Health secretary says initial reports from commission led by Louise Casey will come next year
Scotland’s NHS is still facing “significant” winter pressures, health minister Neil Gray has said. PA Media reports statistics released last week showed levels of flu in Scotland were at an “extraordinary” level, impacting 50.1 people per 100,000 of the population. Gray, who was appointed to the role of cabinet secretary for health and social care in May 2024, said: The NHS continues to face significant winter pressures, including cases of Influenza A, which remain very high.
I am enormously grateful to all those working in health and social care settings for their extraordinary efforts over the busy festive period. I was encouraged to hear about the collaborative working right across the system, with strong leadership and staff supporting each other. I want to thank the public, too, for taking heed of messages about accessing the right care in the right place, and taking steps to help slow the spread of infection.
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