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Humza Yousaf pledges National Care Service will be operational in Scotland within 5 years

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SNP health secretary said legislation for the new service - which the Record has long campaigned for - will be laid within a year, while consultation will begin within the Government’s first 100 days in office.

The National Care Service would see the Scottish Government taking a greater role in the delivery of care services.The service aims to improve standards, training and staff pay and conditions while giving support for unpaid carers.Nicola Sturgeon has previously described the National Care Service as “the most important public sector innovation” since the NHS was formed.MSPs debated healthcare recovery at Holyrood on Tuesday.Yousaf outlined a number of measures the Scottish Government was taking to recover the health service following.

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