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Health board ‘sorry’ for error in children’s coronavirus vaccine letters

Health chiefs have apologised for an error which saw the parents of some healthy children told their youngsters had an underlying condition in letters inviting them to come for the Covid vaccine. NHS Lothian apologised for what it said was an “admin ...

05 Apr 2022 at 12:55

Scotland

Figures give ‘terrifying snapshot’ of pressures in A&E, Tories say

Edinburgh Royal Infirmary’s A&E department operated beyond capacity every day last month, the Scottish Conservatives have revealed. The party said statistics provided through a freedom of information request present a “terrifying snapshot” of the ...

26 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Brother and sister with rare condition enjoy ‘magical’ royal Christmas day-out

A mother whose children both have a life-limiting condition has said it was a “wonderful treat” for them to attend a Christmas event hosted by the Queen Consort in London. Eilidh Currie, five, and her three-year-old brother Cameron saw reindeer, ...

22 Dec 2022 at 13:39

Scotland

Surgery to resume after hospital water leak resolved

Operations at NHS Lothian are expected to return to normal after they were suspended amid a small water leak at a hospital. The health board announced on Monday that most non-emergency operations had been postponed due to water leaking in the ...

30 Aug 2022 at 20:23

Scotland

Doctor consulting patients outside A&E due to level of demand

An accident and emergency doctor and former deputy chief medical officer in Scotland has said he has been forced to see some patients outside his hospital’s front door due to pressures. David Caesar, who served for just under a year as an ...

30 Dec 2022 at 18:50

Scotland

Review finds ‘multiple, systemic problems’ in NHS audiology services

A review has highlighted “multiple, systemic problems” within audiology services in NHS Scotland, with ministers being told change is needed to “develop the services patients deserve”. Commissioned by First Minister Humza Yousaf when he ...

25 Aug 2023 at 11:25

Scotland

Number of E-coli cases in East Lothian nursery outbreak rises to 47

E-coli cases in an outbreak across East Lothian have risen to 47, health officials have confirmed. The illness has now been confirmed at three nurseries with another two closed as a precaution to allow investigations and testing to be ...

26 Aug 2022 at 19:11

Scotland

Suicide of psychiatrist in hospital could have been avoided, inquiry finds

The death of a psychiatrist who took her own life while a patient in hospital could have been avoided, an inquiry has found. Dr Sara Macrae died on March 17, 2020 while she was a patient in the Royal Edinburgh Hospital. The ...

20 Dec 2024 at 12:19

Scotland

More than half of NHS buildings contain asbestos, research by Tories finds

More than half of buildings owned by the NHS in Scotland contain asbestos, according to research from the Conservatives. Freedom of information requests by the party to Scottish health boards found 52% of their buildings ...

14 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Inspectors raise ‘serious concerns’ about patient safety at emergency unit

A hospital emergency department was forced to operate at more than 300% of its capacity this winter, a report has revealed, with concerns now being raised with NHS bosses about patient care as a result. Healthcare ...

18 May 2023 at 13:27

Scotland

Mental health patient’s hospital discharge delayed for nine years, say Tories

Figures showing that more than 300 patients with mental health problems had to stay in hospital waiting for care – including one patient who had their discharge delayed for more than nine years – have been ...

30 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Scottish health boards pause prescription of puberty blockers

Two Scottish health boards – one of which covers the only gender clinic in the country for young people – have paused the prescription of puberty blockers to new patients. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde ...

18 Apr 2024 at 10:58

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