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Patients

EzriCare's Artificial Tears was recalled in January over links to eye infections.

Eye drops recalled as deadly bacteria causes 68 people to go blind

Hundreds of people have lost their sight due to treatment delays caused by NHS backlogs, according to the Association of Optometrists
Hundreds of people have lost their sight due to treatment delays caused by NHS backlogs, according to the Association of Optometrists

Hundreds of people lose sight due to delays caused by NHS backlog

Semaglutide has been approved by the NHS to help obese patients in England
Semaglutide has been approved by the NHS to help obese patients in England

New weight loss injections approved by NHS for use in England

A Covid patient is treated in intensive care in May 2020 (Picture: Neil Hall/pool/AFP via Getty Images)
A Covid patient is treated in intensive care in May 2020 (Picture: Neil Hall/pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Covid lockdown was not a nefarious plot – Scotsman comment

The NHS has re-launched its Check in and Chat service for isolated patients
The NHS has re-launched its Check in and Chat service for isolated patients

NHS re-launches volunteer service for lonely and isolated patients

NHS England says it is encouraging patients to wean off antidepressants and painkillers by taking alternative therapies.
NHS England says it is encouraging patients to wean off antidepressants and painkillers by taking alternative therapies.

NHS to encourage art and music lessons instead of prescription drugs

The number of patients waiting longer than 12 hours in accident and emergency departments has risen by almost 200 in one week, figures show.
The number of patients waiting longer than 12 hours in accident and emergency departments has risen by almost 200 in one week, figures show.

A&E patients waiting more than 12 hours up by almost 200 in one week

Sir Rod Stewart poses for photos with members of staff at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex
Sir Rod Stewart poses for photos with members of staff at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex

Sir Rod Stewart backs NHS wage rise and pays for patient scans

Doctors warn that use of Nitrous Oxide could lead to spinal damage

NHS hospitals in England are battling sewage issues
NHS hospitals in England are battling sewage issues

NHS hospitals battle sewage leaks and maintenance issues

The offending advertisement features the image of one of Britain’s most notorious serial killers (Image: DeadHappy)
The offending advertisement features the image of one of Britain’s most notorious serial killers (Image: DeadHappy)

Complaints against Harold Shipman insurance adverts upheld

The store in Fulwood has since apologised to Ellie and said they would be looking into the matter
The store in Fulwood has since apologised to Ellie and said they would be looking into the matter

Asda will offer NHS diabetic screenings at 16 of their UK stores

Ambulance wait times were down by more than an hour in January compared to December 2022.
Ambulance wait times were down by more than an hour in January compared to December 2022.

Ambulance waiting times down to lowest level in 19 months in January

Ambulances outside a hospital
Ambulances outside a hospital

100 specialist mental health ambulances to be funded by UK government

A selection of antidepressants (L-R) Wellbutrin, Paxil, Fluoxetine and Lexapro (Pic: Getty Images)
A selection of antidepressants (L-R) Wellbutrin, Paxil, Fluoxetine and Lexapro (Pic: Getty Images)

Antidepressants can cause ‘emotional blunting’ according to research

Sajid Javid urges ‘unsustainable’ NHS to charge patients for GP and A&E visits
Sajid Javid urges ‘unsustainable’ NHS to charge patients for GP and A&E visits

Sajid Javid wants NHS to charge patients for GP and A&E visits

Lloyds Pharmacy branches inside Sainsburys stores are set to close
Lloyds Pharmacy branches inside Sainsburys stores are set to close

Lloyds Pharmacy to close all 237 branches inside Sainsbury’s stores

The Tories say patients' lives are being "put at risk" after figures revealed some waited almost five years for key diagnostic tests
The Tories say patients' lives are being "put at risk" after figures revealed some waited almost five years for key diagnostic tests

Lives ‘at risk’ as patients wait nearly five years for key tests – Tories

The number of hospital beds occupied by people who were ready to be discharged has reached a record high for the third month in a row.
The number of hospital beds occupied by people who were ready to be discharged has reached a record high for the third month in a row.

Number of hospital beds occupied due to delayed discharge at record level

Humza Yousaf admitted patients are not receiving the care he would personally want to receive in the NHS in Scotland.
Humza Yousaf admitted patients are not receiving the care he would personally want to receive in the NHS in Scotland.

Patients 'are not safe in Scotland's A&Es' as Yousaf defends winter planning

Health secretary Humza Yousaf. Picture: Fraser Bremner - Pool/Getty Images
Health secretary Humza Yousaf. Picture: Fraser Bremner - Pool/Getty Images

Up to five-year wait for social care packages as families urged to step in

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine Scotland has issued a fresh warning over A&E waiting times. Picture: John Devlin
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine Scotland has issued a fresh warning over A&E waiting times. Picture: John Devlin

‘Four day’ waits as Scottish A&Es face ‘perpetual winter’

A doctor has warned that patients in Scotland’s hospitals over the festive period could die “for no other reason than the broken system failing them”.
A doctor has warned that patients in Scotland’s hospitals over the festive period could die “for no other reason than the broken system failing them”.

Patients ‘will die across NHS over Christmas because of broken system’ - doctor

NHS call for responsible drinking during ambulance worker strikes

A health board is warning people only to come to accident and emergency departments if their situation is urgent or life-threatening, as hospitals face “significant pressures”.
A health board is warning people only to come to accident and emergency departments if their situation is urgent or life-threatening, as hospitals face “significant pressures”.

Health board urges public not to go A&E unless case is urgent

The Royal College of Nursing is due to take strike action for the first time in its history (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
The Royal College of Nursing is due to take strike action for the first time in its history (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Tens of thousands of nurses start strike action today

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine Scotland has issued a fresh warning over A&E waiting times. Picture: John Devlin
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine Scotland has issued a fresh warning over A&E waiting times. Picture: John Devlin

Lives will be lost this winter due to extreme A&E wait times, warns top medic

A view of Kyiv during a partial blackout in the Ukrainian capital on November 22, 2022. - The World Health Organization warned that the upcoming winter would be "life-threatening" for millions of Ukrainians after a series of devastating Russian attacks on the country's energy grid. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)
A view of Kyiv during a partial blackout in the Ukrainian capital on November 22, 2022. - The World Health Organization warned that the upcoming winter would be "life-threatening" for millions of Ukrainians after a series of devastating Russian attacks on the country's energy grid. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Strike on Ukrainian maternity hospital kills newborn baby

A man makes his way past ruins of earthquake-damaged houses in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. The earthquake has toppled buildings on Indonesia's densely populated main island, killing a number of people and injuring hundreds. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
A man makes his way past ruins of earthquake-damaged houses in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. The earthquake has toppled buildings on Indonesia's densely populated main island, killing a number of people and injuring hundreds. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Rescuers scour rubble after 268 killed in Indonesia earthquake

A consultant analysing a mammogram. Picture: Rui Vieira/PA Wire
A consultant analysing a mammogram. Picture: Rui Vieira/PA Wire

Radiotherapy ‘does not improve breast cancer survival after 30 years’

Scotland’s health secretary Humza Yousaf is under pressure over GP shortages and A&E waiting times. Picture: PA
Scotland’s health secretary Humza Yousaf is under pressure over GP shortages and A&E waiting times. Picture: PA

GPs are 'exhausted and burnt out', says BMA

EnteroBiotix CEO Dr James McIlroy with Robin Railton, site director at EnteroBiotix. Picture: Mark Liddell Photography
EnteroBiotix CEO Dr James McIlroy with Robin Railton, site director at EnteroBiotix. Picture: Mark Liddell Photography

Life sciences firm's tie-up will help patients better cope with cancer treatment

Richard Forsyth, Health Systems Insight Manager, British Heart Foundation Scotland
Richard Forsyth, Health Systems Insight Manager, British Heart Foundation Scotland

A ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach doesn't work for cardiac rehab patients - Richard...

As many as 2,000 patients a month are going unrecorded in A&E waiting times at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, a whistleblower has said. Picture Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
As many as 2,000 patients a month are going unrecorded in A&E waiting times at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, a whistleblower has said. Picture Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Thousands of patients 'deliberately hidden' from A&E stats

The Royal College of Nursing is balloting all of its UK members for strike action for the first time in its 106-year history. Picture: Lisa Ferguson
The Royal College of Nursing is balloting all of its UK members for strike action for the first time in its 106-year history. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Nurses set for historic strike before Christmas due to pay disputes

Edinburgh's Western General Hospital
Edinburgh's Western General Hospital

NHS Lothian issues apology as Western General hospital's IT system crashed

Scottish campaigners gave damning evidence to the infected blood inquiry
Scottish campaigners gave damning evidence to the infected blood inquiry

Infected blood scandal: £100,000 for victims and bereaved partners 'in days'

GPs are being asked to look after too many patients (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
GPs are being asked to look after too many patients (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Scotland is heading towards a two-tier health system – Dr Andrew Buist

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has welcomed the “immediate improvement” in accident and emergency waiting times – despite the latest figures showing the four-hour target was missed for almost 9,000 patients.
Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has welcomed the “immediate improvement” in accident and emergency waiting times – despite the latest figures showing the four-hour target was missed for almost 9,000 patients.

Humza Yousaf welcomes’ immediate improvement’ in A&E waiting times figures

A new review concluded that doctors experiencing burnout are twice as likely to be involved in patient safety incidents
A new review concluded that doctors experiencing burnout are twice as likely to be involved in patient safety incidents

Burned-out doctors 'pose risks to patient safety’

The Scottish Government said there will be some disruptions to NHS services on the day of the Queen's funeral, however, services including pre-planned treatments and winter vaccination programmes will continue. Picture: Adobe Stock
The Scottish Government said there will be some disruptions to NHS services on the day of the Queen's funeral, however, services including pre-planned treatments and winter vaccination programmes will continue. Picture: Adobe Stock

NHS appointments will take place ‘wherever possible’ on Queen's funeral

Dr Lailah Peel says her NHS colleagues are dangerously close to breaking point
Dr Lailah Peel says her NHS colleagues are dangerously close to breaking point

Dr Lailah Peel: My NHS colleagues are dangerously close to breaking point

NHS Lothian has temporarily closed its Hospital Sterilisation and Decontamination Unit (HSDU) at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh due to a small water leak.
NHS Lothian has temporarily closed its Hospital Sterilisation and Decontamination Unit (HSDU) at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh due to a small water leak.

Surgeries cancelled across Lothians after water leak

More than a third of patients waited more than four hours at Scotland's accident-and-emergency departments this month. Picture: John Devlin
More than a third of patients waited more than four hours at Scotland's accident-and-emergency departments this month. Picture: John Devlin

Almost one third of Scottish A&E patients wait longer than four hours

The funding will help provide practical mental health support for those most in need. Picture: Marjan Apostolovic
The funding will help provide practical mental health support for those most in need. Picture: Marjan Apostolovic

Patients wait more than 1,000 days for mental health treatment in Scotland

The study has revealed new evidence around gout flare-ups. Picture: Alamy/PA
The study has revealed new evidence around gout flare-ups. Picture: Alamy/PA

Gout flare-ups linked to heart attack and stroke, study shows

Cristina Richie PhD is a Member of the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics and a Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of Edinburgh, and a Lecturer the Philosophy and Ethics of Technology department at Delft University of Technology (Netherlands).
Cristina Richie PhD is a Member of the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics and a Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of Edinburgh, and a Lecturer the Philosophy and Ethics of Technology department at Delft University of Technology (Netherlands).

Standard of “informed consent” could reduce carbon emissions in healthcare - Cri...

A&E departments in Glasgow are at capacity. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
A&E departments in Glasgow are at capacity. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Scotland's largest health board warns it is close to capacity amid Covid spike

Scottish Government minister Shona Robison said there will be no bar to women accessing same-sex medics Pic: PA
Scottish Government minister Shona Robison said there will be no bar to women accessing same-sex medics Pic: PA

Gender law reforms will not prevent women accessing same-sex doctors

A contributed image of a ward at Forth Valley hospital from Falkirk Free Press
A contributed image of a ward at Forth Valley hospital from Falkirk Free Press

Patients experienced ‘lack of privacy and dignity’ in hospital, report finds

There has been a huge rise in ambulance calls cancelled because a patient has made their own way to hospital
There has been a huge rise in ambulance calls cancelled because a patient has made their own way to hospital

Huge rise in ambulance calls cancelled because patient made own way to hospital

A member of staff at University Hospital Monklands makes a telephone call on the ICU ward on February 5, 2021 in Airdrie, Scotland. Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
A member of staff at University Hospital Monklands makes a telephone call on the ICU ward on February 5, 2021 in Airdrie, Scotland. Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

NHS Lanarkshire beyond maximum capacity as hospitals face 'relentless pressure"

Margaret McKay, Patient Participation Group Chair at Riverside Medical Practice in Musselburgh, gave evidence to the committee.
Margaret McKay, Patient Participation Group Chair at Riverside Medical Practice in Musselburgh, gave evidence to the committee.

'Abysmal failure' to communicate changes to general practice in Scotland

University Hospital Crosshouse in Kilmarnock. Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images
University Hospital Crosshouse in Kilmarnock. Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images

Health board cancels outpatient appointments after power cut

Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

NHS Lanarkshire warns of six hour waits at A&E as hospital pressure continues

Health secretary Humza Yousaf (left) with Scotland's clinical director Jason Leitch. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/pool/AFP via Getty Images
Health secretary Humza Yousaf (left) with Scotland's clinical director Jason Leitch. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/pool/AFP via Getty Images

More than a quarter of NHS 24 calls abandoned over winter

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