NHS receives extra cash ahead of winter

Jeane Freeman, Scottish government cabinet secretary for health and sport

The NHS in Scotland will receive an extra £10m to help reduce hospital attendances over winter by better managing care closer to home. Investment will be used for staffing and help discharge patients over weekends and holiday periods where they are fit to go home. The money, which has been allocated to health boards, is…

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