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Scottish nurse with long Covid left destitute and begging for handouts

One hospital staff member who was working in Edinburgh at the start of the pandemic in 2020, said: “Unless I have some financial miracle this year, I will likely not see another Christmas.”

Edinburgh Live · Mar 8, 2023

Sturgeon’s successor ‘cannot survive’ without resolving NHS workforce crisis, Scottish Labour warns

Warnings come as an Audit Scotland report said recruitment targets were ‘unlikely to be met’

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2023

Sturgeon’s successor must prioritise NHS workforce crisis – Labour

The warnings come as an Audit Scotland report recently said recruitment targets were “unlikely to be met”.

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2023

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Scotland becomes first country to stop hospitals using climate-damaging anaesthetic

Hospitals in Scotland will no longer use desflurane for surgery - which has a global warming potential 2500 times higher than carbon dioxide.

Daily Record · Mar 3, 2023

Anaesthetic withdrawn from use in NHS Scotland due to environmental impact

Desflurane is a gas potentially more harmful for the environment than carbon dioxide.

The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023

NHS Scotland pay boost offer would make staff 'best paid in UK', says Humza Yousaf

Yousaf said the deal meant NHS Scotland workers were 'by far and away the best paid anywhere in the UK'.

The National (Scotland) · Feb 17, 2023

Dumfries and Galloway seeing high rates of respiratory illness

NHS Scotland is advising people to avoid mixing with others, stay at home and take simple measures to care for those who are most vulnerable

Daily Record · Jan 6, 2023

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NHS officials say 'two-tier' health service discussion was part of 'ideas workshop'

NHS SCOTLAND officials have refused to release details of a controversial meeting where a “two-tier” health service to charge the wealthy was…

The National (Scotland) · Dec 29, 2022

GMB members in NHS Scotland reject pay offer and call for Humza Yousaf meeting

MEMBERS of the GMB union working in NHS Scotland have turned down the Scottish Government’s latest improved pay offer.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 15, 2022

Ambulance strike called off as trade union members accept pay deal

Members of Unite and Unison backed the deal on offer

Daily Record · Dec 12, 2022

Revised date for new Monklands Hospital will see it open three years later than planned

Ground works, due to start next year, have been pushed back due to financial uncertainty

Daily Record · Dec 1, 2022

Cyber attacks 'crippled Scots NHS systems' with patient records stored on pieces of paper

The ransomware attack, which crippled the Adastra system, blocked access to patient records for months, with some parts still not working today.

Daily Record · Nov 27, 2022

NHS Scotland leaders ‘discuss idea of wealthy paying for treatment’

Chief executives in Scotland discussed possibility of a ‘two-tier’ system in leaked minutes

Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2022

NHS Scotland chiefs discuss wealthy paying for treatment – reports

The documents were leaked to BBC Scotland.

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2022

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Daily Record · Nov 18, 2022

Dumfries and Galloway healthcare workers vote to reject pay offer

Members of Unison opted to knock-back a deal from the Scottish Government for an across the board pay rise of £2,205

The National (Scotland) · Nov 15, 2022

Scotland's largest health union rejects the Government's final pay offer

SCOTLAND'S largest health union announced on Tuesday that its NHS members have rejected the Scottish Government’s final offer on pay.

Edinburgh Live · Nov 15, 2022

Edinburgh oncologist explains lung cancer symptoms you 'must not ignore'

November marks Lung Cancer Awareness Month as A Place in the Sun presenter Jonnie Irwin has sadly announced he has been diagnosed with terminal cancer after his vision went blurry.

Daily Record · Nov 8, 2022

Scarlet fever warning signs after outbreak in Scotland prompts fears

An NHS Scotland board has stated that they are dealing with a concerning number of cases.

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Daily Record · Nov 1, 2022

Scots paramedics and nurses vote for strike action in pay dispute

Almost 4,000 GMB members including porters, domestics, and radiographers as well as nurses and ambulance workers have a legal mandate to participate in the action.

Daily Record · Oct 3, 2022

No new nurses to be taken on by NHS Ayrshire and Arran for a year

A crisis over recruitment has seen NHS Scotland appoint all new graduate nurses, causing issues for health services who will need to add staff during the year.

Daily Record · Sep 23, 2022

Huge rise in NHS Forth Valley locum and agency costs as bill nears £20m

The support from outside agencies has grown over recent years.

Daily Record · Sep 21, 2022

Scotland A&E waiting times hit new low as thousands of patients remain after eight hours

Just one NHS Scotland health board met the target set by the Scottish Government.

Daily Record · Sep 20, 2022

NHS approves cannabis-based medicine for multiple sclerosis patients in Scotland

Sativex is an oral spray treatment taken in combination with a patient's current treatment.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 20, 2022

Cannabis-based medicine among drugs approved for use in Scotland

A cannabis-based medicine for multiple sclerosis patients has been accepted for use on the NHS in Scotland.

Daily Record · Sep 12, 2022

Paisley service that helps shoppers get around is delighted with donation of wheelchairs

Shopmobility Paisley and District chairman says: "It has come at a really good time for us ... we were running out of them"

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