The Latest Breaking News from Maree Todd

SNP minister asks Scots to help design National Care Service after admitting its 'hard to get my head round'

Maree Todd previously said plans to create a National Care Service in Scotland were "hard for me to get my head around".

Daily Record · May 23, 2023

Claim PIP or ADP for mental health issues and you could be due up to £691 each month

More than one million people in Scotland experience some form of anxiety which affects their daily lives.

Daily Record · May 15, 2023

Humza Yousaf defends National Care Service cost after call to fund junior doctors

HUMZA Yousaf has defended the £14 million spent on the National Care Service (NCS) amid looming junior doctor strikes and delays to the…

The National (Scotland) · May 10, 2023

First vote on National Care Service to be pushed beyond June, says minister

Social care minister Maree Todd said the delay is to find compromise with bodies who have raised concerns about the Bill already.

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2023

Mesh campaigners living in agony blast Scottish Government for repeatedly ignoring them

Roseanna Clarkin has hit out at Humza Yousaf, who just weeks ago he said he was "open" to meeting her and others, after another refusal.

Daily Record · Apr 9, 2023

Dumfries and Galloway could see new dental practices thanks to support scheme

The region’s NHS dental services have suffered a string of blows in recent months, with some practices closing and others de-registering NHS patients

Daily Record · Mar 30, 2023

How feminist is Scotland? Seven key laws and policies aimed at helping women

LEGISLATION and government plans have historically often excluded the perspective of women, but in modern Scotland we have seen numerous…

The National (Scotland) · Mar 8, 2023

Poorer households spend almost 30% of their income on tobacco, says charity

Homes in the country’s lowest income group containing two or more people who smoke will spend more than £6,000 on tobacco this year

Daily Record · Mar 8, 2023

Abortion buffer zones should be enforced by police, MSP says

ABORTION buffer zones are likely to be enforced by police, it was revealed as the First Minister held a third summit on putting forward a “robust” bill aimed at surviving potential legal challenge.

The National (Scotland) · Feb 7, 2023

Alcohol minimum unit pricing does help to cut drink consumption in Scotland, report finds

Scotland's public health minister Maree Todd insisted minimum unit pricing is 'achieving what it set out to do'.

Daily Record · Nov 22, 2022