Maree Todd: “We're really disappointed.”

It’s really painful that what we’ve seen is a rise in drugs deaths in 2025 compared to the year before. I would have hoped, with all of the work that we are doing across the system, we wouldn’t be facing that situation.

Responsibility for professional development sits with individual healthcare professionals, employers, Public Service Delivery (PSD) Scotland, the royal colleges and other professional bodies.

We have taken action to support women and health professionals to learn more about menstrual health issues such as endometriosis, the symptoms and treatment options but we know there is still a long way to go.

My eye is absolutely on the ball.