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Catch-up plan needed for NHS in Scotland, says Scottish Labour

Scottish Labour has called for a “real catch-up plan” for the NHS in Scotland as it claimed diagnostic waiting times north of the border are falling behind those in England. The party said analysis of Public Health Scotland (PHS) data showed that at ...

17 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

NHS complaints service celebrates 10th anniversary

A service that helps people in Scotland raise complaints about the NHS has reached its 10th anniversary. The Patients Advice and Support Service (PASS) said it has supported more than 30,000 people who have raised concerns about aspects of their ...

04 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

NHS facing ‘dangerous mix’ of rising waiting times and record vacancies – Sarwar

Scotland’s NHS is facing a “dangerous mix” of growing waiting lists and staff shortages but the Government’s recovery plan will not improve the situation, Anas Sarwar has warned. The Scottish Labour leader challenged the First Minister about ...

03 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Sturgeon promises medical supplies to Ukraine and urges PM to do more

Scotland will send half a million items of medical supplies to Ukraine to help those “fighting a battle for democracy and freedom” against the Russian invasion, Nicola Sturgeon has said. The First Minister visited an NHS Scotland ...

02 Mar 2022 at 12:25

Scotland

Sturgeon gives full backing to NHS recovery plan despite ‘unsustainable’ claim

Nicola Sturgeon has said the Scottish Government will not re-visit a recovery plan for Scotland’s NHS despite a report claiming the service was “not financially sustainable”. Audit Scotland warned of an “ever-increasing backlog ...

24 Feb 2022 at 14:25

Alcohol-related hospital admissions down

Scotland

Hospital admissions linked to alcohol have fallen by 10% but people from the poorest parts of Scotland are seven times more likely to be affected, new figures show. There were 35,124 alcohol-related hospital stays in Scottish ...

01 Feb 2022 at 14:56

Scotland

Social care sector ‘buckling under pressure’ like NHS, Labour says

Thousands of care home staff were off work in the last week due to Covid, according to new figures released by the Scottish Labour Party. The data, from Public Health Scotland, showed in the week ending January 11, more than ...

16 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Breast cancer drugs cleared for use in Scotland are ‘leap forward’, says charity

The approval of two new breast cancer drugs in Scotland represented a “significant leap forward” and would give patients “extra time with their loved ones”, a charity has said, as they become just some of the latest ...

17 Jan 2022 at 17:55

Scotland

First week of year sees worst accident and emergency waiting times on record

Scotland recorded the worst ever accident and emergency waiting times in the first week of the year, NHS figures reveal. Almost a third (32.6%) of the 21,163 patients attending A&E waited more than four hours ...

18 Jan 2022 at 11:56

Leading Scots cardiologist named head of British Society for Heart Failure

A top Scottish cardiologist has been appointed chairman of the British Society for Heart Failure (BSH). Professor Roy Gardner, a consultant cardiologist at NHS Golden Jubilee in Clydebank, and also an expert ...

25 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Additional Covid booster to be offered to at-risk groups from September

A further booster vaccine will be offered to those at highest risk of severe Covid-19 symptoms from September, the Scottish Government has announced. Following advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination ...

15 Jul 2022 at 19:15

Scotland

Cancer waiting time performance level falls to record new low

Scotland’s cancer treatment waiting time performance has fallen to a record new low according to one measurement. Figures for the first quarter of 2022 show performance against the 62-day treatment target ...

28 Jun 2022 at 13:07

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