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#SCOTRAIL

Scotrail took its new fleet of electric trains out of service as a “precaution” over defective brakes.

@Unisondave said: “Problems pile up with trains withdrawn, new models late, services overcrowded, overpriced and routinely behind schedule. Time to bring rail back into public hands.”

@scotlibdems posted: “This is yet another letdown for rail users. The Transport Secretary needs to get Scotrail back on track.”

@Lordwoolamaloo added: “Given how long they took to get these ready, how the hell can they not have such simple mechanical things like brakes working correctly?”

@cocteautriplets said: “Uh. Oh. This is not good at all. You have to feel sorry for Scotrail, there’s very little they can do apart from withdraw them if the manufacturer has sold them a train whose brake software inexplicably disables them.”

#HEALTHCAREENVIRONMENTSERVICES

A Scottish firm is at the centre of an inquiry after stockpiling hundreds of tonnes of medical waste and body parts.

@mr_stephen_moss said: “Tories Hancock & Hunt need to explain how #HES – attached to up to 50 NHS trusts – were given this contract. Why wasn’t it discussed in parliament? Why do the @Conservatives behave so recklessly?”

@ncarding stated: “Healthcare Environment Services Ltd say the backlog of waste built up because of a reduction in ‘hightemperature incineration capacity for the last few years’.”

#NHSDEBT

The Scottish Government is to write off around £150 million of debt owed by NHS boards.

@Ian_burnett_ stated: “Wiping out NHS Tayside’s debt (a long term basket case), on first sight seems like a pragmatic thing to do. However, what it’s essentially doing is returning budgetary control and responsibility to the centre. If we’re going to do that, let’s also return some of the executive wages.”

@Mballantynemsp added: “Financial mismanagement of our Scottish NHS by the SNP will result in £150m of NHS Board debt being written off. We already have the longest waiting times in history and ever increasing delayed discharge. The SNP have shown they can’t be trusted with NHS finances.”