Health

Teenagers across UK set to be offered Covid jabs

Medical officers urge ministers to expand vaccination programme.

Covid passports set to be introduced from 1 October

Venue staff, under 18s and those with medical exemptions will not be required to proof their vaccination status

Decrease in the number of suicides in Scotland during 2020

Scottish Government seeks public opinion on keeping some measures made under COVID laws

Deaths caused by alcohol at highest level for more than a decade

Scottish Government seeks public's views on National Care Service

'Important milestone' as Scotland exits final level of coronavirus restrictions

Children under 12 no longer need to wear face masks from Monday

New rehab facility announced as Scottish Government bid to tackle 'heart-breaking' drug deaths

Most COVID rules in Scotland dropped from Monday

NHS struggling with June COVID surge as operations cancelled and A&E waiting times spike

Comment: 1,339 lives cut short by drugs, but still the political blame game goes on

Drug-deaths rose to 1,339 in 2020

SNP urged to take a 'radical' approach to tackling Scotland’s drug death tragedy

Fully vaccinated EU and US travellers no longer need to quarantine

Scotland's drug death toll likely to pass 'grim milestone'

Nicola Sturgeon refuses to rule out going against JCVI advice on COVID vaccines for under 18s

Health secretary defends vaccination progress as key target missed

Scottish Government accused of 'complacency' over vaccination programme as key target set to be missed

Scottish Government urged to act after rise in suspected COVID in care homes

Police Scotland and Public Health Scotland launch collaboration on public health and wellbeing

Scottish Conservatives contact statistics watchdog over John Swinney face mask graphic row

Failure to change sick pay an ‘absolute scandal’, says trade union body

Nicola Sturgeon: Ministers should 'take care to use properly verified graphics'

First Minister says vaccination of 12 to 17 year olds should not be ruled out

John Swinney criticised for sharing 'misleading' COVID face mask claims