Medicines for treating migraines, psoriasis and liver cancer have been approved for use by NHS Scotland. The three new medicines have been licensed by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC), which
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Poor standards of clinical practice at NHS Borders are putting vulnerable adults and children at risk, a senior staff member has claimed. Dawn Saunders, head of audiology at the health
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Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has announced a review into how health boards use cash donated to NHS endowment funds following a scandal at NHS Tayside. The Scottish Government was forced
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A health board’s treatment of 14 breast cancer patients who died will be reviewed by an independent expert after bosses admitted hundreds of patients were given lower doses of chemotherapy.
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Non-violent stalking can cause lasting psychological damage to victims and should be treated as seriously as domestic abuse by the justice system, new research suggests. A survey of 128 stalking
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The Scottish Government has set out a new framework to tackle discrimination against older people. It hopes to strengthen elderly people’s rights and ensure they do not encounter barriers to
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An abuse inquiry has been told of serious concerns in the past surrounding a number of approved schools in Scotland. The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (SCAI) heard that the potential
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The teenager who admitted raping and murdering six-year-old Alesha MacPhail has launched an appeal against his jail sentence. Aaron Campbell, 16, was handed a life imprisonment term and locked up
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The routine vaccination of schoolgirls with the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in Scotland has led to a dramatic reduction in cervical disease in later life, new research suggests. HPV is
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Two bereaved women who lost loved ones are calling for a full review of the system, arguing the men were let down by Scotland’s mental health services. Karen McKeown and
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