The Scottish Government should take steps to ensure children are prohibited from being locked in police cells, a Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP has said. MSPs have been debating legislation which
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The Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland (CCPS) has announced that six collaborations working within social care in Scotland have received funding for practical support to help them
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A new £5 million intensive care unit (ICU) has officially opened at a hospital in Renfrewshire. Patients will now be cared for at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC)’s new
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A judge has dismissed a legal challenge brought by asylum seekers at the centre of an eviction row in Glasgow. Accommodation provider Serco announced plans to issue lock-change notices to
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Medicines prescribed to reduce the symptoms of prostate disease have been linked to an increased likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes. A new study looked at health records from around
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A rise in people injecting cocaine and homelessness are the key factors behind a “perfect storm” that has resulted in a 10-fold increase in HIV infection among drug users in
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Middle-aged men with multimorbidity are at greater risk of premature death than older people, new research has suggested. An increased mortality risk was found among men aged between 37 and
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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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