Rate of people waiting longer than four hours in Dumfries and Galloway A&E hits record high
New figures show that nearly 1,000 patients waited more than four hours to be admitted, transferred or discharged in November ...
One million NHS Scotland waiting list backlog projections branded ‘terrifying’
The analysis produced by the University of Edinburgh has revealed the full scale of what it would take to clear the Covid-19 ...
A&E doctor reveals the ideal way to get speedy treatment this winter
Patients can also use the NHS 24 Online app to assess their symptoms and find nearby services, including a Minor Injuries ...
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Rural recruitment scheme criticised as only two new GPs hired
A scheme aimed at boosting doctor numbers in rural areas has been criticised as it resulted in only two new GPs being hired ...
Report says 10 per cent of Scots are on NHS waiting list
Around 10 of the Scottish population is currently on an NHS waiting list, as a new report says a 20 boost is needed to clear the backlog ...
In the UK, Scottish independence and Irish reunification have lost their appeal
NEWS ANALYSIS. On December 1, the Irish rejected the country's pro-reunification party in the parliamentary elections. The ...
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Transforming staff travel at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde through the Cycle Access Fund
With support from Cycling UK’s Cycle Access Fund, NHSGGC acquired an e-cargo bike to transform how the Active Travel Team ...
Inside Scotland's £2.3million shooting gallery for addicts to inject their heroin in comfort
A £2.3million 'shooting gallery' where drug-users can inject their own heroin and cocaine will fuel addiction and overdose ...
Inside the UK's first legal drug consumption room
Welcome to the Thistle - the UK's first and only drug consumption room. After nearly a decade of deadlock and wrangling over ...
Alarm as skyrocketing flu cases add to NHS strains
Flu cases are skyrocketing, causing huge problems for hospitals, NHS England bosses are warning. Last week the number of ...
Inside the UK's first drugs 'consumption room' where addicts can 'safely' use heroin and cocaine while under 'legal supervision'
The centre, the first in the UK, is aimed at ensuring addicts have medical back-up on hand when they take class A drugs, ...
Retired Lanarkshire policeman lay on hospital floor in 'excruciating pain' for five hours
The distressed daughter of the 65-year-old said the Scottish Government "couldn't run a bath" after she had to watch her dad lie in agony on the floor of an A&E ward.