHS in Scotland – meaning 10 per cent of all posts across the country are empty.

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Scots man in agony during 'hellish' six-year wait for testicle surgery gets apology from Humza Yousaf

Martin Brown's condition is so bad he can barely walk or spend time with his grandchildren - a situation branded "disgraceful" by a Labour MSP.

Daily Record

Water charges to rise by 5% from April as cost of living crisis continues to hit Scots

Labour's Jackie Baillie said the hike "beggars belief" at a time when people are struggling

Daily Record

National Care Service plan suffers major set back as Unite union withdraws support

SNP ministers want to centralise care services across the country following criticism of the sector's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Glasgow Live

Dumbarton mum-of-two in agony after waiting almost a year for cervical cancer test

A Freedom Of Information (FOI) request discovered the average wait for a colposcopy in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is 19-and-a-half weeks - the target time is six weeks.

Daily Record

Scots mum suffering mental torment after waiting almost a year for cervical cancer test

The woman, who asked not to be identified, had a smear test in February last year which showed she had abnormal cells.

Daily Record

Scot who takes daily epileptic fits deemed 'fit to work' by DWP

He claims the decision has also seen him receive lower benefits than he should have, causing him to mount up over £2500 of debt.

Daily Record

Calls made to utilise Vale of Leven Hospital unused wards to tackle NHS 'crisis'

Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie has called on the Scottish Government to use the Vale of Leven hospital's unused wards.

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