Cuts to staff, beds and services are risking hospice ‘black spots’ across the UK – including in Nottingham, Birmingham and ...

First Minister John Swinney will set out his strategy to revive the NHS - by creating thousands of extra appointments and a ...

Writing in his regular Record column, the Scottish Labour leader says John Swinney's years at the heart of the SNP Government ...

Whose side is John Swinney on? The question is prompted by the sight of the First Minister sticking by his health secretary ...

Their losses have surged at more than twice the rate of inflation since 2022, increasing by 24 per cent, while staff costs ...

SNP First Minister John Swinney rallied once more to the defence of his embattled health secretary Neil Gray who faces growing calls to resign.

Scotland’s first minister has promised to ‘seek an update’ on the pay battle of two district nurses who have been waiting several years ...

The First Minister rejected calls from both Scottish Labour and the Conservatives to dimiss Mr Gray from his post.

Anas Sarwar had earlier referred to Mr Swinney’s self-applied nickname of “full-on John”, and it does reflect the bullish ...

A SMALL but very worrying potential horror story could be found lurking at the top right-hand corner of page 5 in Monday’s National.

Scotland’s largest health union has hit out at an “out-of-touch” First Minister as it accused John Swinney of having ...