Hospital openings delayed by ‘repeated mistakes’ from QEUH, claims Sarwar The Scottish Labour leader made the comments during First Minister’s Questions on Thursday. Evening Standard · Mar 19
BrewDog to shut 38 bars with 484 job losses despite US takeover deal Tilray Brands, which produces medicinal cannabis and craft beer in the US, bought the BrewDog brand in a £33 million deal. Evening Standard · Mar 2
Educating people about life-like AI can help prevent ‘devastating’ scams – study Victims of deep-fake scam calls lose an average of £595 per incident, with some cases exceeding £13,000, according to UK Finance. Evening Standard · Mar 2
Care for others was at heart of Jeane Freeman’s life, thanksgiving service told The former health secretary died earlier in February. Evening Standard · Feb 28
Thanksgiving service to be held for late former health secretary Jeane Freeman She held the brief during the outbreak of the Covid pandemic. Evening Standard · Feb 28
Jeane Freeman obituary SNP politician who served as Scottish health secretary and led the government’s response to the covid pandemic The Guardian - UK · Feb 12
Late health secretary was ‘wise counsellor’ during pandemic – Swinney Jeane Freeman was health secretary from 2018 to 2021. Evening Standard · Feb 9
Tributes paid after death of former SNP health secretary Jeane Freeman She was also the Scottish National Party’s MSP for the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency until 2021. Evening Standard · Feb 7
Ex-Scottish health secretary Jeane Freeman dies aged 72 after cancer battle Jeane Freeman was diagnosed with ‘incurable cancer’ last month The Independent UK · Feb 7
Former Scottish health secretary Jeane Freeman dies aged 72 She was the Scottish National Party’s MSP for the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency from 2016 to 2021. Evening Standard · Feb 7
Patients ‘justified’ to feel government failed them, Freeman tells inquiry Jeane Freeman also said that with hindsight she would not have allowed the flagship hospital in Glasgow to have opened. Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2025
Freeman tells inquiry Government was ‘naive’ in hospital oversight The former health secretary told the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry she felt NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde took a ‘nothing to see here’ approach. Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2025
UK Government ordered PPE firms to 'prioritise' England over Scotland, inquiry told THE UK Government ordered suppliers of life-saving kit to “prioritise” the NHS in England over Scotland during the pandemic, it was claimed at… The National (Scotland) · Mar 25, 2025
Scotland avoided PPE ‘VIP lane’ due to devolution, UK Covid-19 Inquiry told Former Scottish health secretary Jeane Freeman told the inquiry that Scotland ‘did not have a VIP lane and did not need one’. Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2025
Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2025 Swinney speaks of ‘unbearable’ loss of life from Covid on lockdown anniversary The first lockdown was imposed across the UK on March 24 2020.
Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2025 Inquiry findings show we were right to delay opening of hospital, says Gray The Scottish Hospitals Inquiry released its interim findings on the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People earlier this month.
The National (Scotland) · Jan 26, 2025 Former health secretary 'angry' as SNP shelve National Care Service plans SCOTLAND’S former health secretary has said she is “angry” and “dispirited” after the SNP Government shelved plans to create a National…
The National (Scotland) · Nov 21, 2024 Nicola Sturgeon 'caused all sorts of difficulties' in pandemic, Matt Hancock claims NICOLA Sturgeon “was causing all sorts of difficulties” during the Covid pandemic, former UK health secretary Matt Hancock has claimed ...
The National (Scotland) · Sep 26, 2024 'Completely wrong': Andrew Marr apologises after Gaelic road sign row THE broadcaster Andrew Marr has apologised and admitted he was "completely wrong" for claiming that Gaelic road signs in parts of Scotland…
The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024 ‘I don’t buy it’: Scottish secretary dismisses Sturgeon’s Covid inquiry tears Alister Jack suggests former first minister was insincere during her emotional daylong testimony
The National (Scotland) · Jul 9, 2023 Former minister calls for 'complete change of leadership' at NHS health board SCOTLAND'S former health secretary has said there must be a “fundamental and complete change of leadership” at Scotland’s biggest health board.
Daily Record · Jul 9, 2023 Ex-SNP health chief Jeane Freeman calls for Glasgow NHS bosses to be sacked over QEUH scandal EXCLUSIVE: Freeman accused the leadership of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde of wilfully hiding vital details about the troubled £842million superhospital.
The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023 Covid-19 inquiry: Scotland had no plan to deal with non-flu pandemic – Sturgeon Scotland’s first minister at the time of the pandemic, Nicola Sturgeon, said this was a ‘significant gap’.
The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023 Sturgeon tells Covid-19 Inquiry her government ‘did not get everything right’ Nicola Sturgeon, who was Scotland’s first minister during the coronavirus pandemic, said the Scottish Government ‘did our best’.
The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023 Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney to give evidence at Covid-19 inquiry Scotland’s former first minister has repeatedly said the pandemic was one of the hardest things she has ever had to deal with in her political career.