Patients waiting over 12 hours in A&E has increased by 99 times since 2011, according to analysis.

The first minister is standing by the under-fire health secretary after he misled MSPs about meetings at football games.

The health secretary made the latest apology after being accused of misleading parliament by opposition MSPs.

Public Health Scotland said 1,021 people were taken to hospital with flu last week

The health secretary reacts as data for the last week of 2024 showed two-fifths of A&E attendees waited longer than targeted times.

Medics are warning of an "extraordinary" number of confirmed influenza cases in Scotland this winter.

The Scottish Ambulance Service stepped up its resource escalation action plan due to "significant pressures" last week.

The health secretary, who supports Aberdeen, says he should have gone to a "wider range" of matches.