27/10/2016 Reporting Scotland

independent child sexual abuse inquiry. Join me now on BBC Two,

11.00pm in Scotland. Here, on BBC One, it's time

for the news where you are. Scotland's spending watchdog says

the NHS is struggling financially and is failing to achieve key

waiting time targets. The auditor general says

that despite rising spending on the health service,

funding isn't keeping pace with increased demand from

an ageing population. This is the annual health check

for the health service. And the prognosis is

certainly not positive. The Auditor-General says health

boards are struggling NHS funding, she says,

is not keeping pace with increasing demand and the needs

of an ageing population. There is an "extremely

challenging" financial position for health boards,

and the report warns many are at risk of being unable

to balance their books. There is a growing

population in Scotland and a population which

is We know that older people

tend to need more health care, particularly in the last

years of their lives. We're also seeing increasing cost

pressures from the cost of the NHS workforce

and we have noticed particularly busy of prescribed drugs,

new drugs being available, more drugs being

prescribed and the cost is really The report acknowledges

that despite the cuts, health boards are being asked

to make sure more money In the past year spending rose

by 2.7% above inflation. But as Caroline Gardner said,

the cost of drugs alone went Total spending on the NHS

is ?12.2 billion. That's a jaw-dropping 40%

of the entire Scottish Yet the report says the NHS has

missed seven of eight of its key In three areas, performance has been

deteriorating in recent years. They're the target to begin

treatment within 18 weeks of a GP referral, the 12-week target

for treatment to be completed and a target to access

child or adolescent Each of these missed targets means

a patient waiting longer for James Neesom, a retired miner,

has already waited 12 weeks for treatment from blocked artery

in his leg which is affecting his He should have had

an appointment by now. appointments office in the Royal,

and they informed me it would be at least 30 weeks before I could maybe

hear something as there was a 30 week waiting list, appointment time

for appointments, due to a shortage His case was highlighted

by Labour in bitter exchanges at First Minister's

question that every word but callers to radio Scotland's phoning

and people outside a major Glasgow hospital were largely supportive

of the NHS and its staff. Personally, I can't fault it,

I'd had the best of treatment in the NHS and my waiting

time has been before the 12 weeks. We know it is struggling

financially but it's the best treatment I

would I think the whole thing is badly

structured and it has been going on to so many years,

it is getting worse and worse. Audit Scotland says one way

of improving the health of the NHS would be to speed up proposals,

first mooted in 2005 to treat more patients in the community rather

than in costly hospitals. But it says there's a problem

here of an ageing workforce. Half of community nurses are over

50, so are a third of GPs, while a slightly larger proportion

of nurses and midwives Replacing them when they retire

is another challenge the NHS must being paid under ?4 an hour -

that's almost half the minimum wage. Tonight the Scottish Government says

it is unacceptable They have asked Serco

Northlink to ensure the crews are paid the national

minimum wage and their Arriving in Lerwick

harbour, the cargo boat On board, fresh supplies of food

for the supermarkets and other But some of the crew

working on the vessel are being paid well

below the minimum wage. They are getting paid ?3.66 per

hour. This is a Scottish Government

contract for the ferry service and it is totally

unacceptable that these workers from Estonia are being paid way below

the UK national minimum wage. The union has launched an online

petition highlighting their plight and

calling on the Scottish Government to stop the practice

with publicly funded contracts. Serco Northlink was awarded

the ?243 million Scottish Government contract

for six years in 2012. It operates three ferries

and two cargo boats on the lifeline

routes to the Northern Isles. But the running of

the two cargo boats is outsourced to another company

which is based in Heysham. But the companies say under

current legislation, the national minimum wage is not

applicable to the crews They say the crew

are deemed not to be They add that if

the national minimum wage applied, it would place

the company at a serious If they are not receiving

the minimum wage, that cannot be right, they

are members of staff, Scotland and they should be

receiving the wages due to them. Transport Scotland will be in touch

with always subcontract the company and they will offer to pay

the minimum wage and backdate that I would urge the subcontractor

to take that up and I will write the UK shipping

Minister to say that because he has controls over the minimum wage

and the UK Government, they should impose that minimum wage on non-UK

nationals regardless of whether they are working in international waters

or not if they are working on a As the ship set sail

for it overnight trip to Aberdeen, the RMT has pledged

to continue its fight for the crew. John Johnston, Reporting

Scotland, Shetland. The sister of a woman from Glasgow

who went missing nine days ago has find her. Janet McQueen, who is 58,

was last seen leaving her house in Her family say they

are worried sick. This morning, we have

the sister Janet McQueen. It is daunting speaking front

of the cameras but The family are really worried now

about my sister, Janet. She loves her dog and it

is really concerning Alongside, with her mobile

phone and her purse. We are worried sick,

not knowing where she is at this time,

as you can understand. Mrs McQueen lives in

the Govanhill area of Glasgow and she was last seen there

at about nine o'clock at night. She was seen by

neighbour, walking down Janet we know enjoys

daytime activities and was not known to go out of the house

at that time of night. Janet McQueen's family say she likes

routine and most days she would pop into this pub where staff

and customers are worried about her. She would normally come

in between nine and ten and it was always a caramel

latte and a bacon roll, toasted. She had a good group of friends

that she came in and sat There was a possible

sighting of Janet extensive search produced

no trace of her. In the afternoon of the day she went

missing, she was found several miles from home

in a confused state but was able to tell police where she lived

and was taken Police say they found nothing

which would indicate there is any criminal

element to Janet's disappearance but they

are really keen to hear from anyone

who thinks they may have seen her or from friends who can tell they're

more about her daily routines and If Janet is watching this,

please get in contact We love you and miss

you so very much. Aileen Clarke, Reporting

Scotland, Glasgow. The mother of a 14-year-old girl

who died in a crash in Moray has said she still cannot

believe she's gone. Neringa Narasoot from Bucky

was killed in the accident near A 14-year-old girl has been flown

to Glasgow with life-threatening injuries and two girls aged 16

and 17 have serious injuries. Police Scotland is likely to

overspend its budget for the current The Scottish Police Authority

which oversees the force says the main reason is staff

costs but it says that with strict workforce planning in place,

these costs are being managed down. The Scottish Government has pledged

to maintain police officer numbers

at more than 17,200 and has a strict policy of no compulsory

redundancies for civilian staff. Portobello High School in Edinburgh

opened its doors to pupils The school is the city's biggest

with space for 1,400 children. The development was initially

surrounded by controversy following local opposition

to redevelopment of parkland. private bill through

the Scottish Parliament to change I think the initial controversy has

subsided. We have had a great deal of Hosoda feedback and the fact we

have a lot of green space around us. We are feeling positive about the

future. A young Rangers fan who was injured

by a bottle before the Old Firm League Cup semifinal last

weekend made a special appearance as a mascot

at Ibrox last night. 11-year-old Craig McKay

led the team out before the game between Rangers

and St Johnstone. Police have condemned

the attack on him which left him needing

seven stitches in a cut to his head but despite what happened, he says

he still wants to see the next Old The weather is next.

Fairly cloudy today and went for some and tonight the rain is on the

move again. You can see from the weather front, it is moving its

weight southwards. A spell of wet weather has some cross central and

southern Scotland over the next couple of hours but by tomorrow

morning, it is sitting across the North of England but this warm front

will be coming back our way. Tomorrow morning, it is a largely

dry start with temperatures around eight to 11 Celsius and much lighter

winds compared with today. Further north, after the wind is a beating

over night, they strengthen again so a blustery morning through parts of

the North. Blustery showers here but the showers and wind will ease

through the course of the day. Elsewhere tomorrow, it is largely

dry with some ease and bright or sunny spells. If no improvement

across the south-west but it should appear later too temperatures down

on today but given some sunshine, it shouldn't be too bad. Across the UK

as a whole, high pressure is in charge but we have this weather

front step in the middle, producing cloud for areas south of the border.

Temperatures are admitted to high teens but fairly murky at times.

There's that returning warm front edging its way in across the

south-west, bringing bigger cloud and patchy rain, Friday night. To

the weekend and high pressure is still at nearby, keeping this low

and this weather front at bay for most of the day will start becoming

a little bit as we head into words Sunday. Saturday, is going to be

generally dry but fairly cloudy. Some extensive hill fog in places.

Temperatures up to 16 degrees. Damp at times around the western isles.

Our next update is during breakfast at 6:25

From everyone on the late team here in Glasgow, goodnight.