Scottish Parliamentary Committee investigates cost of medicines
The Scottish Parliament’s Health & Sport Committee is investigating ways to improve the effectiveness of medicine usage, and reduce wastage, … read more »
£8 million funding to improve cancer waiting times in Scotland
The Scottish Government has announced a further £8 million funding for cancer staff and services, with £4.8 million to be … read more »
Scottish Government comes to agreement on cystic fibrosis drugs
The Scottish Government has agreed a deal with Vertex to provide two cystic fibrosis drugs to patients in Scotland over … read more »
SMC seeks new Committee chair
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has announced that it is seeking a new Chair. The current chair, Dr Alan Macdonald, … read more »
Scottish government consults on mesh complications
The Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, Jeane Freeman, has released a letter detailing plans to improve treatments … read more »
Brexit advice for Pharmaceutical companies released in Scotland
A letter detailing Brexit advice for Scottish pharmaceutical and medical device companies has been released by Chief Medical Officer, Dr … read more »
Scottish Government seek views on PACS: 6-month review
The Peer Approved Clinical System (PACS) Tier Two replaced Scotland’s previous Individual Patient Treatment Requests (IPTR) process in 2018 as … read more »
Scottish Government announces 2019-20 budget
On the 12th December the Scottish Government announced their budget for 2019-20. This included some significant investment into health services. … read more »
Monday’s health and politics updates
There have been several political stories in the health sector published this morning. MAP have captured them below: Matt Hancock … read more »
Auditors’ report warns about sustainability of NHS Scotland finances
Audit Scotland and its Auditor General have released their annual report on the finances of the NHS in Scotland. The … read more »
