Health

LETTERS

Scotland's NHS is struggling

The crisis our hospitals are facing is okay for some
IN last Sunday’s Feedback section, Hugh Noble of Appin is quite correct to point to the PFI agreements on hospitals dreamed up by Blair and Brown, at the end of last century, as being a major contributory factor in the present NHS crisis.

Academics accused the Scottish Government of taking a

EXCLUSIVE Scottish Government using ‘placebo policies’ over drugs deaths, say academics

The younger generations are drinking less alcohol than those that came before them

COMMENT Will next generation of Yes-backing, booze-shunning Scots herald a cultural shift?

NHS staff have been pushed to the limit as a 'perfect storm' of pressures puts the health service in crisis

COMMENT With the NHS in crisis, all private finance contracts must be terminated NOW

Dani Hair is the sole focus of the first part of the Influx short film Scotland: Where beautiful scenery meets incredible motorbikes

Scottish scenery plays starring role in new film about mental health

Rod Stewart has called for a change in government after describing the NHS crisis as 'ridiculous'

Rod Stewart calls Sky News LIVE to demand end of Tory government

NeuroLogica's PCD CT scanner will be used for the first time in Europe

Scottish experts strike 'cutting-edge' health partnership with Samsung subsidiary

The Tory government now led by Rishi Sunak is most to blame for the crisis in Scotland's NHS, the majority of Scots believe

EXCLUSIVE Clear majority blames Westminster for crisis in Scottish NHS, poll finds

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon speaks at a press conference about the pressures facing the Scottish NHS

SPECIAL REPORT Brexit, austerity, Covid: Why is Scotland's NHS gripped by crisis?

The action is aligned with the procession and rally organised by Time for Scotland on January 31 at Holyrood

Exclusive Independence activists set out Brexit's failures outside UK Government hub

Chimpanzees use lots of different gestures to communicate, like this 'reach' which they usually use to ask for food

Chimp off the old block: humans still understand gestures made by great apes

Dr Sandesh Gulhane MSP stated that there were patients in NHS Grampian who were waiting for nearly five years for diagnostic tests

Letters Did Tories deliberately mislead the public about delays to health tests?

Professor Dario Alessi's work on Parkinson's has been recognised

Scottish researcher wins 'prestigious' £440,000 prize for pioneering research

Data covering the first eight months of 2022-23 reveals Scotland had 3155 dentists carrying out work on the NHS, compared to 3407 in 2019-20.

Dentists warn of 'wholesale exodus' from the NHS

Erin Reid hiking in the Scottish outdoors

Edinburgh student and hillwalker creates period kit for outdoor adventurers

Uddingston mum Emma Keyes is a campaigner for better testing for cervical cancer

INVESTIGATION Smear tests 'not working' as hundreds miss crucial cancer diagnosis

Tory MSP Sandesh Gulhane's claims about CT scan waiting times have been rejected by a Scottish health board

REVEALED Health board refutes Tory ‘five-year wait for cancer scan’ claims

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf, left, said the founding principles of the NHS aren't up for debate

Scottish Government responds to Sajid Javid's call for GP and A&E fees

Sajid Javid wants people to pay to see their GP

Ex health secretary wants people to PAY for GP visits and A&E trips

The First Minister said there were still 'very acute demands' on the health service

Scotland's NHS still seeing 'very acute demands', says Nicola Sturgeon

The number of Scots estimated to have Covid-19 has fallen

Number of Scots estimated to be infected with Covid-19 falls, ONS figures show

Anne Fraser, Matthew Clark, Tom Hair and Meredith Muirhead with councillor bailie Annette Christie

Community cycling groups celebrate after receiving new year funding boost

Strathclyde University will lead the study

Scottish university launches study into mental health of marginalised young men

It is hoped pharmacies can play a bigger role in helping people to stay well

Letters Changing how the NHS is funded would not reduce demand

A cannabis farm in Scotland has secured a £2 million investment

Scottish cannabis farm secures £2 million in bid to become UK leader

A third child under the age of 10 in Scotland has died from Strep A

Third child aged under 10 dies in Scotland with Strep A

Edinburgh is the first city in Scotland to sign up to the Plant Based Treaty

Edinburgh becomes first European ‘vegan capital’ to tackle climate crisis

Angela Constance opened a new mother and child recovery house in Dundee on Wednesday

New drug rehabilitation centre for mothers and children opened in Dundee

Robert Gordon University's wheelchair basketball team are ready for action

Scottish university launches its first-ever wheelchair basketball team

Labour as well as the Conservatives bear responsibility for the current crisis in the NHS

Letters Hospitals are now paying the price of both Tory and Labour rule of the UK

Other European countries also currently have long waiting lists for operations and queues at A&E, but nowhere at the same level as here in the UK

Letters Neglect of the NHS before the pandemic led us to this crisis point

Karen Adam said a call with DWP about her relative's Personal Independence Payment left her 'livid'

Exclusive DWP told to learn from Scottish benefits system after 'disturbing' call to MSP

Brexit has exacerbated the medicine shortages facing the UK, according to experts

EXCLUSIVE Brexit worsened UK medicine shortages and NHS budget pressures, expert says

‘Is That Me?’, the latest campaign on abuse from the force, is aimed at men aged 18 to 25.

Charities hail domestic abuse campaign for shift from victim to perpetrator focus

Harwell Primary School

Scottish fitness initiative hits major four-million milestone as a global movement

Classical music, in particular, has been found to create an impression of a sophisticated atmosphere, which can increase the amount of money consumers spend.

Overstimulating or calming? Silence could be golden in our public places

Pitlochry Festival Theatre (PFT) is showing Blaccine: The First Dose.

Review Theatre show set to put the Black experience of pandemic and vaccines in context

Unions were set to announce strike prior to holding further talks with the Scottish Government

NHS strike paused as unions negotiate Scottish Government pay offer

Dr Philippa Whitford said Scots had a lot of trust in the First Minister during Covid and realise why the NHS is facing problems

Scots have more confidence in NHS than rest of UK, poll shows

Drugs minister Angela Constance has unveiled a £68m plan to tackle Scotland's drug deaths 'emergency'

£68m plan to tackle Scotland's drug deaths emergency unveiled

Douglas Ross is back to his old ways

FMQS SKETCH Party leaders quickly abandoned new year's resolution of respect at FMQs

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross during First Minister's Questions

Douglas Ross says nationalist MSPs should be 'ignored' during NHS debate

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde are prioritising urgent treatment and cancer care

Scotland’s largest health board pauses non-urgent elective care

The Scottish Government has held 'resilience meetings' in an effort to address the challenges in our NHS

Letters How is opposition criticism affecting the morale of hard-pressed NHS staff?

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf hit out at the UK's 'very prohibitive and restrictive immigration rules'

Humza Yousaf to pressure UK Government over fast-track visas for NHS workers

If we keep excluding people from medical care then we push problems down the line

Letters GP appointments lottery is locking many people out of healthcare

Scottish Tory MSP and health spokesperson Sandesh Gulhane

THE JOUKER Tory MSP denies knowledge of England's NHS crisis in car-crash interview

The crises facing our NHS have been more than a decade in the making

COMMENT NHS crisis ultimately goes back to Tory austerity - The REAL Scottish Politics

Nicola Sturgeon gave a press conference outlining the crisis facing the NHS

UPDATED Nicola Sturgeon confirms Scotland's hospitals are 'almost completely full'

Changes to pension rules may be required

Letters Can we lure back retired doctors and nurses workers to plug NHS gaps?

Keir Starmer was pressed on his leadership pledge to 'end outsourcing in the NHS'

Keir Starmer defends backing private sector in NHS despite 'end outsourcing' pledge

Rishi Sunak refused to say whether he was registered with a private GP

Rishi Sunak dodges question on whether or not he uses private healthcare

Rishi Sunak has insisted he can 'get to grips' with the crisis facing the NHS

Rishi Sunak insists he can 'get to grips' with NHS crisis as strike action looms

Retired minister Ian Grant with some Scotch Broth for the weekly 'warm bank' at Partick South Church

EXCLUSIVE Fears raised that stigma over warm banks is stopping Scots from getting help