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A petition has been launched calling for a Murrayfield stand to be named after rugby legend and motor neurone disease (MND) campaigner Doddie Weir.

Health Petition launched calling for Murrayfield stand to be named after Doddie Weir

Scotland’s health secretary Humza Yousaf is under pressure over GP shortages and A&E waiting times. Picture: PA

Health GPs are at 'tipping point' with some practices 'collapsing'

Health Number on NHS waiting lists in Scotland increases to 776,341, new figures show

Health How to stop condensation on windows: What causes it? How to get rid of it?

Health What does 'health board escalation' mean for NHS Forth Valley?

World Chinese protestors: 'We don’t want lockdowns, we want freedom'

Health Red tape holding up £50m motor neurone disease research funding, say campaigners

People Scottish football to ban heading the day before and after matches

Health Monkeypox renamed due to 'racism and stigmatising' connotations

Health Diet rich in vegetables, whole grains and beans ‘cuts bowel cancer risk’

Health Terminally ill dying in pain out of hours, charity warns

Health Scottish doctor receives prestigious award for work into causes of long Covid

Coronavirus Chinese officials affirm zero-Covid stance despite protests

People 'Hundreds of Scottish care homes face closure due to costs crisis'

Health NHS faces ‘terrifying’ winter, A&E doctor warns

Health One in five healthcare workers are using foodbanks to survive

Health Covid-19 infection levels fall across Scotland

Health Doctors warn funding cuts could lead to “the collapse of the NHS”

Health All it takes is one missed paycheck and you could be using a foodbank

Health New 'best and final' pay offer to NHS Scotland health workers

Health Health secretary comes under fire as health board comes under government control

Health Has minimum alcohol pricing saved lives?

Health Estimated 250 homeless people died in Scotland last year

Columnists Chickens come home to roost for Yes campaign’s NHS lies – Murdo Fraser

Health Minimum pricing ‘effective’ in reducing alcohol consumption, study finds

Health NHS Scotland: Leaked document highlights the continued march of privatisation

Columnists NHS is facing an existential threat. Will we just let it die? – Scotsman comment

Health Scientists aim to double cancer survival within a decade

Health Scotland is 'sleepwalking into a two-tier NHS', warn senior medics

World 'Zero covid' struggle as Chinese president exposed to Covid-positive leader

Health Sturgeon says drugs crisis ‘absolutely not forgotten’ despite concerns

Health Scottish Government would 'never contemplate' charging for NHS

Politics Nicola Sturgeon: NHS founding principles ‘not up for discussion’

Health NHS chiefs in Scotland discuss having wealthy pay for treatment - reports

Politics Scotland’s leaders accused of having ‘forgotten’ about drugs death crisis

Politics SNP ministers urged to halt 'billion-pound bureaucratic takeover of social care'

Health Leading health professors call for better A&E data gathering

Health Some Scots GPs switching to 'emergency only' care as crisis deepens

Heritage The mysterious case of the Scottish ‘fasting girl’ who lived on water alone

People Why adoption is saving lives in Scotland - Stephen Small

National Scots businessman whose firm won Covid contract disqualified over unpaid taxes

Health Radiotherapy ‘does not improve breast cancer survival after 30 years’

Columnists Cost-of-living crisis is making existing health inequalities even worse

Coronavirus Number of people in hospital with Covid down 8.4%

Coronavirus Public at risk from animal diseases but UK not equipped to deal with crisis

Columnists SNP must realise major reform is required to save the NHS – Scotsman comment

Health National Care Service Bill could be ‘a bit of disaster’, warn unions

Health GPs are 'exhausted and burnt out', says BMA

Health Sales of Buckfast skyrocketed during first year of minimum unit pricing

Columnists Ministers need to find new ways to tackle Scotland’s drink problem

Health Ambulance staff take on 3.3 million hours of overtime since 2017

Politics Sturgeon says Yousaf has her 'absolute confidence' as health secretary

Health What A&E figures tell us about the state of Scotland's hospitals

Health Humza Yousaf: 'We don't have more money' to pay NHS staff

Health Three Scottish veterans share their stories of anguish and recovery

Health Scottish Ambulance Service staff set strike date in pay dispute

Health Scottish Government contacts health boards 'seeking assurance' over A&E figures

Columnists As frustrated patients go private, the NHS will need to adapt to survive

Health Scottish ambulance staff announce work to rule as industrial action begins

Health Scotland covid levels now lowest in UK

Health Scotland to wear Doddie Weir tartan against New Zealand

Health One in four children rejected by Scottish mental health services

Politics FMQs: Swinney warned NHS is 'collapsing' and 'lives are on the line'

Health New rise in the number of avoidable deaths in Scotland

Politics Strikes by nurses could be ‘catastrophic’ but they are not inevitable – Yousaf

Health Watch John Lewis Christmas advert featuring man learning to skateboard

Health How much do nurses get paid? NHS pay called ‘laughable’, average salary in UK

Health Scottish Government referred to statistics watchdog

Cost of living ‘Tsunami of need’ warning as foodbanks are at busiest ever

Health Nursing union votes to conduct first strike in 106-year history

Columnists RCN strike vote requires a historic response from politicians – Scotsman comment

Politics Unpopular decisions may be needed to ease pressure on NHS – Yousaf

Health Thousands of patients 'deliberately hidden' from A&E stats

Health Nurses say strike will have 'patient safety at its heart' as ballot result due

Columnists Health Secretary should not be sacked despite NHS crisis – Scotsman comment

Columnists More information about calories in food is a good thing – Scotsman comment