Helen McArdle
Herald Scotland
United Kingdom
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NHS Scotland approves drug for 'deadliest hepatitis'
PATIENTS in Scotland with the deadliest form of hepatitis will be the first in the UK to get access to a new drug treatment on the NHS. → Read More
Fears for junior doctor 'exodus' as half look to quit NHS
Scotland’s NHS faces a “mass exodus” of junior doctors if the Scottish government fails to make working in the NHS an attractive and rewarding… → Read More
NHS workforce statistics reveal 'worrying' vacancies
CONSULTANT vacancies in Scotland remain "worryingly high", with nearly one in seven posts empty in some mainland health boards. → Read More
Long Covid sick leave at Police Scotland nearly 350
NEARLY 350 Police Scotland officers and staff have been off work with long Covid since the pandemic hit, new data has revealed. → Read More
Children in long waits and cancellations for NHS spinal ops
NURSING shortages are contributing to children waiting up to three times longer for spinal surgery than pre-pandemic, a top surgeon claims. → Read More
Student flats plan for major Glasgow city centre site
FEEDBACK is being sought on plans to build a new student accommodation complex in the heart of Glasgow city centre. → Read More
Is alcohol heading for the same marketing curbs as tobacco?
COULD alcohol restrictions be heading in the same direction as tobacco? → Read More
What next for Scotland's National Care Service reform?
context of NCS debate put on hold - and what did happen to Dilnot, could this go the same way? → Read More
Nearly 7000 Scots still waiting over two years for NHS ops
NEARLY 7,000 patients in Scotland are still waiting more than two years for hospital treatment, months on from a Government target to… → Read More
Half of Scots worry for mental health in cost of living
HALF of Scots are worried about the impact the cost of living crisis is having on their mental health, new research has found. → Read More
Robert Burns Ellisland Farm set to become visitor attraction
PLANS to save a farm built by Robert Burns where he wrote some of his most famous works have been unveiled by a charity. → Read More
In the NHS recovery drive, is England outperforming Scotland?
THE number of people on NHS waiting lists is expected to "flatline rather than fall" over the coming year, with "meaningful"… → Read More
Dundee Long Covid clinic 'utterly overwhelmed' by demand
A LONG Covid expert has told MSPs that she is “utterly overwhelmed” by demand at her private clinic in Dundee amid warnings that there is little… → Read More
Watchdog: 800 GP target for Scotland 'not on track'
THE Scottish Government must be “more transparent about what progress is or is not being achieved” on the NHS, Scotland’s public spending… → Read More
Third of bowel screen cases wait eight weeks for colonoscopy
ONE in three patients with suspected bowel cancer have waited over two months for a colonoscopy. → Read More
How well do Covid infections protect against future illness?
IT may have slipped from the headlines, but Covid certainly hasn’t disappeared from circulation. → Read More
Nurses to consider 'record-breaking' new Scot Govt pay deal
NHS staff in Scotland could see their salaries increase by up to 19 per cent over two years under revised pay offer tabled by the Scottish… → Read More
Health Secretary to FM - where does Nicola Sturgeon leave NHS?
DELIVERING Scotland's health brief was Nicola Sturgeon's first role in government when the SNP came to power in 2007. → Read More
Breast cancer patients over-65 'don't need radiotherapy'
SURVIVAL rates in older patients with early breast cancer were not improved by giving them radiotherapy on top of surgery and hormone treatment, new… → Read More
GP out of hours services struggling to fill shifts
THE number of GPs covering Scotland’s out-of-hours service has fallen by a fifth, with health boards increasingly struggling to fill shifts. → Read More