‘We may have to turn away dying people,’ care boss says hospices are at risk of collapse …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> SERVICES across Scotland are stretched. Everything from the NHS to local council departments are cash-strapped and struggling. 2 Hospices are at risk in cash crisis 2 Rhona Baillie speaks out And now the impact … Read more
Labour under pressure to reinstate all winter fuel payments after SNP’s vow to deliver them …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> LABOUR is under pressure to reinstate all winter fuel payments after the SNP said it will deliver them in Scotland. Scotland’s Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville today confirmed pensioners on Pension Credit will get £200 or … Read more
All State Pensioners in Scotland ‘to get new Universal Winter Fuel Payment’ …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> SCOTTISH pensioners will receive a new Universal Winter Fuel Payment. Shirley-Anne Somerville, Social Justice Secretary, is set to make the announcement in Holyrood today. 2 All pensioners in Scotland are set to receive the new paymentCredit: Getty 2 John … Read more
John Swinney says men cannot get pregnant despite SNP lawyers arguing opposite …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> JOHN Swinney has said he didn’t believe a man can get pregnant – as his government’s lawyers argue the opposite in the supreme court. Scottish Government briefs have spent the past two days claiming a person can be a … Read more
John Swinney refuses to accept state of Scots NHS as report shows it’s drastically worse than England …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> JOHN Swinney was dubbed “dishonest” for refusing to accept the “unacceptable” state of Scotland’s NHS — as a report showed it has slumped drastically compared to England’s. Stats show delays to life-saving cancer treatment … Read more