Cancer waiting times targets missed, NHS figures show
Nearly one in five people diagnosed with cancer are waiting more than two months for treatment, the latest figures have revealed.
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More than 100 orthopaedic patients left waiting over year for treatment
More than 100 people had been waiting over a year for orthopaedic treatment in Scotland at the end of 2018, Labour has revealed.
Action plan to target waiting times for suspected cancer patients
Waiting times for diagnosing suspected cancer patients are to be targeted in an action plan.
Leonard claims NHS facing staffing crisis
Nicola Sturgeon has denied Labour claims of a staffing crisis in the NHS, saying record numbers of people are employed in the Scottish health service.
Nearly 100,000 operations cancelled in three years
Nearly 100,000 operations have been cancelled across Scotland’s NHS since 2016.
Syrian doctor living in Perth has to be patient as she relearns medical degree
A Syrian doctor who made Perth her home has swapped her stethoscope for shopkeeping.
Nearly 400 patients waited too long for pain clinic appointment
Nearly 400 patients waited more than six months for an appointment to deal with chronic pain, new figures show.
NHS vacancy warning despite record staff numbers
A record number of people are working for the NHS in Scotland but the number of vacancies for doctors, nurses and midwives have prompted claims of a “workforce crisis”.
Months of untreated clinical waste, hazards ‘forgotten’ on HGV trailers and disease fears at Dundee HES site
A troubled firm built up a huge backlog of untreated clinical waste at its Dundee site, stored materials for months on HGV trailers and failed to adhere to basic incineration standards, according to official reports.
Plea to visit the dentist as thousands of most deprived youngsters are still not registered
Thousands of children from the poorest communities in Tayside and Fife are not registered with an NHS dentist.