Labrador trained to help dementia patients seeking home near Glasgow
A dog trained to help people with dementia is seeking a new family it can support. The Dementia Dog project is hoping to match a young Labrador with someone who
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Pfizer/BioNTech Covid jab to be sold in UK high street pharmacies
The Pfizer/BioNTech Covid jab will be sold in UK high street pharmacies from next month. Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is in talks with major pharmacy chains, such as Boots, to sell
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Council to close public toilets and end community group grants to help save £8 million
A council has approved more than £8 million of savings, including closing most public toilets, ending grants to voluntary and community groups and the loss of up to 60 staff.
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Surgeon claims he was sacked for raising patient safety concerns
An experienced surgeon has alleged he was sacked by the NHS trust where he worked for whistleblowing. Serryth Colbert, a specialist in head, neck, face and jaw surgery, was let
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Ministers urged to be ‘more interested’ in the vulnerable over legal aid access
The Government does not know whether eligible people are able to access crucial legal aid and should do more to ensure it is widely available, according to the public spending
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Trans Britons ‘appalled’ by Rishi Sunak’s ‘dehumanising’ comment in the Commons
Members of the trans community have said they were “appalled” by Rishi Sunak’s “dehumanising” comment made in the House of Commons when the mother of murdered trans teenager Brianna Ghey
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Neil Gray appointed Scotland’s new Health Secretary after Michael Matheson quits
First Minister Humza Yousaf has appointed one of his key allies as Scotland’s new Health Secretary, after Michael Matheson quit the post after months of pressure over iPad roaming charges.
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Former Prime Minister warns of public health crisis amid a ‘poverty epidemic’
The cost-of-living crisis is developing into a public health crisis amid a “poverty epidemic”, former prime minister Gordon Brown is warning. He released research suggesting that almost four million people
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Minister says ‘no evidence’ to support claims of longer NHS waits in Wales than England
A Welsh minister has contested claims that waiting lists for the NHS in Wales are worse than in England. Eluned Morgan, Minister for Health and Social Services in Wales’ Labour-run
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Minimum unit price for alcohol in Scotland to increase to 65p, MSPs told
The Scottish Government is to increase the minimum price at which alcohol can be sold by 30%, it has confirmed. Deputy First Minister Shona Robison said the hike in the
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