NHS Grampian position 'very busy and challenging'
Senior NHS Grampian clinicians formally raised concerns with management about an "intolerable" level of risk three months ...
Neil Gray to take responsibility if SNP miss NHS waiting times targets
Health Secretary Neil Gray says he will be the one responsible if the SNP cannot meet its 2026 NHS waiting times pledge. In last week’s budget statement, the government promised to ensure no one waits ...
Scottish NHS reform 'urgently needed' - watchdog
"Difficult decisions" may need to be made about whether some services can continue to be provided by the NHS in Scotland, a ...
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Audit Scotland: NHS services may need to be withdrawn to reform care
The NHS in Scotland must consider reducing the range and level of services it offers to free up money for high priority care, says the spending watchdog Audit Scotland. In its annual review of the NHS ...
Patients came to harm in one of Scotland’s largest maternity units, says leaked report
Mothers and newborn babies came to harm at one of Scotland’s largest maternity units thanks to staffing shortages and a ...
‘Damning’ NHS stats reveal 100 times more Scots waiting over two years for hospital appointment than England
MAMMOTH NHS waits for Scots dwarf numbers in England despite Scotland having a far smaller population, new figures suggest. Shock data indicates nearly 100 times more patients have been waiting ...
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No clear plan for Scotland's NHS and 'urgent reform' needed
The Scottish Government doesn’t have a clear plan explaining to the public how it will reform the NHS and address the ...
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NHS Scotland can’t go on like this
Another Scottish budget and another dire warning from the spending watchdog, Audit Scotland, that the National Health Service ...
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No clear plan for NHS reform, says Audit Scotland
The auditor general has said the Scottish Government needs a delivery plan that clearly sets out to the public how it ...
NHS bosses in Scotland awarded 'staggering' pay rises while patients stuck on waiting lists
EXCLUSIVE: The pay hikes were confirmed before the Scottish Government announced it would spend a record £21 billion on ...
Record spending increases for Scottish NHS ‘spent on pay rises rather than reform’
Damning report finds SNP ministers have put forward no credible plan for overhauling a service in urgent need of ‘fundamental ...
Opening of Scotland's first drug consumption room could be delayed until early 2025
The Scotland's first drug consumption room may not now open until early next year after delays. The facility, in the east end ...