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NHS Scotland
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‘Radical action’ needed for Scottish Government to achieve Just Transition targets
The Scottish Government must take “radical action” on green job creation and ending fuel poverty if it is to achieve a Just Transition to net-zero carbon emissions,
Claim that NHS bed numbers have reduced by 1200 under SNP is Mostly True
Ferret fact Service looks at claim about NHS bed numbers.
More than one million patients unable to opt out of NHS plan to share personal data
A £63m plan to allow access to NHS medical records has been criticised for failing to offer patients a choice over whether data is shared with researchers.
Revealed: Covid’s toll on hospital operations could ‘take four years’ to fix
The dramatic reduction to operations in Scotland across specialisms including cancer and cardiology has been revealed by new health board figures obtained and analysed by The Ferret.
£10.2m contact tracing deal prompts fears over outsourcing
Critics have urged the Scottish Government to invest in a 'proper public health response' to the Covid-19 pandemic.
How has Scotland done on coronavirus testing?
Ferret Fact Service looks at how Scotland's testing programme has been delivered during the coronavirus pandemic.
Scots vulnerable to Covid-19 struggle to get home deliveries
Scots vulnerable to the coronavirus are struggling to access vital home delivery services because the Scottish Government has failed to share data with retailers.
NHS Scotland buys surgical gloves from firm which used forced labour
Surgical gloves used in hospitals across Scotland are made in factories where forced labour, long hours and “union-busting” have been reported.
Did the SNP government end hospital parking charges?
Ferret Fact Service looks at Alex Salmond's claim that the SNP-led government ended hospital parking charges in 2008.
