23 h. ago Dog killed and three people injured in crash with stolen car near Inverness

A dog has been killed in a crash involving a stolen car near Inverness as three people were rushed to hospital.

Events

36 h. ago Doctor and husband jailed for selling stolen NHS PPE on eBay during lockdown

Omer and Attiya Sheikh made almost £8,000 from selling the PPE equipment they knew had been stolen from the NHS.

Sport

42 h. ago Doctor and husband who made £8k selling stolen NHS PPE on eBay in pandemic jailed

Attiya and Omer Sheikh admitted resetting a quantity of personal protective equipment (PPE) which belonged to NHS Scotland and had been stolen during the pandemic

Events

48 h. ago 'Stolen' car in crash on Scots road as three rushed to hospital and dog killed

Police and ambulances attended the scene and the road remains closed while a probe is carried out.

Events

48 h. ago A96 crash: Two airlifted to hospital after A96 crash involving stolen car

Two people have been airlifted to hospital

Events

49 h. ago NHS doctor and husband sold stolen hospital PPE out of 'sheer greed'

A doctor and her husband have been jailed for 10 months each for flogging stolen hospital PPE online at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Science

52 h. ago Doctor and husband who sold PPE stolen from NHS during pandemic jailed

Attiya and Omer Sheikh carried out the offence in 2020.

Events

53 h. ago Doctor and husband who pocketed almost £8k selling stolen NHS PPE during lockdown jailed

Sheriff Sukhwinder Gill told Paisley Sheriff Court the offence "merits a custodial sentence".

Economics

5 d. ago Resident doctor strikes are unaffordable and 'patients will suffer', NHS trust leaders warn

NHS strikes are unaffordable and would negatively impact the delivery of patient care, according to NHS Providers

Events

5 d. ago No extra money to cover resident doctor strikes, NHS trust leaders warn

The British Medical Association announced resident doctors in England would walk out for five days from 7am on July 25.

Events

6 d. ago What is arrhythmia and what are the symptoms? A doctor explains

A doctor explains arrhythmia as the NHS rolls out a DIY at-home heart monitor

Science

7 d. ago TV doctor Hilary Jones bypasses local NHS wait by travelling 180 miles for hip surgery

Dr Hilary Jones underwent a second hip replacement in a hospital in Birmingham, 180 miles from home, to reduce his waiting time for treatment.

Politics

8 d. ago Just one in three back doctor strikes, poll shows as Streeting warned he ‘cannot afford to lose’

Former Labour health secretary under Tony Blair warns Wes Streeting he ‘has to win’ war against striking junior doctors

Events

9 d. ago Pensioner pair die after stolen BMW ploughs into care home during police chase

A woman in her 90s and another in her 80s died in hospital on Thursday after a stolen BMW being pursued by police crashed into a care home in Sunderland, Northumbria Police said

Events

1 week ago NHS waiting list falls to its lowest in two years – but doctors’ strike threatens to reverse it, experts warn

The NHS waiting list for England has dropped to 7.36 million, new data reveals

Events

1 week ago Voices: ‘No one outside the NHS will understand’: Doctors and their families defend strike action

Doctors, NHS staff and families defended the strike as essential, calling the ‘greedy’ label ‘truly heartbreaking’ and insisting today’s brutal working conditions are worse than ever

Society

1 week ago Sandie Peggie: NHS Fife legal fees cost revealed in trans doctor Beth Upton tribunal case

The cost of legal fees for NHS Fife in the Sandie Peggie tribunal case has been revealed.

Events

1 week ago Voices: ‘Who do they think they are?’ Readers clash over NHS doctor strikes

Our community is sharply divided over the upcoming doctors’ strike and their demand for a 29 per cent pay rise. While one reader blamed the NHS, calling it ‘a broken system,’ another said, doctors ‘should be ashamed’

Events

2 w. ago New NHS boss admits dysfunction across health service 'makes me want to cry' as she says postcode lottery in care is 'a stain on our country'

Dr Penny Dash, who has previously worked as a hospital doctor, senior manager and director in the NHS, tore into 'poor management' of resources in England's hospitals.

Politics

3 w. ago Apprentice star suspended by the medical council is now selling sick notes online for as little as £29

The former NHS doctor, 37, set up Dr Sick Ltd in September 2024, according to documents filed to Companies House.

Economics