2 d. ago NHS 'repeatedly releasing bodies of dead Scots to wrong families', Swinney warned

MSPs have urged the First Minister to take action after the recent "wrongful release" of a person was only discovered after they were cremated.

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3 d. ago NHS repeatedly releasing bodies to wrong families, Swinney warned

Scottish Labour’s Jackie Baillie urged the First Minister to take action after a ‘wrongful release’ was discovered only after cremation.

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6 d. ago Doctors' strike in Scotland will disrupt NHS care for patients, warns John Swinney

Resident doctors – formerly known as junior doctors – in BMA Scotland voted last month for strike action.

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7 d. ago Do not muck about at election, Swinney warns independence supporters

The First Minister said voters need to make sure the SNP ‘does really well, because that’s the only way Scotland is going to make progress’.

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7 d. ago Don’t muck about at election, Swinney warns independence supporters

The First Minister said voters need to make sure the SNP ‘does really well, because that’s the only way Scotland is going to make progress’.

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1 week ago Swinney warned SNP Cabinet net zero would increase fuel poverty despite renewables bills vow

John Swinney made the admission while he was one of Alex Salmond’s cabinet secretaries and is revealed just weeks after he claimed the SNP could cut bills with independence

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2 w. ago John Swinney issues Christmas A&E warning with services 'exceptionally busy'

The First Minister has urged Scots only to head to the hospital if there's a 'genuine emergency'.

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3 w. ago Suspected drug deaths in Scotland jump 20% in one year as John Swinney urged to a get a grip on crisis

Labour warned the "brutal reality is that John Swinney’s approach is failing both victims and communities" when it comes to the number of Scots killed by drugs.

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