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Scotland’s First Minister has committed to detail a “new course to safeguard the NHS” in the coming weeks, including tackling delayed hospital discharges and investing in Scotland’s GPs. In a speech ...

The national rollout of specialist frailty services across all 30 of Scotland’s A&E departments is set to reduce the length of hospital stays and eventually bring down waiting lists, says Scotland’s ...

The Scottish government is to radically change the structure of NHS Scotland, reduce the number of councils and place the leadership of social care into the hands of the NHS under plans unveiled by ...

A pioneering GP practice in Midlothian has launched its own dedicated clinical research facility, encouraging patient participation and inviting other surgeries to follow its example. Penicuik Medical ...

An app which uses facial analysis supported by artificial intelligence to assess pain levels is set to be trialled in 15 care homes across Scotland. Following the Global Ageing Conference recently ...

The extent of the reliance of Scotland’s care sector on lifeline international workers has been revealed in a survey of providers published today. With nine in 10 members of some teams coming from ...

More details of the Scottish government’s plans for NHS reform have been unveiled in a letter sent by the NHS Scotland Chief Executive to local health board leaders. Clinicians will no longer be ...

Health and care staff across NHS Fife’s inpatient units and older adult community mental health services are celebrating the difference music can make to people living with dementia’s health and ...

In a first-of-its kind study, researchers have estimated the value to people’s wellbeing and Scotland’s economy of outdoor green spaces in hospitals, GP surgeries and health centres used by staff, ...

Two large national NHS organisations are to merge under two ten-year frameworks to support NHS and social care reform unveiled by Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care. Developed in ...

A housing project using innovative technologies and digital tools to help people live independently for as long as possible is being praised by Scotland’s Health Secretary. The Peoplehood Project, ...