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PATIENT safety could be at risk in Scotland's hospitals as NHS chiefs hire hundreds of cutprice 'doctors' to plug staff shortages, medics warned yesterday. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ALMOST half a million Scots at risk of developing diabetes could soon be offered fatbusting weight loss jabs. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ALMOST half a million Scots at risk of developing diabetes could soon be offered fatbusting weight loss jabs. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

SCOTTISH ministers failed to investigate the infected blood scandal for decades over fears it would be an 'open cheque book' to victims, an inquiry found. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

SCOTS caught up in the contaminated blood scandal were studied without their knowledge, the inquiry found. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

SCOTS are developing serious illnesses earlier in life than their parents' generation did amid a deepening 'health crisis', alarming new figures have revealed. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

THOUSANDS of Scots are paying £100 for check-ups with private GPs amid the waiting times crisis engulfing the health service. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

HEALTH chiefs face pressure to scrap Scotland's controversial youth gender services after warnings children are being treated without evidence of likely impacts. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

HEALTH chiefs face pressure to scrap Scotland's controversial youth gender services after warnings children are being treated without evidence of likely impacts. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

THE Scottish Tories claim they are 'terrified of what winter will bring' the NHS after the Health Secretary said his bid to ease the pressures on staff involved boosting a medical hotline. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

PEOPLE with peanut allergies are being warned to avoid food containing mustard amid contamination fears. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A DOCTOR told an inquiry she had a 'hunch' something was wrong at Scotland's superhospital when three children were infected with a rare bug that had first been identified by space scientists. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MORE than 3,000 Scots a year are dying because they don't get enough exercise, a new report has warned. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

JUNIOR doctors will now be known as 'resident doctors' after a vote by the British Medical Association. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ASKING women in Scotland to become egg donors without research on the long-term risks was yesterday described as a 'scandal' that should be halted. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

PREGNANCY relaxation classes should be provided on the NHS to help women during labour and childbirth, experts have said. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DOCTORS are being bullied, blacklisted and marginalised for speaking up about patient safety and other NHS concerns, according to a new survey. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

SCOTLAND'S superhospital had grimy sink drains and crumbling walls within a few years of opening, an inquiry heard yesterday. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A WATER safety expert said he was 'shocked' to learn Scotland's superhospital had been built near a sewage plant. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

SOARING numbers of Scots are stuck on NHS waiting lists as the total hit a new record high of more than 860,000 - almost a sixth of the population. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

SCOTS with mental health problems are waiting up to six years for NHS treatment, shocking new figures have revealed. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

CONSTRUCTION workers carried out 'deliberate sabotage' of Scotland's superhospital by blocking drainpipes, causing sewage to leak into wards, an inquiry has heard. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ASTHMA deaths in Scotland are at their highest for more than 30 years, alarming figures show. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

AN expert called in to assess the air quality of a children's cancer unit found a catalogue of problems with its ventilation system, an inquiry heard. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

LAB specimens from patients have been flown by drone from one NHS board to another for the first time. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

NHS staff have been offered a pay deal worth almost £450million by the Scottish Government. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

SCOTLAND'S NHS has paid out more than £11million in compensation to patients who have suffered cancer blunders. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

SNP minister Christina McKelvie has been diagnosed with secondary breast cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

BOSSES at Scotland's flagship hospital failed to address concerns about the safety of the water supply before opening to patients, an inquiry heard yesterday. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

REGINALD D Hunter yesterday expressed regret at the 'stress' he said had been caused to his audience over an anti-Semitism row at the Edinburgh Festival. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

RECORD numbers of health workers are calling in sick amid the crisis engulfing Scotland's NHS. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

THE number of Scots dying by suicide surged last year, with those living in remote areas at highest risk. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A REVOLUTIONARY £2.6million blood treatment dubbed the 'most expensive drug in the world' will be given to NHS patients. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MORE than half of Scotland's ambulance crews have witnessed patients dying or deteriorating because of delays at Scotland's hospitals. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

CANCER patients are in need of better mental health support after research found high levels of anxiety and depression. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

THE SNP has been accused of 'failing the elderly' after a decline in hip fracture standards of care. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

SCOTS GPs are cutting the number of hours they spend seeing their patients to develop 'portfolio careers' to protect their wellbeing, a senior medic has warned. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

THE number of patients being treated in 'virtual beds' at home is soaring amid pressure on the NHS. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

WOMEN given radiotherapy after breast cancer surgery are protected against the disease returning for up to a decade, new research reveals. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

THE NHS is 'staring down the barrel' of another winter of chaos amid spiralling waiting times, critics have warned. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

THOUSANDS of Scots with long-term health conditions are at risk from a summer Covid spike because they are unvaccinated. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A RURAL postmaster has marked 60 years serving customers in the Highlands. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

CHILDREN who question their gender will now face rigorous physical and psychological checks in a major overhaul of Scotland's NHS services. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

NHS doctors have been told to crack down on handing out free prescriptions for common ailments amid a £500million budget black hole. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MORE than 10,000 patients waited more than four hours in A&E according to the latest weekly figures - the highest number since January. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A SCOTS couple have welcomed a rare set of quadruplets into the world, beating odds of one in 700,000. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A FEMALE worker is suing a Scottish NHS board after she was suspended from her job for complaining about having to share a changing room with a trans woman. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A TOTAL of 200 patients have alleged they have been harmed by a rogue surgeon ahead of a probe into the scandal. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]