NHS Scotland

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How has Scotland done on coronavirus testing?

Ferret Journalists on July 3, 2020July 3, 2020

Ferret Fact Service looks at how Scotland’s testing programme has been delivered during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Scots vulnerable to Covid-19 struggle to get home deliveries

Jamie Mann, Ally Tibbitt on April 9, 2020April 9, 2020

Scots vulnerable to the coronavirus are struggling to access vital home delivery services because the Scottish Government has failed to share data with retailers.

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NHS Scotland buys surgical gloves from firm which used forced labour

Joe Lo on March 13, 2019April 6, 2019

Surgical gloves used in hospitals across Scotland are made in factories where forced labour, long hours and “union-busting” have been reported.

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Did the SNP government end hospital parking charges?

Ferret Journalists on May 21, 2017April 18, 2019

Ferret Fact Service looks at Alex Salmond's claim that the SNP-led government ended hospital parking charges in 2008.

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Does Scotland have the best A&E waiting times in the UK?

Ferret Journalists on April 13, 2017January 29, 2020

We examine the claim that people in Scotland don't have to wait as long in accident and emergency as people in the rest of the UK.

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NHS Scotland

Fact check, Health

How has Scotland done on coronavirus testing?

Health

Scots vulnerable to Covid-19 struggle to get home deliveries

Human rights, International

NHS Scotland buys surgical gloves from firm which used forced labour

Fact check, Health

Did the SNP government end hospital parking charges?

Fact check

Does Scotland have the best A&E waiting times in the UK?

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