MSPs expected to back Bill to regulate ‘wild west’ beauty procedures The Bill will limit who can carry out procedures. Evening Standard · Mar 17
Former top nurse urged to appear before MSPs Tory health spokesman Sandesh Gulhane urged Holyrood’s Criminal Justice Committee to call Fiona McQueen. Evening Standard · Feb 10
NHS repeatedly releasing bodies to wrong families, Swinney warned Scottish Labour’s Jackie Baillie urged the First Minister to take action after a ‘wrongful release’ was discovered only after cremation. Evening Standard · Jan 8
Company forced to fix AI train announcer after woman recognised her own voice The voice actress had been told by ScotRail earlier this week that the matter was between her and ReadSpeaker The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2025
John Swinney responds to 'controversial' ScotRail AI voiceover row THE First Minister has responded to the ScotRail's "controversial" move to use AI to make announcements rather than Scottish actors The National (Scotland) · Jun 5, 2025
Snus-style pouches will be included in ‘smokefree generation’ law, says minister The pouches are placed between the user’s lips and gum to release nicotine. Evening Standard · May 6, 2025
Crackdown on snus-style nicotine pouches in ‘smokefree generation’ law The pouches are designed to be placed between the user’s lips and gum, where they release nicotine The Independent UK · May 6, 2025
Scottish Tory bid to oust SNP Health Secretary fails after Holyrood vote A SCOTTISH TORY bid to force Health Secretary Neil Gray to resign has failed at Holyrood ... The National (Scotland) · Jan 29, 2025
NHS maintenance backlog soars to more than £1.3bn, figures show It was up £200 million between the end of 2022 and April this year. Evening Standard · Dec 21, 2024
Ending use of WhatsApp is ‘clear admission’ Government was wrong, claim Tories Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes announced the Scottish Government will stop using mobile messaging applications by the spring. The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2024
NHS Scotland may need to cut services without reform, watchdog warns SCOTLAND’S NHS may need to cut services if the Scottish Government fails to implement fundamental and urgent reforms, the public spending watchdog… The National (Scotland) · Dec 3, 2024
‘Warning lights flashing’ for NHS as thousands wait more than eight hours in A&E Opposition parties attack Scotland’s ‘distracted Health Secretary’ amid ‘unacceptable waits’ in the NHS. Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2024
Health Secretary Neil Gray wants to ‘complete the job’ on National Care Service SCOTLAND'S Health Secretary is seeking discussions with council leaders after they pulled their support for flagship plans to set up a National… The National (Scotland) · Sep 29, 2024
Who is in the running to replace Douglas Ross as leader of the Scottish Tories? THE Scottish Conservatives are set to get a new leader after Douglas Ross announced he would be resigning from the role after the General Election. The National (Scotland) · Jun 10, 2024
The National (Scotland) · Sep 12, 2023 Scottish Government urged to put disposable vapes 'out of sight' quickly The Scottish Government is being urged to remove vaping products from open display in stores, amid concerns that children as young as eight are…
The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023 ‘Minor updates’ made to alcohol report following review by statistics watchdog Public Health Scotland and the Scottish Government has amended a summary document published in June after a complaint by the Tories.
The National (Scotland) · Aug 19, 2023 Have English junior doctors ‘politicised their pay' to oppose the Tory government? CLAIM: English junior doctors ‘politicising their pay because they don’t like the Conservatives’ – Douglas Ross, Scottish Conservative…
The National (Scotland) · Aug 17, 2023 Douglas Ross in junior doctor attack: 'They want to make this a political issue' DOUGLAS Ross has accused English junior doctors of politicising their demands for pay because they dislike the Tory UK Government.
The National (Scotland) · Aug 17, 2023 Douglas Ross 'absolutely not' avoiding by-election because Tories won't win Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross has rejected the assertion he is avoiding the Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency despite not campaigning…
The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2023 Douglas Ross: I’m not avoiding Rutherglen by-election campaign The Scottish Tory leader said he was not avoiding the constituency which will be the site of a by-election before the end of the year.
The National (Scotland) · Aug 14, 2023 'Lack of respect': Tory MSP panned amid bid to win Westminster seat TORY MSP Sandesh Gulhane will look to win a Westminster seat after being selected as his party’s candidate in a marginal constituency ...
The National (Scotland) · Aug 12, 2023 Tory MSP wrong in challenge of minimum alcohol pricing research, say medical experts A group of medical experts have defended an agency’s research into the effects of alcohol minimum unit pricing (MUP), saying a Conservative MSP…
The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2023 MSP complains over ‘misleading’ claims on minimum unit price for alcohol Dr Sandesh Gulhane has written to the head of the UK Statistics Authority over Scottish Government
The National (Scotland) · Jun 7, 2023 'Some brass neck': Tory MSP panned for claim Scotland 'not an attractive place' A TORY MSP has been panned after claiming that Scotland is “not an attractive place to live” during an interview.
Glasgow Live · May 15, 2023 'Breaking point' nurse wanted to be in car crash so she didn't have to go to work More than 74,000 NHS staff across Scotland have missed work with mental illness, with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde having the highest tally of absences in the country.