Tag: Health Secretary
Government begins lung cancer detection campaign
The Scottish Government is beginning a new campaign called "Settling In" to encourage everyone to contact their GP if they have a new or different persistent cough or unusual breathlessness for three weeks...
Coronavirus – Health Secretary announces the national Vaccine Deployment Plan
On Wednesday, the Health Secretary Jeane Freeman addressed parliament on the rollout of the vaccination programme in Scotland, and this evening the deployment plan was published.You can read the document in full below....
Eligible adults urged to get free flu vaccination
Scottish Government advises that 'Free vaccine is best form of protection.'The Health Secretary and Chief Medical Officer are joining together to urge all eligible adults to take up the offer of the free flu...
Hospital Inspections driving up standards of cleanliness
Inspectors are putting Scotland's hospitals under unprecedented levels of independent scrutiny and helping to drive up standards across the country.That was the view of Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon as the Healthcare Environment Inspectorate (HEI)...
Minimum pricing back on the agenda
Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon has called on MSPs to do the right thing and support minimum pricing when the entire Scottish Parliament votes on the issue for the first time this week.Her appeal comes...
