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Swinney Says NHS Patients Won’t Travel Further

9/7/2026

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  • First Minister John Swinney said patients will not have to travel farther as health boards shrink to two.
  • He said initial modelling will split Scotland into an east and a west health board.
  • Swinney could not give a specific figure for NHS job losses from the reforms.
  • Labour deputy leader Jackie Baillie accused him of evasion and warned jobs could be at risk.