Only £333,000 out of £51.6 million being used to reduce chronic pain waiting times in Scotland
Research by the Scottish Conservatives has revealed that only £333,000 out of £51.6 million of funding set aside to reduce waiting times has been used for chronic pain – less than 1%. Continue reading Less than 1% of NHS waiting time funding spent on chronic pain
Police in Edinburgh have teamed up with NHS Lothian to launch a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at preventing vulnerable people going missing from hospitals. Continue reading Partners launch initiative to stop people going missing from hospitals
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (RB) has announced that they are recalling specific batches of Durex condoms after they did not pass their required safety standards. This means there is a risk that the condom might tear or leak reducing its protection from sexually-transmitted diseases and pregnancy. See our website for more information. Continue reading Durex condoms safety recall: check batch numbers
Mums in Scotland are to be given more support to help them continue breastfeeding for longer through a £2 million investment. Continue reading £2 million boost to encourage breastfeeding for longer
Miles Briggs MSP has written to the new Cabinet Secretary for Health, Jeane Freeman, to seek assurances that she is committed to reinstating the 24/7 model for the Children’s Ward at St. John’s Hospital. Continue reading St John’s Children’s Ward: update ‘by end of summer’
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NHS at 70: doctors reveal what they think the NHS should be best known for
As the NHS approached its 70th birthday on 5 July, members of the online community Doctors.net.uk were asked ‘As the NHS turns 70, what should it be best known for?’ Continue reading NHS at 70: what the doctors ordered
A campaign to raise awareness about a disease which kills almost 1000 men a year in Scotland has been congratulated by the Scottish Conservatives Health Spokesman Miles Briggs.
Continue reading Sure bet: Briggs praises William Hill Prostate Cancer awareness initiative
With the rise of commercial gyms and fitness franchises, the personalised element of exercise has been taken out of many people’s regimes. At the same time, there is a growing number of independent gyms and clubs, which are thriving and producing real results for their communities. Continue reading Finding Fit: Edinburgh’s best independent gyms
Scottish families whose children have liver disease got together last weekend at a special event at PGL Dalguise, organised by Children’s Liver Disease Foundation (CLDF). Continue reading Family fun weekend gives hope to Scottish families affected by childhood liver disease
