John Swinney has apologised to a woman who faced a 50-hour wait in A&E, amid angry clashes in Holyrood on the performance of ...

The First Minister said he was determined to end the ‘vicious circle’ of high waiting times and delayed discharge.

Public satisfaction levels with the NHS are low and Scots who have paid taxes all their lives are dipping into their savings.

The First Minister delivered a keynote speech on the NHS at Heriot Watt University amid growing concern at the state of the ...

First Minister John Swinney will set out his strategy to revive the NHS - by creating thousands of extra appointments and a ...

The SNP leader announced plans to bring down waiting lists, tackle delayed discharge and make it easier to get GP ...

Writing in his regular Record column, the Scottish Labour leader says John Swinney's years at the heart of the SNP Government ...

The first minister criticised those who claim the health service is “on the point of collapse”, saying this was “simply ...

John Swinney has acknowledged "unacceptable" crises within Scotland’s NHS, reversing Health Secretary Neil Gray's earlier ...

Patients in Scotland are not getting “the right care in the right place at the right time”, John Swinney has said ...

SNP ministers are expected to signal their intent to water down their national care service plans after failing to secure ...