NHS Scotland backlog hits 840,000 – as inpatients waiting for more than a year increase by 25% – Sky News

Health board chief admits it has ‘no credible plan’ to meet £26m financial shortfall – STV News

SNP accused of looking both ways on austerity and privatisation – Morning Star

Doctors issue ‘distress’ plea to Scottish patients: ‘Write to your MSPs over NHS in crisis’ – The Scotsman

‘No ambulances were free’ for baby girl who died after being hit by car – STV News

West Lothian dental surgery still waiting for a dentist after six years – Edinburgh Live

80 per cent rise in Scots patients going private as NHS waiting times soar – Daily Mail

Urgent action needed to stop nurses ‘at breaking point’ fleeing profession – STV News

New report highlights poor mental health services for people with neurological conditions – MS Trust

Woman dies at Scots music festival just yards from hospital at centre of closure controversy – The Sun