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Humza Yousaf challenged to guarantee safety of Edinburgh’s Sick Kids hospital

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf is being asked if he can guarantee Edinburgh’s new Sick Kids hospital is safe, amid concerns that cladding similar to that used on Grenfell Tower has been installed at the flagship hospital. Scottish Liberal Democrat ...

10 Apr 2022 at 12:25

Scotland

Expert panel to investigate flagship Glasgow hospital as part of public inquiry

An expert group has been set up to carry out further investigations at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) as part of a public inquiry probing problems at the flagship site. The panel will be led by Dr Sara Mumford, an expert on ...

17 Oct 2022 at 14:30

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

Teenage girl in critical condition after bus accident

A 13-year-old girl is in critical condition in hospital after she was hit by a bus in the Borders. Emergency services were called to a collision involving a bus and a pedestrian on the A72 at Eshiels, near Peebles, at around 4.10pm on Monday, ...

06 Sept 2022 at 15:33

Sewage stench remained after children’s ward refurbishment, inquiry told

The stench of sewage remained in a children’s cancer ward even after its multimillion-pound makeover, an inquiry has heard. Emma Somerville, a senior charge nurse at the Schiehallion unit’s ward 2a at Glasgow’s Royal Hospital for Children, ...

14 Jun 2023 at 13:04

Scotland

Inquiry findings show we were right to delay opening of hospital, says Gray

The findings of an inquiry show it was the right decision not to open an Edinburgh children’s hospital, Scottish Health Secretary Neil Gray has said. The Scottish Hospitals Inquiry released its interim findings earlier this month, with ...

13 Mar 2025 at 16:31

Scotland

More lawyers appointed to progress work of Scottish Hospitals Inquiry

Three more lawyers have been appointed to the inquiry into issues with two major hospital complexes as it prepares for further hearings next year. Lord Brodie, chairman of the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry, said he wants to report ...

24 Aug 2023 at 13:03

Delay to new hospital was due to ‘failure of governance’ – Freeman

Former Scottish health secretary Jeane Freeman has said she was “furious” at the last-minute discovery of safety issues at a newly built hospital, blaming it on a “failure of governance”. Ms Freeman said it came as a “bolt ...

12 Mar 2024 at 15:42

Meerkat enclosure to be built at children’s hospital

A group of meerkats is to move into a children’s hospital to give young patients the opportunity to connect with nature. The meerkats from Edinburgh Zoo will live in a new enclosure to be built at NHS Lothian’s Royal ...

11 Jul 2023 at 11:33

Scotland

Police appeal to find taxi driver who collided with child on zebra crossing

Police are appealing for help to find a taxi driver who collided with a four-year-old boy before driving off. The incident occurred on South Gyle Broadway, near to Burne Cruik, Edinburgh, on Tuesday at around 3.15pm....

18 Apr 2025 at 12:18

Scotland

Final hospitals inquiry report and recommendations expected at end of 2026

The Scottish Hospitals Inquiry’s final report is expected to be issued at the end of next year after calls for further evidence. The inquiry has been examining the design and construction of the Queen Elizabeth ...

21 Feb 2025 at 11:33

Nicola Benedetti takes festival experience to patients with hospital performance

Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti has performed for patients, families and hospital staff who are unable to attend the Edinburgh International Festival. Benedetti, who is the festival’s director, performed ...

26 Jun 2025 at 15:40

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