Waiting time targets for cancer patients not met across Scotland
The number of cancer patients who are having to wait longer than the target of 62 days to receive treatment has increased, according to official statistics.
Jeane Freeman
Angus GPs “toiling” under increasing workload as lists close
The Scottish Government has been accused of leaving Angus GPs toiling under “an unprecedented workload".
New law on health and social care staffing faces first Holyrood vote
Proposed new legislation to enshrine safe levels of health and care staff in law is expected to pass its first hurdle at Holyrood later.
Rise in hospital beds occupied by delayed discharges ‘unacceptable’
The rising number of hospital beds being blocked by delayed discharges is unacceptable, the Scottish Health Secretary has admitted.
New chief executive of NHS Tayside announced
Troubled NHS Tayside is set to get its third chief executive in less than a year.
Cancer charity calls for more action to tackle smoking and obesity among pregnant women
One in five pregnant women in Dundee smoke, new figures show.
Plan to cut NHS Tayside workforce follows reductions since 2014
The new proposal to slash NHS Tayside’s workforce comes when there are 600 fewer posts at the struggling board than in 2014, The Courier can reveal.
Nearly 1,000 children moved from St John’s to Edinburgh
Almost 1,000 children have been transferred from St John’s Hospital (SJH) in Livingston to Edinburgh for treatment due to closures at the children’s ward.
Charities demand increase in NHS staff numbers to tackle ‘devastating impact’ of cancer in Scotland
Cancer charities are demanding the number of NHS staff is urgently increased after new figures showed a rise in deaths from the disease last year.
NHS funding boost for Scotland an ‘insult’, says Health Secretary
Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has described Scotland’s share of increased NHS spending as an “insult” to the service and its patients.