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Then shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves and shadow health secretary Wes Streeting pictured last year. Photo: PA

Alison Rowat: Scotland caught between good cop and bad cop on NHS turnaround
Health Secretary Wes Streeting was touring the studios ahead of the Budget on October 30, the latest in an increasingly long line of ministers having their say about Rachel Reeves’ settlement while insisting they can say nothing. Some have written to the Prime Minister and let their concerns about possible tax rises and spending cuts be known through third parties. As Streeting put it, Keir Starmer has had more letters than Santa (bit early with the seasonal gags there, minister).

Wes Streeting said yesterday that NHS care can be a 'death sentence' for some patients.

Wes Streeting said yesterday that NHS care can be a 'death sentence' for some patients.

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Letters: Get on with your job, Wes Streeting, and stop doing down the NHS

The UK's Our Future Health project has just passed the one million milestone for participants. It has been described as a 'game changer' for prevention

The UK's Our Future Health project has just passed the one million milestone for participants. It has been described as a 'game changer' for prevention

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Can this 'gamechanger' rescue the NHS by predicting - and preventing - disease early?

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (Gareth Fuller/PA)

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Budget will boost living standards, revive NHS and ‘rebuild Britain’ – Starmer

Health Secretary Neil Gray. (Image: PA)

Health Secretary Neil Gray. (Image: PA)

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'NHS is not in crisis' Health Secretary accused of being in denial on health service

Retired East Lothian GP Dr Rob Lawson, who co-founded in British Society of Lifestyle Medicine in 2016, said it used to be considered 'alternative'. Now, he said, 'it's the future'

Retired East Lothian GP Dr Rob Lawson, who co-founded in British Society of Lifestyle Medicine in 2016, said it used to be considered 'alternative'. Now, he said, 'it's the future'

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'The results are extraordinary': Could this 'common sense' approach save the NHS?

Health Secretary Neil Gray and Finance Secretary, Shona Robison - also a former Health Secretary - listen as First Minister John Swinney is grilled on the Programme for Government and budget cuts announced this week

Health Secretary Neil Gray and Finance Secretary, Shona Robison - also a former Health Secretary - listen as First Minister John Swinney is grilled on the Programme for Government and budget cuts announced this week

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Did the Programme for Government hold any answers for health and social care?

NHS England has around 4,600 people on its lists who have been waiting longer than 18 months, compared to more than 17,000 in Scotland

NHS England has around 4,600 people on its lists who have been waiting longer than 18 months, compared to more than 17,000 in Scotland

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How did NHS England slash its waiting lists - and are there lessons for Scot Govt?

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar

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Sarwar insists NHS 'will never be sold off to private firms' by a Labour government

Some of the staff and patients at the NHS Golden Jubilee in Clydebank

Some of the staff and patients at the NHS Golden Jubilee in Clydebank

'It's not like Casualty' - Scottish hospital is the star of new Channel 5 series

Scottish Covid Inquiry: Care home residents died in ‘droves’ after hospital transfers

Scottish Covid Inquiry: Care home residents died in ‘droves’ after hospital transfers

Scottish Covid Inquiry

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Scottish Covid Inquiry: Care home residents died in ‘droves’ after hospital transfers

We have 10% less practices than we had 10 years ago

We have 10% less practices than we had 10 years ago

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Dr Andrew Buist: We'll never fix the NHS until we fix our broken GP surgeries

The NHS faces ever greater pressures

The NHS faces ever greater pressures

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Brian Taylor: Our NHS is badly bruised – and needs urgent attention

Number of patients waiting longer than eight hours at Scotland's A&E's increases

Number of patients waiting longer than eight hours at Scotland's A&E's increases

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Number of patients waiting longer than eight hours at Scotland's A&E's increases

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Health Secretary to meet NHS watchdog after its apology to A&E doctors

Neil Grayb has just taken on the worst job in Scottish politics

Neil Grayb has just taken on the worst job in Scottish politics

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Andy Maciver: Neil Gray’s problem is both simple and complicated

People are urged to get the MMR vaccine amid a surge in measles cases

People are urged to get the MMR vaccine amid a surge in measles cases

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The signs and symptoms of measles as surge in cases sparks warning

There are calls for people to get vaccinated after a second case of measles has been confirmed in Scotland

There are calls for people to get vaccinated after a second case of measles has been confirmed in Scotland

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Second case of measles confirmed as people urged to get vaccinated

Could less emphasis on a nine-to-five, five-day-a-week system be the key to easing waiting times?

Could less emphasis on a nine-to-five, five-day-a-week system be the key to easing waiting times?

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Letters: We must change working practices if we are to solve the problems of the NHS

The number of newborn babies showing signs of substance dependency has increased in the last year. (Andrew Matthews/PA)

The number of newborn babies showing signs of substance dependency has increased in the last year. (Andrew Matthews/PA)

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Almost 1400 babies in Scotland born dependent on drugs since 2017

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting has been on a fact-finding trip to Singapore

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting has been on a fact-finding trip to Singapore

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Alison Rowat: If Wes is the future of the NHS, Scottish Labour has a big problem

Care homes in Scotland have seen hundreds of complaints upheld

Care homes in Scotland have seen hundreds of complaints upheld

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Hundreds of care home complaints upheld amid calls for national care service

First Minister Humza Yousaf

First Minister Humza Yousaf

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Humza Yousaf urged to sack NHS Glasgow health chiefs amid patient deaths probe

Matt Hancock took the position he should ultimately decide who should live and who should die

Matt Hancock took the position he should ultimately decide who should live and who should die

UK COVID INQUIRY

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Matt Hancock wanted final say on 'who lived and who died' during pandemic

First Minister Humza Yousaf

First Minister Humza Yousaf

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Yousaf under pressure for NHS waiting times causing 'system-wide cycle of despair'

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Sir Ed Davey sets sights on Tory 'clowns' in conference speech

Cheap fillers could leave you with black lips or even blind, a Glasgow doctor has said (SWNS)

Cheap fillers could leave you with black lips or even blind, a Glasgow doctor has said (SWNS)

Cheap fillers could make you go blind, Glasgow doctor warns

Sir Tom puts the budget into focus

Sir Tom puts the budget into focus

Entrepreneurs urge check-up and decentralisation of NHS

Scots with rare cancers to test new treatment in first-of-its-kind trial

Scots with rare cancers to test new treatment in first-of-its-kind trial

Cancer research UK

Scots with rare cancers to test new treatment in first-of-its-kind trial

Michael Matheson

Michael Matheson

Junior doctor strikes

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Matheson offers to mediate between UK Government and English junior doctors

Western General Hospital in Edinburgh

Western General Hospital in Edinburgh

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Legionella found in water supply on cancer treatment ward at Edinburgh hospital

NHS Lanarkshire

NHS Lanarkshire

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Watchdog reprimands health board after staff share patient information on WhatsApp

Generic image - A lonely Young Sad Calm Girl Or Woman stands against a white wall, in a psychiatric clinic or at home, in the rays of sunlight, with her eyes closed. The Concept of Depression from Illness and Quarantine, Fatigue and Impotence. Picture:

Generic image - A lonely Young Sad Calm Girl Or Woman stands against a white wall, in a psychiatric clinic or at home, in the rays of sunlight, with her eyes closed. The Concept of Depression from Illness and Quarantine, Fatigue and Impotence. Picture:

Government 'asleep at the wheel' as sickness leaves 2.5million out of work

SNP Health Secretary Michael Matheson

SNP Health Secretary Michael Matheson

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£31m spend on NHS agency doctors blamed on SNP's 'disastrous workforce planning'

SNP deputy Westminster leader Mhairi Black

SNP deputy Westminster leader Mhairi Black

Conservative Party

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PMQs: SNP raises workforce and privitisation concerns on NHS's 75th birthday

Matheson hails ‘extraordinary service’ of NHS staff on 75th anniversary

Matheson hails ‘extraordinary service’ of NHS staff on 75th anniversary

Michael Matheson

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Matheson hails ‘extraordinary service’ of NHS staff on 75th anniversary

Robert Stone (pictured with his daughter, Carol, at home in Arrochar) was supposed to undergo a knee replacement in April but it was cancelled pending the results of a second ECG. He is still waiting for an appointment for the scan

Robert Stone (pictured with his daughter, Carol, at home in Arrochar) was supposed to undergo a knee replacement in April but it was cancelled pending the results of a second ECG. He is still waiting for an appointment for the scan

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'I can't live in this pain': Misery for widower, 82, waiting three years for knee op

In Scotland, nearly 7000 people have been waiting over two years for an operation compared to just 559 in England. But what's really going on behind the figures?

In Scotland, nearly 7000 people have been waiting over two years for an operation compared to just 559 in England. But what's really going on behind the figures?

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What's really going on behind the Scotland-England NHS waiting list divide?

One on five consultant physicians reported feeling on the verge of burnout

One on five consultant physicians reported feeling on the verge of burnout

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Consultant shortages in NHS 'impacting on patient care'

The 10-year plan was announced amid concern over the impact of rising cancer incidence on the NHS

The 10-year plan was announced amid concern over the impact of rising cancer incidence on the NHS

Explained in five minutes: The new Scottish Government Cancer Strategy

The three-year study shows that the AI software can be used to improve detection of breast cancer

The three-year study shows that the AI software can be used to improve detection of breast cancer

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WATCH: 'Huge potential' as Aberdeen study shows AI detects missed breast cancers

A GMB union member on the picket line

A GMB union member on the picket line

Sharp rise in public sector workers on Universal Credit since the pandemic

Dr Iain Kennedy said there was no area of the country not facing a medical staffing crisis

Dr Iain Kennedy said there was no area of the country not facing a medical staffing crisis

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Warning patients at risk from 'dangerous and worsening' shortage of rural doctors

“Targets are not an answer... but as soon as the government sets one, the expectation is that support is then provided to individual hospitals and trusts to deliver.”

“Targets are not an answer... but as soon as the government sets one, the expectation is that support is then provided to individual hospitals and trusts to deliver.”

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Calls for national targets following rise in neonatal deaths in Scotland

NHS spent £163m on compensation to patients since 2018

NHS spent £163m on compensation to patients since 2018

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NHS spent £163 million on compensation to Scots patients since 2018

The survey was carried out before recent pension tax changes announced in the UK's Spring Budget

The survey was carried out before recent pension tax changes announced in the UK's Spring Budget

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'Burned out and disillusioned' - so will UK pension tax shake up stop doctor exodus?

Medics at the Golden Jubilee Hospital carried out 40 of the procedures in 2022-23.

Medics at the Golden Jubilee Hospital carried out 40 of the procedures in 2022-23.

Record number of heart transplants carried out in Scotland last year

Dr Samantha Fenwick, a GP in Aberdeen and medical director for the Grampian LMC, said the collapse of a previously stable GP surgery Inverurie was 'a warning' of the dangers engulfing general practice

Dr Samantha Fenwick, a GP in Aberdeen and medical director for the Grampian LMC, said the collapse of a previously stable GP surgery Inverurie was 'a warning' of the dangers engulfing general practice

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Warning of 'disaster' ahead as NHS forced to take over up to quarter of GP surgeries

Tory MP calls on UK Government to ease up on medicinal cannabis red tape

Tory MP calls on UK Government to ease up on medicinal cannabis red tape

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Tory MP calls on UK Government to ease up on medicinal cannabis red tape

Third of Scots A&E patients still waiting over four hours despite slight improvement

Third of Scots A&E patients still waiting over four hours despite slight improvement

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Third of Scots A&E patients still waiting over four hours despite slight improvement

Scotland's cancer waiting times now 'worst on record'

Scotland's cancer waiting times now 'worst on record'

Christine Jardine

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Scotland's cancer waiting times now 'worst on record'

Difficulty accessing services and low staffing appear to be the main reasons for the reduction, the British Social Attitudes survey found

Difficulty accessing services and low staffing appear to be the main reasons for the reduction, the British Social Attitudes survey found

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Satisfaction with the NHS 'drops to lowest ever level'

A&E waits worsen again on Yousaf's last day as Health Secretary

A&E waits worsen again on Yousaf's last day as Health Secretary

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A&E waits worsen again on Yousaf's last day as Health Secretary

Scottish A&E waiting times slump with less than two-thirds of patients seen on time

Scottish A&E waiting times slump with less than two-thirds of patients seen on time

Alex Cole-Hamilton

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Scottish A&E waiting times slump with less than two-thirds of patients seen on time