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NHS Scotland leaders ‘discuss idea of wealthy paying for treatment’

Chief executives in Scotland discussed possibility of a ‘two-tier’ system in leaked minutes

Evening Standard

NHS Scotland chiefs discuss wealthy paying for treatment – reports

The documents were leaked to BBC Scotland.

The Independent UK

Dumfries and Galloway healthcare workers vote to reject pay offer

Members of Unison opted to knock-back a deal from the Scottish Government for an across the board pay rise of £2,205

Daily Record

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Scotland's largest health union rejects the Government's final pay offer

SCOTLAND'S largest health union announced on Tuesday that its NHS members have rejected the Scottish Government’s final offer on pay.

The National (Scotland)

Edinburgh oncologist explains lung cancer symptoms you 'must not ignore'

November marks Lung Cancer Awareness Month as A Place in the Sun presenter Jonnie Irwin has sadly announced he has been diagnosed with terminal cancer after his vision went blurry.

Edinburgh Live

Scarlet fever warning signs after outbreak in Scotland prompts fears

An NHS Scotland board has stated that they are dealing with a concerning number of cases.

Daily Record

Scots paramedics and nurses vote for strike action in pay dispute

Almost 4,000 GMB members including porters, domestics, and radiographers as well as nurses and ambulance workers have a legal mandate to participate in the action.

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No new nurses to be taken on by NHS Ayrshire and Arran for a year

A crisis over recruitment has seen NHS Scotland appoint all new graduate nurses, causing issues for health services who will need to add staff during the year.

Daily Record

Huge rise in NHS Forth Valley locum and agency costs as bill nears £20m

The support from outside agencies has grown over recent years.

Daily Record

Scotland A&E waiting times hit new low as thousands of patients remain after eight hours

Just one NHS Scotland health board met the target set by the Scottish Government.

Daily Record

NHS approves cannabis-based medicine for multiple sclerosis patients in Scotland

Sativex is an oral spray treatment taken in combination with a patient's current treatment.

Daily Record

Cannabis-based medicine among drugs approved for use in Scotland

A cannabis-based medicine for multiple sclerosis patients has been accepted for use on the NHS in Scotland.

The National (Scotland)

Paisley service that helps shoppers get around is delighted with donation of wheelchairs

Shopmobility Paisley and District chairman says: "It has come at a really good time for us ... we were running out of them"

Daily Record

NHS Scotland autumn Covid booster scheme begins - who is eligible?

Autumn Covid boosters will help protect the vulnerable and those working with vulnerable people

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Hospitals forced to fund flights and hotels for agency nurses on £100 an hour amid NHS crisis

A Sunday Mail investigation has revealed a 2000% increase in private contractors over the last decade.

Daily Record

Scottish Government's pay offer for NHS Tayside workers rejected

Disruption could be coming to Perthshire hospitals after unions rejected a five per cent pay offer for NHS employees including NHS Tayside workers.

Daily Record

Scots dad battling Lyme Disease for 12 years after tick bite says life 'has changed completely'

Rico Franchi, 40, of Glasgow has been living with the life-altering disease since 2010.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh doctor could be deported after border force held him at airport

The medic was stopped by border force at Edinburgh Airport on Tuesday as he returned from a holiday with friends, and has since been told he may be removed from the country.

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Junior doctor facing deportation before starting job with Scots health board

The man, who trained as a doctor in the UK but is not a UK passport holder, was returning from holiday abroad when he was held by border force at Edinburgh Airport.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish NHS nurses to vote on strike action amid ‘unacceptable' conditions

NURSES working for NHS Scotland have spoken out about perilous working conditions, as members of the Royal College of Nursing Scotland consider…

Insider UK

Medicine transporting drone project lands £10 million funding

Consortium will now carry out live flight trials of the aircraft in Scotland

Glasgow Live

Plans for drones to transport medicines across Scotland take step forward

The project is being delivered by Glasgow Airport operator AGS, NHS SCotland and other organisations and will be the first UK drone network that can transport essential medicines, bloods and other medical supplies.

The National (Scotland)

£10m funding granted for Scottish medical drone network

A CONSORTIUM led by the owner of Glasgow and Aberdeen airports, in partnership with NHS Scotland has secured £10.1 million in funding for its work…

The National (Scotland)

Nursing programmes in Scotland see 12 percent drop in applications

THERE has been a 12 per cent drop in applicants to nursing programmes in Scotland as compared to last year, new figures from UCAS have revealed.

Daily Record

Scots nurse 'would be better paid at McDonalds' as NHS staff set to vote on pay strike action

Unison is to ask its 35,000 members across NHS Scotland to vote for a walk-out in the first of two ballots as some healthcare workers say they are struggling to pay bills.

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