Axed specialist treatment for strokes to return for some Scots patients next year
A specialised treatment for stroke victims that can prevent disability is to be made available to some Scottish patients next year, health chiefs say.
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Boris Johnson announces plans for 40 new hospitals in England in a decade
Forty new hospitals will be built across England over the next 10 years under plans announced by Boris Johnson.
To sleep perchance to heal: Intensive care nurse on how her own sudden collapse will help give patients a rest
As a critical care nurse, Shona McKie could appreciate the irony.
Falling causes half of all hospital admissions for the elderly, according to leading expert
Half of all hospital admissions for the elderly are due to falls, a leading expert has said.
Which hospitals will get upgrades under Johnson’s spending pledge?
Boris Johnson is set to announce the 20 NHS hospitals in England that will benefit from his £850 million spending pledge to upgrade outdated facilities and equipment.
Thousands of Scots patients are waiting too long to be seen at A&E
More than a quarter of a million patients waited too long for treatment in A&E in the past two years, new figures show.
Sandwiches at Scots hospital supplied by food firm linked to death of five patients
A Scottish hospital was supplied with sandwiches from a catering company linked to a listeria outbreak in England which has left five people dead.
Obesity in pregnant women doubles at Scottish hospital, figures show
The proportion of obese pregnant women doubled at a Scottish hospital in less than a decade, new figures show.
£180k payout for needless death of patient sent home from hospital twice after doctors failed to spot clot
A pensioner who sued the NHS when his partner died after being twice sent home from hospital has been awarded more than £180,000 in compensation.
Vaping restrictions ‘should be lifted in hospitals’ – report
Restrictions on vaping on hospital grounds should be lifted, a pro-smoking group has said.
Investment for Scottish health boards in bid to cut patient waiting times
Fresh funding has been announced by the Scottish Government in a bid to shorten waiting times for people receiving medical procedures.