7 h. ago Perth and Kinross health chiefs drive down use of bank and agency nurses by 85 per cent

The Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership spent £2 million less on bank/agency nurses in 2024/25 than it did in 2023/24.

Politics

11 h. ago Perth and Kinross councillor claims occupational therapist shortage is delaying Blue Badge assessments

A council chief said the recruitment crisis within occupational therapy was a national issue

Events

34 h. ago NHS chiefs urge Britons to take new five minute quiz to help boost their energy levels and mood

Millions of Britons could boost their mood and energy in just five minutes-all it takes is completing a quiz.

Politics

7 d. ago As health chiefs issue cold weather warning, experts reveal the common conditions which can be triggered by plunging temperatures

Health chiefs have warned the current cold snap could trigger serious health issues.

Events

8 d. ago Health chiefs accused of a 'cover up' after failing to reveal data that may link Covid jabs to excess deaths

Last year, a cross-party group of 21 MPs and peers expressed alarm about 'growing public and professional concerns' over the UK's rates of excess deaths since 2020.

Events

9 d. ago PM's chief aide Morgan McSweeney and Health Secretary Wes Streeting in 'shouting match confrontation' over Red

Health Secretary Wes Streeting is said to have had a 'shouting match' row with the PM's chief of staff Morgan McSweeney over brutal briefings.

Society

1 week ago Striking doctors’ bosses turn against them as public support crumbles over pay battle

STRIKING doctors’ bosses are turning against them as public support crumbles for their pay battle with ministers. Hundreds of hospital chiefs applauded Health Secretary Wes Streeting this week when he branded the British Medical Association “unreasonable” and “reprehensible”. Managers have urged union barons to tone down their demands for a 26 per cent pay rise...

Economics

1 week ago Starmer can’t afford to sack McSweeney, MPs say as new year coup rumours swirl

The prime minister says he has been ‘assured’ nobody in Downing Street briefed against his health secretary amid claims chief of staff Morgan McSweeney is ‘unsackable’

Politics

2 w. ago Government announcement over NHS redundancies as 1,600 Greater Manchester staff in 'Kafka

'Hopefully this will see the end to the uncertainty our staff have been facing for the last eight months', said Greater Manchester health chief, Sir Richard Leese

Politics

2 w. ago Perthshire pensioner furious as water supply cut off three times by Perth and Kinross Council

The Milnathort homeowner's water supply is controlled by the stopcock in the council-owned flat below.

Politics

2 w. ago Perth council chief makes grim council tax rise warning over social care costs

The comments from Perth and Kinross Council's leader comes as he meets finance and health ministers to find a solution amid an "unprecedented" level of complex care packages in the region.

Events

2 w. ago St George’s flags are intimidating NHS staff from ethnic backgrounds, say health chiefs

Leaders of some trusts claim their large minority of black and Asian staff are scared to work in areas they visit to treat folk in homes where flags have been put up

Politics

2 w. ago Paracetamol DOESN'T raise autism risk, biggest review to date finds, after Trump's health chiefs link everyday painkiller to surge in cases

There is no convincing link between taking paracetamol in pregnancy and the chances of children being diagnosed with autism and ADHD , an in-depth review has found.

Events

2 w. ago Beau Biden should have been president, heartbroken father Joe says as concerns for his health mount

Joe Biden astonishingly admitted his son, Beau, should have been president instead of him as concerns mounted over the former commander-in-chief's health.

Politics

2 w. ago Families living in the shadow of 'Rochdale's Chernobyl' say they are plagued by urban explorers and fly

Locals have been battling with council chiefs for more than 25 years calling for action over the health hazard hotspot, which has been ransacked and become a fly-tipping grotspot.

Politics

2 w. ago Hotel plans for former Perth and Kinross Council chambers and offices approved despite SEPA objection

Councillors approved plans for developers to transform the historic Perth buildings into hotel despite flood risk to ground floor bedrooms

Society

3 w. ago Former Celtic chief quits chairman role for health reasons amid 'challenging and turbulent' period

SPFL club announce resignation of chairman

Politics

3 w. ago Health chiefs confirm Paisley hospital ward will close this month

Medics have said the elderly care ward will shut within weeks, representing a loss of 22-beds at the hospital

Science

3 w. ago Perthshire quarry proposes expansion 10 metres from residents' gardens

A petition -with 181 signatures - has been submitted to Perth and Kinross Council opposing the plans.

Politics

4 w. ago Multiple food poisoning cases confirmed as families fell 'violently ill' after Welsh pub lunch

There were 19 confirmed cases environmental health chiefs have confirmed

Society