Allowing unregistered nursing associates to give drugs to patients risks safety and is “ridiculous”, the country’s most senior nurse has said. Janet Davies, chief executive of the Royal College of
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The head of the Scottish NHS has apologised to patients who have waited longer than they should to be treated. Paul Gray was responding to an Audit Scotland report which
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There are “still dark corners” among Britain’s care homes that need to be investigated to restore public confidence, a former health minister has warned. Alistair Burt joined Tory backbencher Peter
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Poor performance in A&E has “become the norm” for some NHS trusts, MPs say. A new report from the Commons Health Committee warns the NHS could face a “substantially more
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Dirty hospitals are serving out-of-date food to patients, an investigation has found. Meals are being prepared in mouldy kitchens, putting vulnerable patients at “high risk” of food poisoning, while others
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Regulators are to publish guidance on people’s rights regarding care homes following reports that relatives have been banned from visiting loved ones after complaining about poor care. The Care Quality
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The Public Health Agency (PHA) and the Health and Social Care Board (HSCB) are urging people who have used an adult safeguarding service since January 2015 to share their experience
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Scotland can rely on high quality social services delivered by a trusted, skilled and confident workforce that give confidence in care. That was the message today from Mark McDonald MSP,
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Maternity care at almost three-quarters of local NHS groups needs to improve, new figures show. In total, 209 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) were rated of which 144 “need improvement,” with
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More than half of mental health services at local NHS groups require improvement, new figures show. Of 209 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), 106 “need improvement”, while 21 have the “greatest
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