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Controversial plans to create a National Care Service in Scotland are "hard for me to get my head around", the SNP minister responsible has admitted.

The Scottish Government has not started hiring 1,000 mental health specialists yet despite it being one of their key pledges from the last term of Government.

New dental practices could be opened across Dumfries and Galloway.

Scottish Government’s consultation on proposals to restrict alcohol advertising, TRSNMT and Glasgow Summer Sessions – both DF events – have been named as examples in the section about advertising and promotion at non-sporting events.However, the consultation states: “Although there is strong academic evidence looking at the nature and extent of sports sponsorship in Scotland, as well as the impact sports sponsorship has generally, the extent and impact of sponsorship of non-sporting events has not been researched.”DF chief executive Geoff Ellis has said that the changes would “harm the Scottish economy, harm Scottish artists, harm Scottish businesses, reduce tourism and leave Scotland in a weakened position.”He also added that there would likely be job losses, with ticket prices increasing and music fans heading south instead as a result.In a letter to Maree Todd MSP, Minister for Public Health, Women’s Health and Sport, Ellis wrote (via The Glasgow Times): “This letter is not intended to ignore or try to dismiss the fact that there are problem drinkers in Scotland. Rather, it is to implore the Scottish Government not to pursue the misguided proposal to ban all forms of alcohol marketing sponsorship.”He continued: “A proposed restriction on alcohol sponsorship and advertising will be nothing short of disastrous for Scotland’s live music industry.

Legislation to restrict anti-abortion protests outside clinics in Scotland is "necessary", the women's health minister has said.

Anti-abortion protestors have been accused of harassing women as they stood outside a health clinic, leaving patients distressed.

A Glasgow MSP has been lambasted for claiming clinics "push abortion without laying out the pros and cons".

Central Scotland MSP Monica Lennon has slammed Health Minister Maree Todd for failing to introduce buffer zones around abortion clinics after protestors ramped up efforts to intimidate women.

The public health minister has confirmed the Covid-19 vaccine has no link to a mysterious strain of hepatitis found in 13 Scots children.

The Scottish Government has announced additional funding of £240,000 for services which help people living with chronic pain.

Projects working to tackle childhood obesity have been awarded more than £750,000 of cash from the Scottish Government.

SNP 's Public Health minister Maree Todd during her visit to the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh earlier today. The fund will offer cash to cover travel, food and overnight accommodation expenses for the parents and siblings of young people in hospital.

self-isolating with her family. Todd also praised the work of testing staff and contact tracers.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.Caithness and Sutherland and Ross is an SNP hold with Maree Todd gaining 15,889 votes.

Nicola Sturgeon in the programme for government, United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill will enshrine the treaty in Scotland's statute books in a "landmark" move, according to children's minister Maree Todd. In practice, the Bill will mean public authorities will not be able to act in a way that contravenes the UNCRC and the children and young people's commissioner will be able to take legal action where he feels the treaty has been breached.

Raymond Branton, CEO of Simply Play, stated “It was great to welcome Angela to our ground-breaking nursery.Following on from Maree Todd’s (the Minister for Children and Young People) recent endorsement, Angela got to see first-hand how essential this type of setting is to our children’s health and wellbeing.

Scottish Government minister for children and young people, Maree Todd MSP, recently visited Newton to inspect progress on the new Millburn early learning and childcare unit under construction there.