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Fact check: Scottish waiting lists, Easter eggs and rumours about a Plymouth hotel

Round-up of fact checks from the last few days compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard

Baby’s death was not related to built hospital environment, sheriff finds

The sheriff found there were no precautions which could reasonably have been taken that may have prevented Sophia’s death.

Evening Standard

Scotland making 'good progress' towards eliminating HIV transmission

SCOTLAND is making “good progress” towards the goal of eliminating transmission of the HIV virus by 2030, a new report has said.

The National (Scotland)

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Urgent warning after synthetic opioids linked to 38 deaths in Scotland over just three months

Between January and March 2025, nitazenes were detected in 38 deaths

The Independent UK

NHS Scotland spending up a quarter in a decade in real terms, figures show

SPENDING on the NHS in Scotland has risen by almost a quarter in real terms over the last decade, figures show ...

The National (Scotland)

No increased risk to child of Covid-19 infection or vaccination in pregnancy

The study examined data from 25,000 children born during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Independent UK

Ministers urged to extend free flu jabs to people in their 50s

About two thirds of those at-risk for influenza are yet to be vaccinated this winter, according to Public Health Scotland.

The Independent UK

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Fact check: Labour MP claims SNP cause 'catastrophic' damage to Scottish NHS

Was the new Labour MP right?

The National (Scotland)

Pollution exposure linked to mental health hospital admissions, says study

Researchers from St Andrews found rise in nitrogen dioxide exposure associated with higher admissions

The Guardian - UK

Air pollution linked to hospital admissions for mental health, study suggests

The impact of four pollutants was tracked between 2002 and 2017 on people included in Public Health Scotland data.

The Independent UK

TB cases rose 40% in Scotland last year, figures show

Public Health Scotland said the most reported risk factor for the disease ‘was being a refugee or asylum seeker’.

Evening Standard

Cheap grog, new drunkenness offence and mandatory rehab: why 9 experts think proposed NT alcohol reforms would be a disaster

The new Northern Territory government is planning a swathe of changes to alcohol policy.

The Conversation

Scottish Government 'resting on laurels' of minimum unit pricing

THE Scottish Government has been “resting on the laurels” of Minimum Unit Pricing and must take tougher action on alcohol marketing and…

The National (Scotland)

Funded residental rehab places in Scotland rocket by 75 per cent

The number of approved residential rehab places in Scotland has increased to more than 900 in the most recent year, new figures show.

The National (Scotland)

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Update issued on E. coli outbreak as half of Scottish cases admitted to hospital

HALF of the patients in Scotland affected by a UK-wide E. coli outbreak have been admitted to hospital.

The Guardian - UK

Person dies in Scotland after UK E coli outbreak, health officials say

Health Security Agency confirms 30 cases across England and Scotland in patients aged seven to 81

The National (Scotland)

HIV diagnoses in straight Scots overtakes those in gay and bisexual men

NEW HIV diagnoses in Scotland are now higher in heterosexual people than gay and bisexual men, according to the latest figures.

The Independent UK

‘Minor updates’ made to alcohol report following review by statistics watchdog

Public Health Scotland and the Scottish Government has amended a summary document published in June after a complaint by the Tories.

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The Independent UK

Alcohol deaths would have been higher without minimum unit pricing – minister

The figures showed 1,276 people died from alcohol last year, the highest since 2008.

The National (Scotland)

Tory MSP wrong in challenge of minimum alcohol pricing research, say medical experts

A group of medical experts have defended an agency’s research into the effects of alcohol minimum unit pricing (MUP), saying a Conservative MSP…

The National (Scotland)

Long A&E waits disadvantage women, figures show

WOMEN wait longer than men for emergency medical care in Scotland despite the fact they are more likely to be admitted to hospital after being seen…

The National (Scotland)

Tennent's six-pack could cost nearly £10 under new minimum unit pricing plans

PLANS to increase miniumum unit pricing to 80p have been put forward by the Scottish Government.

The Independent UK

MSP complains over ‘misleading’ claims on minimum unit price for alcohol

Dr Sandesh Gulhane has written to the head of the UK Statistics Authority over Scottish Government

The Independent UK

Minimum unit pricing has had positive impact but not for poor alcoholics – study

Alcohol deaths fell by 13.4% because of minimum unit pricing, the evaluation by Public Health Scotland suggested.

Daily Record

Drugs minister claims breakthroughs in treatment reforms despite years of delays

Elena Whitham faces a barrage of criticism for SNP's much delayed MAT Standards for drug treatment. She claims right-based treatment is finally getting on track

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