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Humza Yousaf

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has said he would not want his own children to have to wait long periods for treatment on the NHS.

Health Humza Yousaf apologies for ambulance and treatment waits for Scots

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Health Scottish Government would 'never contemplate' charging for NHS

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

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

Letters Readers' Letters: Scotland is crying out for love and attention

Columnists Sturgeon can't blame looming winter of discontent on Westminster – Murdo Fraser

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

Letters Readers' Letters: Scottish Government over-promises yet again

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 Scottish Ambulance Service staff set strike date in pay dispute

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

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

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

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

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

Politics Sturgeon urged to sack Health Secretary after worst ever A&E waiting times

Health Public inquiry urged into disgraced Scottish neurosurgeon

Health Calls to reintroduce 'pandemic-style' measures like mask wearing to save NHS

Health Scottish Government warned it cannot use British Army 'as a crutch'

Politics I couldn’t care less about Hancock’s I’m A Celebrity appearance – Yousaf

Health NHS staff strikes would be catastrophic, warns Yousaf

Health National Care Service's £1.2bn cost could skyrocket

Health Government has 'significantly understated' cost of National Care Service

Health Two-thirds of Scots think NHS is getting worse, survey finds

Columnists Leader: Our NHS is in urgent need of treatment

Health NHS staffing levels ‘crucial’ in tackling demand and backlog, expert warns

Health New figures show Covid-19 infections are on the rise in Scotland

Health Almost half of Scots avoid NHS treatment, poll shows

Health Healthcare staff raise concerns over maternity services

Health Slight improvement recorded for A&E waiting times

Health Scottish Government misses inpatient waiting times target

Health Number of people waiting more than eight hours at A&E soars to record levels

Health Scotland's A&E crisis: Waits of 12 hours now a daily occurrence

Health New Covid wave expected in Scotland this winter, warns Humza Yousaf

Health Record recruitment to Scottish ambulance service ahead of ‘challenging’ winter

Health Nursing union chief has little confidence in Government making acceptable offer

Columnists SNP minister's tone-deaf speech to transport bosses left some seething

Politics Nursing union ballots members on strikes for the first time in 100 year history

Health Yousaf promises NHS workers they can expect ‘significantly improved’ pay offer

Health MSP calls for GP practices to be allowed to administer flu jabs to patients

Health Scottish Government will recruit over 1,000 health and care staff over winter

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