Health Secretary Jeane Freeman

More than 56,000 people in Scotland have received the Pfizer vaccine (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Rollout of second Covid vaccine could start next month if approved – Freeman

December 23, 2020

Health Secretary Jeane Freeman said the new legislation was an ‘important part’ in putting victims first (Fraser Bremner/Scottish Daily Mail/PA)

MSPs pass new law for sexual assault victims to self-refer to medical exams

December 10, 2020

More than half of Scots waiting for an appointment at a chronic pain clinic have been on the list for 18 weeks or more, new figures show (Lauren Hurley/PA)

Chronic pain waiting times ‘completely unacceptable’, say opposition parties

December 8, 2020

It is expected vaccination could begin in December (David Cheskin/PA)

Health Secretary confident Covid-19 vaccination can begin next month

November 20, 2020

The inquiry will examine issues at two Scottish hospitals (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Hospitals inquiry reaches ‘significant milestone’

November 12, 2020

care homes

Ministers want powers to buy care homes as owners accuse them of looking for scapegoats

May 17, 2020