Soon after the election on May 7th First Minister, John Swinney, appointed his new cabinet, but many campaigners and women alike were disappointed to see the loss of a dedicated women’s health brief, previously held by Jenni Minto MSP. After the post-election cabinet reshuffle, the portfolio is now under a wider ministerial brief in public health, led by Maree Todd MSP.

MSPs have voted against proposals to legalise Assisted Dying in a landmark vote at the Scottish Parliament. MSPs were voting on stage-three of the ‘Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill,’ which if passed would have seen Scotland become the first country in the UK to legalise the practice.

First Minister, John Swinney has maintained that the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) is ‘safe’ after a ward was closed due to ‘safety concerns’ relating to damp and mould.