Helen McArdle

A survey by the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland asked 70 consultants why they left permanent posts to take up locum roles. More than a quarter of consultant psychiatrist posts in Scotland are either vacant or filled by a locum.

As legislation to enact a National Care Service in Scotland is paused, we take a look at the confusion around the plans - and how a major shake-up in aged care in Australia has been achieved.

A revised Hospital at Home service was supposed to 'go live' in Glasgow on November 8. Instead the service - designed to keep patients out of hospital - has been suspended on the cusp of winter, with the revamped model not expected to become operational until some time in 2025.

A new paper from scientists at St Andrews University has highlighted how a routine eye test used worldwide to diagnose life- and sight-threatening conditions in infants is skewed by a 'colonial' racial bias.

The annual Mental Health Inpatient Census has led to criticism that too many patients are stuck in hospital long after they are ready to go home.

Former health secretary Jeane Freeman is giving evidence to the UK Covid inquiry as it examines the impact of the pandemic on healthcare. Humza Yousaf has also given evidence.

Scientists have been exploring ways to use bacteria to kill cancer since the 1800s, but progress has been stymied by the risks. Now, a breakthrough by researchers in Glasgow and Birmingham have discovered a way to make it safe in bowel cancer.

The death of a Scottish nurse as a result of complications after taking the drug Mounjaro for weight loss has highlighted the potential dangers of drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro.

A new exhibition at Glasgow Royal Infirmary is shedding light on the city's last outbreak of smallpox, in 1950, and its parallels with Covid.