As record-breaking 114mph gusts hit parts of the British Isles, there are warnings insurers might refuse to pay out on claims ...

Just as we must hold the SNP’s feet to the fire over the state of the NHS, we should welcome signs that ministers are at least trying to do the right thing John Swinney’s new focus on the NHS ...

John Swinney says his government will harness new technologies to bring down waiting times First Minister John Swinney had pledged his government will bring down NHS waiting lists and make it ...

First Minister John Swinney had pledged his government will bring down NHS waiting lists and make it easier to get GP appointments. The SNP leader announced measures he said would put the health ...

In that time First Ministers have come and gone, Cabinets have been reshuffled, coalitions have formed and collapsed – but one constant has been John Swinney. John Swinney has been at the heart ...

In that time First Ministers have come and gone, Cabinets have been reshuffled, coalitions have formed and collapsed – but one constant has been John Swinney. John Swinney has been at the heart of the ...

John Swinney has insisted his under-fire health secretary will still be in post by the autumn. The First Minister has rebuffed calls to sack Neil Gray following a row over his use of ministerial ...

John Swinney is quizzed on his plans for the NHS by opposition party leaders Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay wants to know when a long promised NHS app and new treatment centres will ...

On Monday, John Swinney acknowledged that the NHS was not working for patients, telling an audience that he “saw patients who waited too long to be seen” and noting the “delays in discharge ...

John Swinney has been warned that promises of "jam tomorrow" won't fix Scotland's struggling NHS for patients or staff. Unions and opposition parties spoke out ahead of a major speech by the First ...

JOHN Swinney was tonight accused of deploying “granny bouncers” at the door of every A&E to turn away OAPs deemed not sick enough to come in. Rivals attacked the First Minister after he ...

And so, for a few glorious moments I pictured John Swinney doing public meditation exercises on Broughty Ferry beach - palms akimbo - with fellow devotees of the esoteric Chinese spiritual movement.