The First Minister will announce the Programme for Government in Scottish Parliament on Wednesday, subject to Parliamentary approval. It will focus on eradicating child poverty, growing the economy, tackling the climate emergency, delivering high quality and sustainable public services.

“Wow, it’s good to be here!” Spoke with Richard Lochhead as he returned to work this morning following his battle with sepsis The Moray MSP needed an emergency heart operation after being diagnosed with a blood infection in May

Wondering about the SNP Scottish Government's record on education? Jenny Gilruth just gave the Labour benches in Holyrood a reminder...

🚨 Labour's cuts agenda will have a huge impact on Scotland's finances. 🥀 Labour austerity is just as damaging as Tory austerity.

I demanded an end to austerity during the election but it continues under Labour. Shona Robison MSP set out the steps Scottish Government must take to deal with inflation and other budget pressures. We will act to protect people’s priorities and will balance the budget as we always have.

First Minister John Swinney will set out the next steps to deliver his “single greatest priority” of eradicating child poverty in his first Programme for Government later today. Ahead of his statement, the First Minister visited Castlebrae High School in Edinburgh.

Health Secretary @NeilCGray has launched the Rethink Dementia campaign with COSLA which encourages people with relatives or friends diagnosed with the illness to continue with everyday activities to help people stay well for longer. More info here: NHSInform.scot/RethinkDementia

💛 We will support continued improvements across a range of mental health services and treatments through £120 million of additional funding for NHS Boards.

First Minister John Swinney announced this year’s Programme for Government, outlining his priorities of: 🔵 Eradicating child poverty 🔵 Building prosperity 🔵 Protecting the planet 🔵 Improving public services ℹ️ gov.scot/programme-for-…

A new campaign challenging Scots to “think differently about dementia” has been launched by Health Secretary Neil Gray. i.stv.tv/3MSpYnb

🧑‍⚕️ We’ll open our sixth rapid cancer diagnostic service centre.

⬆️ Boosting fair, green economic growth is central to our priorities. 📢 Businesses, large and small, sustain communities and provide valuable employment while delivering the solutions that can transform productivity and lay the foundations for future growth.

First Minister John Swinney has published our Programme for Government. This will deliver on this government’s four main priorities of: 🔵 Eradicating child poverty 🔵 Building prosperity 🔵 Protecting the planet 🔵 Improving public services

📣 No one has the right to interfere in women’s personal medical decisions. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 That's why we're bringing in safe access zones for abortion services.

Cabinet Secretary’s Summer Tour visit to the Western Isles Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Neil Gray, recently visited the Western Isles as part of his summer tour of Scotland’s Health Boards. For the full article visit: wihb.scot.nhs.uk/cabinet-secret…

Meanwhile, in the UK, prices are going up. Again.

Health Secretary @NeilCGray and Minister for Equalities @KaukabStewart met with representatives from the NHS Ethnic Minority Forum to discuss racism as a public health challenge. Read more here: bit.ly/Anti-racismRel…

Always a proud member of the NHS Ethnic Minority Forum, but extra proud to have the visible support of Neil Gray MSP and Kaukab Stewart MSP with this statement & support for the first annual report by the EMF. Thanks to colleagues & allies of our own forum Healthcare Improvement Scotland Rosie Tyler-Greig

The Rethink Dementia campaign, launched by Health Secretary @NeilCGray encourages people with relatives or friends diagnosed with the illness to continue with everyday activities to help people stay well for longer. More info here: bit.ly/RethinkDementi…

Scotland is the welcoming home to thousands of Ukrainians who sought refuge from Russian aggression. We will continue to support them and Ukraine. Best wishes to new Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha 🇺🇦 and thanks to Dmytro Kuleba #SlavaUkraini 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦