Neil Gray6 Feb 2026NHS budget plans rely on ambitious efficiency savings, warns think tankSpending strategy assumes hospitals and the ambulance service can make efficiency savings, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies.6 Feb 20263 Feb 2026Further drop in year-long waits for NHS treatmentOne in nine Scots are on still on an NHS waiting list but year-long waits are falling, new figures show.3 Feb 202620 Jan 2026Key section of assisted dying bill must be cut, MSPs toldMSPs have been told protections for medics who conscientiously object will have to be added retrospectively. 20 Jan 20267 Jan 2026Year-long waits for NHS Scotland treatment continue to fallThe latest figures show waits of more than a year fell from 78,000 in October to just over 70,000 in November. 7 Jan 202623 Dec 2025A&E waiting times improve ahead of busy festive periodFigures from Public Health Scotland (PHS) show that 64% of people were seen to within the four-hour target last week compared to 59% the week before.23 Dec 202522 Dec 2025Resident doctor pay talks to continue over Christmas as strike loomsScotland's resident doctors have voted to strike in January, but the health secretary says it is an outcome both sides want to avoid.22 Dec 20257 Dec 2025Flu cases likely to 'spike' in coming weeks, warns health secretaryNeil Gray says the rise in cases is a challenge and urges anyone able to get vaccinated to do so.7 Dec 20253 Dec 2025Health secretary insists there is enough stock of flu vaccineOver a million adults and 400,000 children received the flu jab between September and November.3 Dec 202514 Nov 2025Resident doctors in Scotland begin ballot for strike action BMA Scotland says ministers went back on a pay agreement but Health Secretary Neil Gray says it is a "fair, affordable, equitable pay offer".14 Nov 2025...
