Waste firm ‘stored human remains in unrefrigerated units for six months’
A waste management company has stored remains of NHS patients in unrefrigerated units for more than six months, according to reports.
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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.
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.
NHS Tayside looking at slashing workforce by 10% to balance the books
A struggling health board has been criticised after an official report revealed it is looking to shed 10% of its workforce.
Health board to shed 1,300 jobs in bid to balance books
A struggling health board has been criticised after an official report revealed it is looking to shed 10% of its workforce.
Scottish NHS ‘not financially sustainable’, spending watchdog warns
The NHS in Scotland is not financially sustainable and its performance has continued to decline, Scotland’s public spending watchdog warned.
NHS action plan announced as some patients ‘waiting too long’ for treatment
Jeane Freeman has announced more than £650 million of additional funding will be used to try to cut NHS waiting times after telling MSPs: “Some people are waiting too long to receive the care they need.”
Labour MSP’s guilt over ‘praying wish’ her alcoholic dad would die peacefully
An MSP has spoken of her guilt at wishing her alcoholic dad’s passing so he could be at peace.
Ten-month wait for rape crisis support in Dundee is longest in Scotland
Sexual assault victims in Dundee wait longer for crisis centre support than in any other part of the country, shock figures reveal.