Hundreds of Scots, currently receiving treatment for illnesses and conditions which cause chronic pain, have died while waiting for a ...

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 ...

In the report, Optometry Scotland highlighted that, according to the 2022 National Records of Scotland report, the population proportion aged 65 and over would grow by almost one third by 2045, while ...

NHS nurses in Scotland are being asked to accept or reject the Scottish Government’s two-year pay offer in consultations led by unions. Nurses on Agenda for Change have this month been offered an 8% ...

Scotland’s NHS boards have paid almost £227 million in compensation in the past five years, new figures suggest. Statistics released to the Scottish Tories under freedom of information legislation ...

CSP members employed by NHS Scotland are being urged to vote on a new two-year pay offer in a consultation that opens today. The Scottish Government has proposed a two-year pay deal for all NHS Agenda ...

A norovirus warning has been issued by the NHS across an area of Scotland, and people have been warned not to visit hospitals if they are experiencing any symptoms of the nasty vomiting bug.

There are not enough NHS staff to ensure safe care for maternity patients or those recovering from injury or illness, according to a poll. Nurses, healthcare assistants and midwives who responded to a ...