Maree Todd: Last News

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.

SNP ministers did not make the decision to sack the bosses of CalMac and Ferguson Marine, Humza Yousaf has insisted.

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.

Keith Brown has ruled himself out of the SNP leadership race as senior Nationalists begin to pick sides.

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.

The boss of a Lanarkshire-based alcoholic drinks business has joined with over 100 other companies calling on the Scottish Government to rethink proposals to ban marketing of their products.

A Strathaven-based artisan drinks producer has branded Scottish Government proposals for a blanket ban on alcohol advertising as 'dystopian'.

A Lanarkshire cervical cancer survivor is calling for home test kits to be rolled out across the country in a bid to save women's lives.

Football clubs could be banned from advertising alcohol on match shirts or in stadiums under tough new regulations being considered by the Scottish Government.

A working group to tackle malnutrition promised by the Scottish Government a year ago is yet to meet, we can reveal.

An emergency malnutrition taskforce to prevent harm to children will meet within days amid the accelerating cost of living crisis.

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

Health Minister Maree Todd has been accused of expecting overworked and overwhelmed healthcare staff to 'act like bouncers'.

Nicola Sturgeon has paid tribute to Rangers after they lost on penalties to Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League final.

Scots who live alongside the NC500 fear for their lives as 'sports car convoys' o f tourists are clocked speeding up to 104mph.

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 is considering mandatory calorie labelling in restaurants and pubs across Scotland.