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

LABOUR have been accused of blocking a vote on a bid to give Scotland control over immigration policy. Introducing his Devolution (Immigration) (Scotland) Bill, Stephen Gethins told the Commons that ...

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 ...

HOSPITALS are facing a serious staffing crisis that could put patients in danger, figures reveal. A survey across England, ...

In Scotland, it is estimated that more than 200,000 people are at risk of, or currently experiencing, harm as a result of ...

Drugs firms argue that NICE ’s thresholds are too stingy. Medicines made up around 9% of health spending in Britain in 2018, ...

After a lengthy application process, a new independent Campbeltown pharmacy has opened its doors to patients for the first ...

The UK government ban on disposable and single-use vapes is aimed at stopping littering as, in most cases, the vapes cannot ...

Cancer Research UK-funded review suggests the rapid rise of vaping since 2021, when disposable e-cigarettes became popular, ...

NHS nurses will this week be asked if they would be prepared to strike if the 2025/26 pay award fails to keep up with rising ...

REFORM is giving Labour “one hell of a run for their money”, Nigel Farage has declared ahead of next month’s local elections.

Frontline medics are now being faced with putting right the damage done by untrained, non-medical practitioners who are ...