#scottish-government

[ follow ]
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
4 hours ago

Resident doctors in Scotland begin ballot for strike action

Scottish resident doctors are balloting to strike after the government proposed a 4.25% pay uplift seen as breaking prior pay-restoration commitments.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Scotland given same credit rating as UK ahead of first bonds issue

Moody's said its rating was based on the Scottish government's "prudent fiscal management" and the country's economic stability.
UK politics
Public health
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Swinney: No 'shortcut' to NHS wait time reduction

No shortcut exists to faster NHS diagnosis and treatment; the Scottish Government is expanding capacity and increasing operations while recovering from Covid impacts.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Swinney apologises to injured footballer over ambulance wait

A 19-year-old footballer waited five hours for an ambulance after breaking her leg during a match; officials apologised and said the call was misclassified.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Scottish ministers face legal action over policies inconsistent' with UK gender ruling

For Women Scotland has stated that nothing has persuaded the government to take action, and both policies remain stubbornly in place, to the detriment of vulnerable women and girls.
LGBT
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
4 months ago

Welfare system will 'explode' without reform, says Murray

The UK's welfare system requires urgent reform to prevent financial unsustainability and workforce exclusion.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
5 months ago

Lavish spending at water watchdog was unacceptable, says report

The Scottish government failed to oversee extravagant spending at the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, a situation deemed "simply unacceptable".
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

Scottish government abandons plan to fight court ruling on gender recognition

Scottish government abandons plans to change gender recognition legislation following Supreme Court ruling.
[ Load more ]