Health

ANALYSIS

Scotland's National Care Service was supposed to be 'operational' by 2026, but the legislation has been 'paused' while the Government considers criticism from stakeholders

National Care Service

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The unravelling of Scotland's National Care Service - and lessons from Australia
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.

Glasgow's existing Hospital at Home service, which provides care and hospital-level diagnostics to over-65s with long-term conditions, has been 'discontinued'

Glasgow's existing Hospital at Home service, which provides care and hospital-level diagnostics to over-65s with long-term conditions, has been 'discontinued'

Hospital at Home

'Extremely concerning': Glasgow drops Hospital at Home service as winter looms

Funding boost to combat antibiotic resistance

Almost 1,000 stroke victims aren't getting the treatment they need

Almost 1,000 stroke victims aren't getting the treatment they need

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Almost 1,000 stroke victims missing out on vital treatment as charities demand change

Seneca's highly trained staff can achieve the implantation of around 9,000 hairs per session and it is a procedure that can be done in a few hours and without hassle

Seneca's highly trained staff can achieve the implantation of around 9,000 hairs per session and it is a procedure that can be done in a few hours and without hassle

Don't risk travelling to an unknown clinic when getting a hair transplant

Prostate Cancer

Sir Chris Hoy ‘openness’ sees surge in prostate cancer awareness - charity

The offer was widely supported

The offer was widely supported

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Junior doctors in Scotland accept new 11 percent pay rise

Dr Andrew Blaikie demonstrates how to use an Arclight ophthalmoscope (left) and an infant undergoing the Reflex Test to examine their retina for abnormalities

Dr Andrew Blaikie demonstrates how to use an Arclight ophthalmoscope (left) and an infant undergoing the Reflex Test to examine their retina for abnormalities

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'Racial bias' of routine infant eye test is leading to unnecessary referrals

Nearly 400 short-term prisoners could be released in the new year under Scottish Government plans to ease pressure on the country’s prisons

Nearly 400 short-term prisoners could be released in the new year under Scottish Government plans to ease pressure on the country’s prisons

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Letters: Move to let more prisoners out early is down to catalogue of SNP failures

Assisted dying bills are on the agenda north and south of the Border

Assisted dying bills are on the agenda north and south of the Border

Mark McGeoghegan: MPs should vote in line with their conscience on assisted dying

Thinking smarter to tackle cancers

Muscular Dystrophy UK

NHS Scotland needs to find and support the 'missing'

Lindsay Fraser and David Rigterink

Lindsay Fraser and David Rigterink

Scottish firm secures £5m in 'difficult market' for biotech funding

The recent annual census has highlighted some worrying trends in mental healthcare

The recent annual census has highlighted some worrying trends in mental healthcare

INSIDE THE NHS🏥

Mental Health and Wellbeing

What does the latest census tell us about mental health services?

Glenn Campbell, BBC Scotland's political editor and the subject of the documentary, My Brain Tumour and Me. Picture: BBC

Glenn Campbell, BBC Scotland's political editor and the subject of the documentary, My Brain Tumour and Me. Picture: BBC

Unforgettable reporting from the front line of BBC man's cancer battle

Shares in the big generating companies have fallen

Shares in the big generating companies have fallen

Letters: The generating giants will feel the pain of a market backlash

Stuart Callison

Stuart Callison

Defibrillators and AEDs

Labour missed a chance to save lives – but it's not too late

Jade Scott with resident Margaret Salmond

Jade Scott with resident Margaret Salmond

Nurse who qualified in 2023 wins 2024 Nurse of the Year award

Liam McArthur (second right) reads people's dying wishes

Liam McArthur (second right) reads people's dying wishes

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Ministers warned against lobbying on assisted dying bill by MSP

Jeane Freeman, former cabinet secretary for health and sport in Scotland, giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry in London on November 19, 2024

Jeane Freeman, former cabinet secretary for health and sport in Scotland, giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry in London on November 19, 2024

UK Covid Inquiry

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Freeman: Scot Govt 'prioritised risk from Covid' over other considerations

Dr Kendle Maslowski, of the Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute in Glasgow, said the discovery could lead to 'new effective treatments for cancer'

Dr Kendle Maslowski, of the Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute in Glasgow, said the discovery could lead to 'new effective treatments for cancer'

Salmonella as a treatment for bowel cancer? Scientists make 'exciting' discovery

We explore some of the top options on the market that can help you bulk up

We explore some of the top options on the market that can help you bulk up

6 of the Best Mass Gainer UK Supplements to Try

The new Elanic Hospital, found on Bath Street in Glasgow

The new Elanic Hospital, found on Bath Street in Glasgow

'State-of-the-art' new Elanic hospital set to open in Glasgow city centre

Emily Kynaston-Williams took her canoe on a 35km adventure across the Isle of Lewis

Emily Kynaston-Williams took her canoe on a 35km adventure across the Isle of Lewis

My XL adventure: one woman’s plus size journey to the great outdoors

Health Secretary Neil Gray has been embroiled in a row over using ministerial cars to attend football matches, most of which involved the team he supports

Health Secretary Neil Gray has been embroiled in a row over using ministerial cars to attend football matches, most of which involved the team he supports

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Letters: Why can't SNP MSPs just own up and apologise when they've done wrong?

Every year, over 350,000 women die from cervical cancer

Every year, over 350,000 women die from cervical cancer

For the first time, the elimination of a cancer is within our reach

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater (centre) joins as Dignity in Dying campaigners gather in Parliament Square, central London, in support of the assisted dying bill

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater (centre) joins as Dignity in Dying campaigners gather in Parliament Square, central London, in support of the assisted dying bill

Letters: The many worrying flaws inherent in the assisted dying bill

Happy teens are healthy teens

Happy teens are healthy teens

Zahra Hedges: Scotland can follow Iceland's example to help the next generation

MSPs to discuss assisted dying

MSPs to discuss assisted dying

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Children’s hospices raise 'serious concerns' over Scottish assisted dying at 16 law

Health inequalities faced by women and girls in Scotland are deeply entrenched within the systems that are meant to care for us, writes Engender CEO Catherine Murphy.

Health inequalities faced by women and girls in Scotland are deeply entrenched within the systems that are meant to care for us, writes Engender CEO Catherine Murphy.

Scottish Government needs to do more on women’s health, says Engender

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'Half a million for a handful of slides': National Care Service consultancy spend row

Working-class Scots report an obsession with their accents and intense questioning over which school they attended

Working-class Scots report an obsession with their accents and intense questioning over which school they attended

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Edinburgh Uni must stop appalling snobbery from Saltburn-esque toff students

Patients are increasingly obtaining drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro on private prescriptions for weight loss, especially from online pharmacies. But doctors fear they are being misused

Patients are increasingly obtaining drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro on private prescriptions for weight loss, especially from online pharmacies. But doctors fear they are being misused

As nurse's death hits headlines - how dangerous are new 'weight-loss' drugs?

Dr Hilary Wilson, left, and Dr Kate Stevens at right, curators and trustees of the Friends of Glasgow Royal Infirmary Museum at the GRI hold photographs showing patients treated for smallpox in Glasgow in the early 1900s

Dr Hilary Wilson, left, and Dr Kate Stevens at right, curators and trustees of the Friends of Glasgow Royal Infirmary Museum at the GRI hold photographs showing patients treated for smallpox in Glasgow in the early 1900s

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Inside the 1950 smallpox outbreak that gripped Glasgow - and its parallels with Covid

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Letters: Council care services are a disaster. We deserve better

The Black Death

The Black Death

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Black Death in Scotland research shows humanity in face of plague

Hospice bosses say they are losing staff because they cannot afford to match NHS-level pay rises for staff and are struggling with the spiralling cost or providing day to day services

Hospice bosses say they are losing staff because they cannot afford to match NHS-level pay rises for staff and are struggling with the spiralling cost or providing day to day services

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Hospices facing 'heartbreaking' decision to turn patients away amid funding crisis

Hospices, which are mainly funded by donations with some money from government, are struggling to balance the books

Hospices, which are mainly funded by donations with some money from government, are struggling to balance the books

'For the first time ever, hospices will have to turn people away'

Scottish Government scraps flagship National Care Service plan

Scottish Government scraps flagship National Care Service plan

National Care Service

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SNP insists National Care Service not scrapped despite mothballing of flagship policy

The research suggests that some combinations of 'multimorbidity' are particularly high risk in terms of the risk of hospitalisation and death during winter

The research suggests that some combinations of 'multimorbidity' are particularly high risk in terms of the risk of hospitalisation and death during winter

INSIDE THE NHS 🏥

More people are living with multiple conditions – and it's a big problem for NHS

Herald Diary: Farewell then, Tam Shepherds, you will be sadly missed

As we navigate modern life, it's crucial to prioritise our mental health

As we navigate modern life, it's crucial to prioritise our mental health

Is the UK now entering the SAD season?

The survey, which has been running since 1995, provides a snapshot of Scotland's population health trends

The survey, which has been running since 1995, provides a snapshot of Scotland's population health trends

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Record obesity rates and a dental crisis: Survey lays bare state of nation's health

The research led by Glasgow University will explore links between vitamin D and the cortisol stress hormone, with suicide risk

The research led by Glasgow University will explore links between vitamin D and the cortisol stress hormone, with suicide risk

New research to better understand the biological factors of suicidal behaviour

Malcolm Hughes, Rebecca Toal, and Stephen Lappin (L-R). Dr Toal, a local GP and 'defibrillator guardian', said she was 'emotional' on discovering the device had saved both men's lives

Malcolm Hughes, Rebecca Toal, and Stephen Lappin (L-R). Dr Toal, a local GP and 'defibrillator guardian', said she was 'emotional' on discovering the device had saved both men's lives

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Two runners saved by the same public defibrillator back new appeal

'In Ontario, most patients choosing MAiD who are not dying come from marginalised, poor backgrounds,' says Dr Ramona Coelho

'In Ontario, most patients choosing MAiD who are not dying come from marginalised, poor backgrounds,' says Dr Ramona Coelho

Dr Ramona Coelho

Weak safeguards 'push the poor, the elderly and disabled towards assisted death'

Dr Darren McKeown

Dr Darren McKeown

cosmetic surgery

We must crack down on unqualified cosmetic medicine market

Wild swimming is going global. 11 things I learned from Global Wellness Summit

Wild swimming is going global. 11 things I learned from Global Wellness Summit

Wild swimming, hot springs, ice baths. 11 big wellness trends from global summit

More than 50 pieces, including sketches, paintings and collages, make up the exhibition

More than 50 pieces, including sketches, paintings and collages, make up the exhibition

Kidney patients' artwork goes on display at hospital where they receive treatment

Men's Sheds across Scotland will hold open doors events as part of International Men's Day

Men's Sheds across Scotland will hold open doors events as part of International Men's Day

Shed life: the simple idea that has helped save lives – and a few marriages!

Sir Chris Hoy displaying his 2008 Beijing Olympic Games gold medals

Sir Chris Hoy displaying his 2008 Beijing Olympic Games gold medals

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Chris Hoy is right: a change in culture would save men's lives

Comedian Mark Black

Comedian Mark Black

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Comic Mark Black to discuss addiction as he urges others to open up on struggles

Students have experienced a “slow but exponential” decline in their mental health

Students have experienced a “slow but exponential” decline in their mental health

Mental Health and Wellbeing

Call to protect student mental health services

Former professional footballer reveals business ambitions