68 h. ago ‘Get back to the day job’, Findlay tells Swinney after independence speech

The First Minister addressed supporters on Thursday morning to make a call for a new vote on Scotland’s future.

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4 d. ago Nursing and midwifery vacancies in NHS Scotland rise by 60 per cent in six months

‘Hugely troubling’ data as separate survey prompts calls for urgent action over ‘corridor care crisis’

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4 d. ago Sandie Peggie showed ‘surprising level’ of disgust in trans medic row, tribunal hears

Ms Peggie was suspended by NHS Fife after complaining about having to share a room with Dr Beth Upton at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy on Christmas Eve 2023.

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4 d. ago Nurse showed ‘surprising level’ of disgust in trans medic row, tribunal hears

On Monday, Sandie Peggie’s lawyer had said NHS Fife had been ‘in the grip of a delusion’ over the dispute.

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5 d. ago NHS Scotland crisis: 'Record number' of private hospital and clinic admissions in Scotland revealed

Private admissions reached a historic high of 13,195 in January to March.

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5 d. ago Health board ‘in grip of a delusion’ over trans medic row, tribunal hears

NHS Fife took action against Sandie Peggie because of the ‘objectionable’ way she manifested her gender-critical beliefs, the tribunal heard.

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5 d. ago Trans women are ‘still men’, Sandie Peggie’s lawyer tells tribunal

The Sandie Peggie tribunal is currently hearing closing submissions, having heard from all its witnesses before it was adjourned at the end of July.

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2 w. ago NHS Scotland workforce at 'breaking point' as one fifth of consultant haematologists set to retire

EXCLUSIVE: Labour said frontline staff in hospitals were struggling due to "SNP-made chaos in our health service".

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2 w. ago Palestine Action ban protesters plan to make their mass arrest ‘practically impossible’

Defend Our Juries says ‘trick of using street bail’ will not work if participants insist on being taken to a police stationProtesters at the next mass demonstration against the ban on Palestine Action will withhold their details from officers to force en-masse processing at police stations in an effort to make it “practically impossible” to arrest everyone.On Friday, Defend Our Juries, the pressure group behind the protests, will open sign-ups for its next demonstration to be held in London on 6 September. The group said it would only go ahead if 1,000 people agreed to take part, making it the largest protest opposing the proscription of Palestine Action since it was banned in June. More than 2,500 people have already expressed interest in taking part. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Protesters against ban on Palestine Action intend to make mass arrests ‘impossible’

Defend Our Juries says ‘trick of using street bail’ will not work if participants insist on being taken to a police stationProtesters at the next mass demonstration against the ban on Palestine Action will withhold their details from officers to force en-masse processing at police stations in an effort to make it “practically impossible” to arrest everyone.On Friday, Defend Our Juries, the pressure group behind the protests, will open sign-ups for its next demonstration to be held in London on 6 September. The group said it would only go ahead if 1,000 people agreed to take part, making it the largest protest opposing the proscription of Palestine Action since it was banned in June. More than 2,500 people have already expressed interest in taking part. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Glasgow Caledonian is shaping the future of NHS Scotland’s workforce – find out how

As pressures on Scotland’s NHS grow amid an ageing population and increasing demand for integrated care, Glasgow Caledonian University is powering a workforce revolution.

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2 w. ago Scotland's NHS in dire state as delays are matter of life or death

Record View says the SNP needs to sort out our NHS, particularly when it comes to stroke patients for whom time is of the essence.

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3 w. ago Overweight Scots to be put on an NHS 'soup and shake' diet to reverse diabetes crisis

Thousands of overweight people are to be prescribed low-calorie soups and shakes on the NHS in a radical bid to tackle Scotland's chronic obesity problem.

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3 w. ago NHS Scotland in fresh secrecy row after officials tried to withhold details about trans tribunal

NHS spin doctors tried to water down what information could be released to the public about the Sandie Peggie tribunal.

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3 w. ago 5 NHS tips for avoiding heatstroke as temperatures to hit 30C in Scotland

The health service has warned of the dangers hot weather can bring.

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3 w. ago New guidance for UK police on releasing suspects’ ethnicity and migration status

Disclosure of migration status, and ethnicity, could help keep peace ‘where there are high levels of disinformation’Police forces should consider disclosing the ethnicity and migration status of suspects when they are charged in high-profile and sensitive investigations, according to new official guidance.After a row over claims that police “covered up” the backgrounds of two men charged in connection with the alleged rape of a child, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and the College of Policing have backed plans to release details of nationality when there is a “policing purpose” for doing so. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago UK police should consider revealing ethnicity of suspects, says new guidance

Disclosure of migration status, and ethnicity, could help keep peace ‘where there are high levels of disinformation’Police forces should consider disclosing the ethnicity and migration status of suspects when they are charged in high-profile and sensitive investigations, according to new official guidance.After a row over claims that police “covered up” the backgrounds of two men charged in connection with the alleged rape of a child, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and the College of Policing have backed plans to release details of nationality when there is a “policing purpose” for doing so. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Reform's Olympic mayor Luke Campbell is 'at war' with his staff: Boxing champ, 37, demands officials quit as row explodes over first

Luke Campbell , who won gold for Team GB at the 2012 Olympics , is embroiled in a vicious row at Hull and East Yorkshire combined authority.

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last month Scotland's Health Awards 2025: The NHS staff delivering life

The popular Hospital at Home service at NHS Forth Valley has been running since 2021.

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