A struggling health board has been criticised after an official report revealed it is looking to shed 10% of its workforce. NHS Tayside is aiming to shed around 1,300 members
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NHS Scotland is planning to consolidate its IT systems into one in a move it hopes will cut waiting times and improve patient care. The health service has signed a
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Almost 1,000 children have been transferred from St John’s Hospital (SJH) in Livingston to Edinburgh for treatment due to closures at the children’s ward. The paediatric ward at the West
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Doctors will be able to prescribe cannabis products to patients in the UK from today. Home Secretary Sajid Javid announced last month that new regulations would come into force on
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Almost two in five doctors believe there is a “problem” with bullying in their work place, medics have warned. The British Medical Association (BMA) said that bullying and harassment are
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The NHS will adopt a “zero tolerance” approach to violence against its staff, the Health Secretary has announced. Matt Hancock will set out a series of measures to protect workers
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Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has described Scotland’s share of increased NHS spending as an “insult” to the service and its patients. She told MSPs the Scottish Government had been “short-changed”
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It is becoming “more and more” difficult” for patients to access health and care services, inspectors have warned. Patients are generally getting good care when they can access it, but
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A neurology review sparked by concerns about a consultant’s work has cost around £1 million so far, Northern Ireland’s department of health said. A total of 3,544 former patients of
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The spending decisions and leadership of key organisations set up to transform care in Scotland have been questioned by MSPs. Holyrood’s Health Committee has been examining the work of integration
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