New figures show the “eye-watering” cost of continued reliance on NHS supplementary staffing, Scottish Labour has said. The ...

The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow is ordered to improve its patient safety and cleanliness.

Scottish ministers say the CAMHS service is only right for certain young people with serious mental health difficulties.

Joe Cairney is taking on a gruelling challenge for his 63rd birthday to raise £8,500 for Blood Bikes Scotland, a free medical ...

MAMMOTH NHS waits for Scots dwarf numbers in England despite Scotland having a far smaller population, new figures suggest. Shock data indicates nearly 100 times more patients have been waiting over ...

Scotland's health secretary is "open to ideas" about NHS reform but vowed it would remain in public hands and free at the point of delivery. Neil Gray also told BBC Scotland's The Sunday Show John ...

Today the Daily Record begins a week dedicated to saving our NHS by shining a spotlight on the huge challenges facing our GP surgeries and hospitals. Our NHS SOS series will examine the staffing ...

Scotland’s NHS is under immense pressure. In 2023–24, the service spent £358 million on agency and locum staff. A figure, while slightly down from its peak, remains 45% higher than it was five years ...

SNP ministers have warned of public sector job cuts as it emerged Scotland’s NHS boards are on track to be £400 million in the red this financial year. Deputy First Minister Shona Robison said there ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A rugby fan returning from watching the national team in Italy was Scotland's first confirmed case of Covid four years ago. Within weeks the country was in lockdown and the NHS was facing its toughest ...

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