:00:00. > :00:00.independent child sexual abuse inquiry. Join me now on BBC Two,
:00:00. > :00:00.11.00pm in Scotland. Here, on BBC One, it's time
:00:00. > :00:15.for the news where you are. Scotland's spending watchdog says
:00:16. > :00:19.the NHS is struggling financially and is failing to achieve key
:00:20. > :00:22.waiting time targets. The auditor general says
:00:23. > :00:25.that despite rising spending on the health service,
:00:26. > :00:28.funding isn't keeping pace with increased demand from
:00:29. > :00:35.an ageing population. This is the annual health check
:00:36. > :00:38.for the health service. And the prognosis is
:00:39. > :00:41.certainly not positive. The Auditor-General says health
:00:42. > :00:44.boards are struggling NHS funding, she says,
:00:45. > :00:49.is not keeping pace with increasing demand and the needs
:00:50. > :00:52.of an ageing population. There is an "extremely
:00:53. > :00:54.challenging" financial position for health boards,
:00:55. > :00:57.and the report warns many are at risk of being unable
:00:58. > :01:01.to balance their books. There is a growing
:01:02. > :01:04.population in Scotland and a population which
:01:05. > :01:05.is We know that older people
:01:06. > :01:09.tend to need more health care, particularly in the last
:01:10. > :01:11.years of their lives. We're also seeing increasing cost
:01:12. > :01:14.pressures from the cost of the NHS workforce
:01:15. > :01:17.and we have noticed particularly busy of prescribed drugs,
:01:18. > :01:20.new drugs being available, more drugs being
:01:21. > :01:23.prescribed and the cost is really The report acknowledges
:01:24. > :01:28.that despite the cuts, health boards are being asked
:01:29. > :01:31.to make sure more money In the past year spending rose
:01:32. > :01:36.by 2.7% above inflation. But as Caroline Gardner said,
:01:37. > :01:39.the cost of drugs alone went Total spending on the NHS
:01:40. > :01:45.is ?12.2 billion. That's a jaw-dropping 40%
:01:46. > :01:48.of the entire Scottish Yet the report says the NHS has
:01:49. > :01:54.missed seven of eight of its key In three areas, performance has been
:01:55. > :02:00.deteriorating in recent years. They're the target to begin
:02:01. > :02:03.treatment within 18 weeks of a GP referral, the 12-week target
:02:04. > :02:07.for treatment to be completed and a target to access
:02:08. > :02:10.child or adolescent Each of these missed targets means
:02:11. > :02:16.a patient waiting longer for James Neesom, a retired miner,
:02:17. > :02:20.has already waited 12 weeks for treatment from blocked artery
:02:21. > :02:23.in his leg which is affecting his He should have had
:02:24. > :02:27.an appointment by now. appointments office in the Royal,
:02:28. > :02:34.and they informed me it would be at least 30 weeks before I could maybe
:02:35. > :02:41.hear something as there was a 30 week waiting list, appointment time
:02:42. > :02:46.for appointments, due to a shortage His case was highlighted
:02:47. > :02:53.by Labour in bitter exchanges at First Minister's
:02:54. > :02:57.question that every word but callers to radio Scotland's phoning
:02:58. > :03:00.and people outside a major Glasgow hospital were largely supportive
:03:01. > :03:04.of the NHS and its staff. Personally, I can't fault it,
:03:05. > :03:06.I'd had the best of treatment in the NHS and my waiting
:03:07. > :03:10.time has been before the 12 weeks. We know it is struggling
:03:11. > :03:14.financially but it's the best treatment I
:03:15. > :03:16.would I think the whole thing is badly
:03:17. > :03:23.structured and it has been going on to so many years,
:03:24. > :03:27.it is getting worse and worse. Audit Scotland says one way
:03:28. > :03:30.of improving the health of the NHS would be to speed up proposals,
:03:31. > :03:35.first mooted in 2005 to treat more patients in the community rather
:03:36. > :03:39.than in costly hospitals. But it says there's a problem
:03:40. > :03:42.here of an ageing workforce. Half of community nurses are over
:03:43. > :03:46.50, so are a third of GPs, while a slightly larger proportion
:03:47. > :03:50.of nurses and midwives Replacing them when they retire
:03:51. > :03:56.is another challenge the NHS must being paid under ?4 an hour -
:03:57. > :04:09.that's almost half the minimum wage. Tonight the Scottish Government says
:04:10. > :04:12.it is unacceptable They have asked Serco
:04:13. > :04:16.Northlink to ensure the crews are paid the national
:04:17. > :04:19.minimum wage and their Arriving in Lerwick
:04:20. > :04:27.harbour, the cargo boat On board, fresh supplies of food
:04:28. > :04:33.for the supermarkets and other But some of the crew
:04:34. > :04:38.working on the vessel are being paid well
:04:39. > :04:41.below the minimum wage. They are getting paid ?3.66 per
:04:42. > :04:45.hour. This is a Scottish Government
:04:46. > :04:49.contract for the ferry service and it is totally
:04:50. > :04:52.unacceptable that these workers from Estonia are being paid way below
:04:53. > :05:00.the UK national minimum wage. The union has launched an online
:05:01. > :05:02.petition highlighting their plight and
:05:03. > :05:05.calling on the Scottish Government to stop the practice
:05:06. > :05:10.with publicly funded contracts. Serco Northlink was awarded
:05:11. > :05:14.the ?243 million Scottish Government contract
:05:15. > :05:17.for six years in 2012. It operates three ferries
:05:18. > :05:19.and two cargo boats on the lifeline
:05:20. > :05:24.routes to the Northern Isles. But the running of
:05:25. > :05:26.the two cargo boats is outsourced to another company
:05:27. > :05:30.which is based in Heysham. But the companies say under
:05:31. > :05:36.current legislation, the national minimum wage is not
:05:37. > :05:39.applicable to the crews They say the crew
:05:40. > :05:42.are deemed not to be They add that if
:05:43. > :05:46.the national minimum wage applied, it would place
:05:47. > :05:49.the company at a serious If they are not receiving
:05:50. > :05:55.the minimum wage, that cannot be right, they
:05:56. > :05:57.are members of staff, Scotland and they should be
:05:58. > :06:02.receiving the wages due to them. Transport Scotland will be in touch
:06:03. > :06:08.with always subcontract the company and they will offer to pay
:06:09. > :06:12.the minimum wage and backdate that I would urge the subcontractor
:06:13. > :06:19.to take that up and I will write the UK shipping
:06:20. > :06:23.Minister to say that because he has controls over the minimum wage
:06:24. > :06:26.and the UK Government, they should impose that minimum wage on non-UK
:06:27. > :06:31.nationals regardless of whether they are working in international waters
:06:32. > :06:34.or not if they are working on a As the ship set sail
:06:35. > :06:39.for it overnight trip to Aberdeen, the RMT has pledged
:06:40. > :06:44.to continue its fight for the crew. John Johnston, Reporting
:06:45. > :06:48.Scotland, Shetland. The sister of a woman from Glasgow
:06:49. > :06:51.who went missing nine days ago has find her. Janet McQueen, who is 58,
:06:52. > :06:57.was last seen leaving her house in Her family say they
:06:58. > :07:04.are worried sick. This morning, we have
:07:05. > :07:07.the sister Janet McQueen. It is daunting speaking front
:07:08. > :07:09.of the cameras but The family are really worried now
:07:10. > :07:16.about my sister, Janet. She loves her dog and it
:07:17. > :07:20.is really concerning Alongside, with her mobile
:07:21. > :07:27.phone and her purse. We are worried sick,
:07:28. > :07:30.not knowing where she is at this time,
:07:31. > :07:35.as you can understand. Mrs McQueen lives in
:07:36. > :07:37.the Govanhill area of Glasgow and she was last seen there
:07:38. > :07:41.at about nine o'clock at night. She was seen by
:07:42. > :07:43.neighbour, walking down Janet we know enjoys
:07:44. > :07:55.daytime activities and was not known to go out of the house
:07:56. > :08:01.at that time of night. Janet McQueen's family say she likes
:08:02. > :08:05.routine and most days she would pop into this pub where staff
:08:06. > :08:09.and customers are worried about her. She would normally come
:08:10. > :08:12.in between nine and ten and it was always a caramel
:08:13. > :08:16.latte and a bacon roll, toasted. She had a good group of friends
:08:17. > :08:29.that she came in and sat There was a possible
:08:30. > :08:33.sighting of Janet extensive search produced
:08:34. > :08:36.no trace of her. In the afternoon of the day she went
:08:37. > :08:40.missing, she was found several miles from home
:08:41. > :08:42.in a confused state but was able to tell police where she lived
:08:43. > :08:45.and was taken Police say they found nothing
:08:46. > :08:49.which would indicate there is any criminal
:08:50. > :08:51.element to Janet's disappearance but they
:08:52. > :08:53.are really keen to hear from anyone
:08:54. > :08:56.who thinks they may have seen her or from friends who can tell they're
:08:57. > :08:59.more about her daily routines and If Janet is watching this,
:09:00. > :09:05.please get in contact We love you and miss
:09:06. > :09:13.you so very much. Aileen Clarke, Reporting
:09:14. > :09:17.Scotland, Glasgow. The mother of a 14-year-old girl
:09:18. > :09:20.who died in a crash in Moray has said she still cannot
:09:21. > :09:23.believe she's gone. Neringa Narasoot from Bucky
:09:24. > :09:26.was killed in the accident near A 14-year-old girl has been flown
:09:27. > :09:34.to Glasgow with life-threatening injuries and two girls aged 16
:09:35. > :09:39.and 17 have serious injuries. Police Scotland is likely to
:09:40. > :09:42.overspend its budget for the current The Scottish Police Authority
:09:43. > :09:47.which oversees the force says the main reason is staff
:09:48. > :09:52.costs but it says that with strict workforce planning in place,
:09:53. > :09:55.these costs are being managed down. The Scottish Government has pledged
:09:56. > :09:57.to maintain police officer numbers
:09:58. > :10:01.at more than 17,200 and has a strict policy of no compulsory
:10:02. > :10:07.redundancies for civilian staff. Portobello High School in Edinburgh
:10:08. > :10:10.opened its doors to pupils The school is the city's biggest
:10:11. > :10:15.with space for 1,400 children. The development was initially
:10:16. > :10:17.surrounded by controversy following local opposition
:10:18. > :10:20.to redevelopment of parkland. private bill through
:10:21. > :10:36.the Scottish Parliament to change I think the initial controversy has
:10:37. > :10:45.subsided. We have had a great deal of Hosoda feedback and the fact we
:10:46. > :10:46.have a lot of green space around us. We are feeling positive about the
:10:47. > :10:49.future. A young Rangers fan who was injured
:10:50. > :10:52.by a bottle before the Old Firm League Cup semifinal last
:10:53. > :10:55.weekend made a special appearance as a mascot
:10:56. > :10:57.at Ibrox last night. 11-year-old Craig McKay
:10:58. > :10:59.led the team out before the game between Rangers
:11:00. > :11:02.and St Johnstone. Police have condemned
:11:03. > :11:03.the attack on him which left him needing
:11:04. > :11:06.seven stitches in a cut to his head but despite what happened, he says
:11:07. > :11:24.he still wants to see the next Old The weather is next.
:11:25. > :11:28.Fairly cloudy today and went for some and tonight the rain is on the
:11:29. > :11:34.move again. You can see from the weather front, it is moving its
:11:35. > :11:37.weight southwards. A spell of wet weather has some cross central and
:11:38. > :11:41.southern Scotland over the next couple of hours but by tomorrow
:11:42. > :11:45.morning, it is sitting across the North of England but this warm front
:11:46. > :11:51.will be coming back our way. Tomorrow morning, it is a largely
:11:52. > :11:56.dry start with temperatures around eight to 11 Celsius and much lighter
:11:57. > :12:00.winds compared with today. Further north, after the wind is a beating
:12:01. > :12:09.over night, they strengthen again so a blustery morning through parts of
:12:10. > :12:13.the North. Blustery showers here but the showers and wind will ease
:12:14. > :12:15.through the course of the day. Elsewhere tomorrow, it is largely
:12:16. > :12:23.dry with some ease and bright or sunny spells. If no improvement
:12:24. > :12:27.across the south-west but it should appear later too temperatures down
:12:28. > :12:31.on today but given some sunshine, it shouldn't be too bad. Across the UK
:12:32. > :12:34.as a whole, high pressure is in charge but we have this weather
:12:35. > :12:38.front step in the middle, producing cloud for areas south of the border.
:12:39. > :12:46.Temperatures are admitted to high teens but fairly murky at times.
:12:47. > :12:49.There's that returning warm front edging its way in across the
:12:50. > :12:53.south-west, bringing bigger cloud and patchy rain, Friday night. To
:12:54. > :12:59.the weekend and high pressure is still at nearby, keeping this low
:13:00. > :13:03.and this weather front at bay for most of the day will start becoming
:13:04. > :13:12.a little bit as we head into words Sunday. Saturday, is going to be
:13:13. > :13:17.generally dry but fairly cloudy. Some extensive hill fog in places.
:13:18. > :13:20.Temperatures up to 16 degrees. Damp at times around the western isles.
:13:21. > :13:25.Our next update is during breakfast at 6:25
:13:26. > :13:31.From everyone on the late team here in Glasgow, goodnight.