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No shortage of Strep A antibiotics as Sturgeon warns against complacency

The First Minister said the situation was being monitored ‘very closely’.

The Independent UK

Data shows 13 cases of invasive Strep A in under-10s in Scotland

THERE have been 13 reports of invasive Strep A in children aged under 10 in Scotland since the start of October, according to latest data.

The National (Scotland)

Scots children with Strep A hits 13 cases after 9 deaths in UK

Public Health Scotland said that infections caused by Group A Streptococcus have been increasing since the beginning of October.

Daily Record

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13 cases of invasive Strep A in under-10s – Public Health Scotland

Scotland’s health secretary said the country’s health service is ‘adequately able’ to deal with Strep A infections.

The Independent UK

Strep A cases surge in Scotland as parents and doctors urged to be more vigilant

Public Health Scotland has recorded 437 cases in the past two weeks as Professor Hugh Pennington tells parents the virus is easily treatable with penicillin on prescription.

Edinburgh Live

Glasgow Queen Elizabeth University hospital records worst A&E waiting times ever in Scotland

Public Health Scotland stats show the NHS is continuing to struggle with A&E waiting times hitting another low.

Daily Record

Concern for health of Ukrainians aboard Scotland’s ‘floating refugee camps’

Campaigners alarmed by reports of scarlet fever outbreaks

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Minimum unit pricing cuts alcohol consumption, according to new report

MINIMUM unit pricing (MUP) has been effective in reducing alcohol consumption in Scotland in the three years since it was implemented, according to…

The National (Scotland)

Minimum pricing ‘effective’ in reducing alcohol consumption, study finds

Public Health Scotland says their strategy is achieving what it was meant to do

Wales Online

Golden Retriever dies after eating 'toxic waste' dumped behind Scots church

Little Oakley was out with his dog walker near Bargeddie Parish Church in the east end of Glasgow when the horrifying incident unfolded last Monday.

Daily Record

Glasgow woman whose dog died after eating 'poison' furious as substance still on path - 9 days later

Jane Rainey's four-year-old golden retriever Oakley ate the toxic substance on November 7 and died the following day. Nine days after being reported to Public Health Scotland, the 'poison' remains at the scene.

Glasgow Live

Sales of Buckfast and Tennent's Super lager soared following minimum unit pricing

SALES of a Buckfast and Tennent’s Super lager soared following the introduction of minimum unit pricing, a new report has found.

The National (Scotland)

Scots booze prices rise faster under minimum pricing but cost of Buckfast tumbles

The cost of Scotland's favourite tonic actually fell after the Scottish Government's flagship minimum unit pricing (MUP) laws were introduced in 2018.

Daily Record

Glasgow A&E patients have the longest waiting times in Scotland

According to Public Health Scotland, a number of hospitals around Glasgow and the surrounding area are on the list of worst performing when it comes to waiting times in A&E.

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Wales Online

Has Wales' 'Strongbow Tax' worked since it was brought in to address problem drinking?

The policy was controversial when it was introduced

Daily Record

'National scandal' as poorest Scots 74 per cent more likely to die from cancer

Cancer remains the main cause of death in Scotland, with 16,438 deaths caused by the disease in 2021, according to the latest figures from Public Health Scotland.

Daily Record

NHS Dumfries and Galloway accused of facing cancer diagnosis "ticking timebomb"

New figures reveal one patient waited 262 days to begin treatment

Daily Record

Humza Yousaf accused of going 'AWOL' as people waiting over 8 hours at A&E soars to record levels

Statistics from Public Health Scotland released on Tuesday show that some 3,553 people waiting more than eight hours at emergency departments in the week up to October 9.

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Daily Record

Scots Covid patients 'still suffering' from virus up to 18 months after infection

A large-scale Scottish study about Long Covid has published its first results.

Daily Record

More Scots in rehab but Government slammed for 'going too slow'

Drugs minister Angela Constance greets new stats on rehab placements but admits things need to speed up

Daily Record

Almost half of A&E patients at Lanarkshire hospitals waited more than four hours

Around 2000 patients waited more than four hours to be seen at NHS Lanarkshire three hospitals.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Royal Infirmary hospital A&E waiting times branded 'unacceptable'

NHS Lothian has ranked among the worst health systems in Scotland for A&E response times. Nearly 40 percent of emergency department attendees waited more than four hours for care for the week ending September 11.

Daily Record

Forth Valley pain patients face six-month wait for treatment over backlog

More than two-thirds of patients seen at chronic pain clinics in Forth Valley in the three months up to June had been waiting six months or more. The startling figures have been revealed in a new Public Health Scotland report charting the state of s

Daily Record

Dumfries and Galloway facing "full-on care crisis" as bed blocking increases

More than 2,600 bed days were lost in the region's hospitals due to delayed discharge in July - nearly double the 2021 figure

Daily Record

Major fire at Perth electrical waste recycling plant extinguished after burning for over a day

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was thanked for bringing the blaze under control

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