Health Secretary

MSPs' 'constructive' talks with Health Secretary over eye hospital

Fears over current Eye Pavilion while new hospital is on hold

Fatigue is one of the main symptoms of long covid

Long Covid Day , time for a national strategy - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Neil Gray, a key ally of First Minister Humza Yousaf, has replaced Michael Matheson as Health Secretary

Voting SNP is bad for your health - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Patients were told the spending review, to be concluded ahead of the Budget, would provide clarity on the funding and timescales of Edinburgh's promised new eye hospital - but now there is a two-year block on any new building projects.

Matheson ‘misled’ patients over eye hospital

Social media giants should help fund mental health care - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins 2023: Odds, start date, cast

Michael Matheson MSP (then Net Zero and Energy Secretary) now Health Secretary

Tories take SNP lead on abandoning health targets - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Vladimir McTavish finds Matt Hancock, above, hard to believe

An ‘honest and heartfelt’ apology dripping with insincerity - Vladimir McTavish

Nurses dress in uniforms from each decade that the NHS has been in existence (Picture: Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)

As NHS's 75th birthday approaches, SNP should hang their heads in shame

In 2012, Nicola Sturgeon took a fateful decision to reduce student nursing places (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

How SNP Health Secretaries created the NHS staffing crisis – Ian Murray

New Health Secretary Michael Matheson has a big job on his hands (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)

New Health Secretary should rip up Yousaf's NHS recovery plan and start again

The surgery will shut permanently in June 2023

GP practice to shut after only doctor retires

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf says the hospital will go ahead despite the delays and cost increase. Picture Jane Barlow/PA Wire.

Humza Yousaf renews commitment to new eye hospital

Demonstrators hold placards as they take part in a protest by junior doctors. Picture: NIKLAS HALLE’N/AFP via Getty Images

Junior doctors announce four-day strike action in April

Humza Yousaf holds a baby during an event in Glasgow as he campaigns to become the next SNP leader (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Yousaf needs to take time out from campaigning to address NHS crisis
It may have escaped the attention of the SNP leadership candidates – including the Health Secretary himself – but while they argue about independence, our NHS is in deep crisis.
Ian Murray

Matt Hancock

Matt Hancock appears to reject expert advice in leaked messages

Therese Coffey says ‘cherish turnips’ amid UK tomato and veg shortage

Dental treatment should be universally available (Picture: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

SNP needs to realise not everyone can afford to a private dentist

Man charged with assaulting Matt Hancock on London Underground

There is a serious GP crisis in the Lothians (Picture: Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images)

As Edinburgh's GP crisis rages, SNP ministers are nowhere to be seen

The former health secretary who recently took part in I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! was filmed outside the Grand Bazaar, Istanbul, on Sunday (January 8).

Matt Hancock responds to claims he went to Turkey for hair transplant

Labour says since 2013-14 a total of 5,095,429 bed days have been lost through delayed discharge.

Delayed discharge costs £1.2 billion over decade

Memorable moments 2022: Slaps, spits & snakes take spotlight this year

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf is under pressure on waiting lists and strikes

A&E waiting times concerns - your views online

Figures show Lothian A&E departments account for more than one-third of the total number of people waiting over 12 hours in A&Es across Scotland.

‘Dangerous negligence’ claim over A&E waits

Summary of all strikes taking place in Sussex this month (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Nursing strikes to go ahead this week after pay talks fail
Nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will strike after RCN boss Pat Cullen came out of a meeting with the health secretary “without an extra penny”
Sophie Wills

The accident and emergency department at the Royal Infirmary saw just 38.5 per cent of patients within four hours. Picture: Ian Georgeson.

Infirmary A&E times among worst in Scotland

Matt Hancock Picture: Ben Stansall /AFP via Getty Images

Matt Hancock will stand down at the next General Election

Health Secretary Steve Barclay has reassured the public after warnings of a penicillin shortage in the UK.

Health boss insists penicillin supply is ‘good’ after shortage warning

I’m A Celebrity 2022 final: Didi Gina Colangelo greet Matt Hancock?

(Photo: ITV)

I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! - who left ITV show last night?

I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! Second contestant leaves the jungle - how to catch up & who’s left in

I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! - who left ITV show last night?

I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! Second contestant leaves the jungle - how to catch up & who’s left in

I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! - who left ITV show last night?

I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! Second contestant leaves the jungle - how to catch up & who’s left in

I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! - who left ITV show last night?

Boy George gave “slimy” Matt Hancock a dressing down on the latest episode of I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, telling him: “I have been hating on you.”

Boy George calls Matt Hancock ‘slimy’ on I’m A Celebrity

I’m A Celebrity fans accuse Charlene White of breaking another rule

Jill Scott, far right, pictured with her I'm A Celeb co-stars, has been tipped to be crowned Queen of the Jungle.

I’m A Celeb 2022: how to watch, start date, and full line-up

I’m A Celebrity insider claims Matt Hancock will be 12th contestant to enter the jungle as Tory whip suspended

I’m A Celebrity insider claims Matt Hancock will be 12th contestant

Across Scotland, the number of patients having to wait over eight hours has reached record levels

MSP calls for urgent action on NHS decline

Humza Yousaf: Health Secretary has set his sights on Scotland's cancer waiting times

Scottish Government announces £10m to tackle cancer waiting times

Waiting times at Scotland’s emergency departments have slightly improved for the second consecutive week, latest figures show.

Latest A&E data show waiting times continue to improve

There has been a huge spike in new cases of Covid-19 in Scotland

Covid Scotland: Massive hike in number of cases recorded in one week

Humza Yousaf: The health secretary has set 'ambitious' targets to cut NHS waiting times

'Ambitious' targets set in a bid to tackle NHS waiting times

Dentists accuse ministers of ‘pulling away life support’ with reduction in fees

Nearly 30% of A&E patients waited longer than four hours for treatment

Nearly 30% of Scottish A&E patients waiting longer than four hours

Almost 30% of attendees at A&E waited more than four hours for treatment, new figures show.

Almost 30% of patients waiting more than four hours at A&E

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf with some of NHS Forth Valley’s Hospital at Home team.

Health Secretary Praises work of NHS Forth Valley’s Hospital at Home Team

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf is confident a Scottish Government target of increasing GPs in Scotland by 800 by 2027 will be achieved (Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images).

Humza Yousaf 'confident' in achieving 800 doctor increase by 2027

Stock photo by John Devlin.

Midlothian MSP welcomes record NHS Lothian funding

Mask rules will become guidance from Monday

Scotland's mask law will lift from Monday, Scottish Government confirms

The number of people waiting at A&E for more than 12 hours has dropped slightly on the previous week, according to latest figures.

Drop in number of patients waiting more than 12 hours in A&E

Readers' letters: National Insurance rises are bigger than many realise

Covid infection rates remain high across Scottish health boards. Picture: Michael Gillen

Surging case numbers could stabilise later this week, says Yousaf

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf needs to do more to enable people to see a GP or a dentist within a reasonable time (Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images)

As people struggle to see a GP, Yousaf just shrugs his shoulders – Ian Murray MP