The number of staff working in the NHS has reached a record high, although the use of agency nurses and midwives has increased substantially for the third year running, according
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A youth worker due to become a named person has warned the controversial Scottish Government policy will unleash “pandemonium”. Dr Simon Knight, a senior youth worker in Glasgow, described plans
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A motor neurone disease (MND) patient and campaigner has raised more than £500,000 for research into a cure for the condition. Gordon Aikman, former policy chief at the Better Together
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The vast majority of cancer patients are happy with their care, a new survey has found, although nearly 300 patients had to go to their GP five times or more
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An inspection of services for older people in South Lanarkshire has highlighted areas of good performance and also made recommendations where improvements can be made. The report, published today, follows
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Judges hearing a legal challenge to the Scottish Government’s plan for a minimum alcohol price have been told of changes to drinking trends and alcohol-related death rates in the years
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The majority of health boards have failed to meet the treatment-time target for psychological therapies, official figures show. Just five of Scotland’s 14 boards met the requirement to see at
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A drug being used to treat alcohol problems in the UK was licensed for use despite insufficient evidence to prove its effectiveness, new research led by the University of Stirling
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A three-month-old baby has died after an incident at a family support centre in West Lothian. Emergency services were called to Strathbrock homeless facility in West Main Street, Broxburn, last
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It is atrocious for critics of the controversial named person scheme to use the “utterly tragic” murder of Liam Fee to attack the Scottish Government’s policy, the Deputy First Minister
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