A crackdown on fake medicines and medical devices by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has netted a haul of more than 1 million doses worth in excess of £2 million. Continue reading UK agency seizes fake meds worth over £2 million
Praise for Active Schools programme
Active Schools is going from strength to strength with figures at an all-time high and 7.3 million participant sessions delivered in 2017/18, an increase of 6% from 2016/17. Local politicians have welcomed the latest figures. Continue reading Record number of schools win SportScotland awards
Councils in Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s Health and Social Care Trusts are continuing to exploit their dominant purchasing power, according to a new report from UKHCA, the professional association for homecare providers. Continue reading Councils ‘buying homecare on the cheap’
“We cannot go on like this – patients and staff deserve so much better” – Labour MSP Neil Findlay
Immediate action is needed to shift the NHS towards long-term, fundamental change, according to a new report published today. Scottish Conservative health spokesman Miles Briggs MSP said the report should make ‘shameful reading’ for the Scottish government. Continue reading TERMINAL DECLINE? Auditor General calls for immediate action to save NHS in Scotland
New figures published yesterday have revealed that smoking cessation services have failed to meet performance standards for the sixth year running. Continue reading New figures highlight need for sustained investment in smoking cessation services
Scotland’s Chief Nurse, Professor Fiona McQueen, and representatives from across the health and care sector in Scotland joined together in Edinburgh last week to mark the launch of ambitious new nursing education standards. Continue reading NMC celebrates ambitious changes to nursing education in Scotland
The Scottish Ambulance Service has issued an appeal for more members of the public to learn vital CPR skills to mark Restart a Heart Day. The Service has also called for all Public Access Defibrillators (PADs) to be registered to maximise the chances of patients surviving a cardiac arrest.
A major signage project is underway that will transform Little France and bring Edinburgh BioQuarter to life. The wayfinding project, being jointly delivered by Edinburgh BioQuarter’s four public sector partners, will address the varying needs of people accessing the site by vehicle, public transport, cycle and on foot. Continue reading All signs point to a healthy future at Edinburgh BioQuarter
Tory health spokesman Miles Briggs MSP has met with breastfeeding campaigners from the Edinburgh Breastfeeding Partnership and NHS Lothian, at Holyrood, to discuss improvements that can be made to breastfeeding services across Lothian. Continue reading Briggs meets with breastfeeding campaigners and NHS Lothian
Waiting times for Urology in NHS Lothian have increased dramatically over the last two years. The number of patients waiting more than 6 weeks has increased from 1,640 in June 2016 to 4,467 in June 2018. Continue reading Urology diagnosis and treatment waiting times soar in NHS Lothian
