John Swinney says the objectives of the National Care Service (NCS) have not changed, despite the Government no longer taking ...

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 ...

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

First Minister John Swinney had pledged his government will bring down NHS waiting lists and make it easier to get GP ...

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

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

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

The First Minister confirmed he is not removing Neil Gray from his cabinet position following his use of ministerial cars to attend football games.

First Minister John Swinney was slammed for failing to rise to the challenge of travelling the 100-mile maternity route from ...

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