All Scotland articles – Page 18
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NewsScotland could make patient injury compensation easier
The Scottish government is considering a shake-up that could make it easier for patients to claim compensation following a medical injury.
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NewsSwine flu confirmed in further 47 people
Swine flu has been confirmed in a further 47 patients, the majority of whom are children.
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HSJ KnowledgeSink or swim: how small hospitals survive competition
Small district general hospitals are often the heart of their communities but their survival is only assured by outmanoeuvring the big trusts. By Alison Moore
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HSJ KnowledgeTen years on: what devolution has meant for the NHS
In 1999 Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland assumed new powers. After 10 years of devolution Graham Clews examines what it has meant for the UK’s health services
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Swine flu prompts patient colour coding guidance
The Royal College of Physicians has published draft guidance for NHS strategic planners and clinicians on dealing with a flu pandemic.
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Scotland calls off pandemic flu practice as swine flu worries grow
A four-week emergency exercise to test Scotland’s resilience against pandemic flu has been suspended in light of the threat of an actual pandemic.
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NewsWHO raises alert level as UK swine flu cases confirmed
The World Health Organisation has raised its threat level to indicate increased risk of a flu pandemic in the wake of confirmed swine flu cases in several countries.
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NewsAlan Johnson: UK among best prepared for swine flu outbreak
Health secretary Alan Johnson has attempted to calm fears over an outbreak of a new strain of flu called swine influenza.
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Dumfries and Galloway reconfiguration plans face independent review
Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has commissioned an independent review into reconfiguration proposals in the rural areas of Dumfries and Galloway.
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Pilots open health boards to public candidates
Members of the public will have the chance to stand for election to health boards in Scotland from next year, after the Scottish Parliament passed the necessary legislation.
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NewsScottish cancer centres lead on high-tech radiotherapy
All of Scotland’s cancer centres are to be allocated money to provide high-tech radiotherapy.
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Scottish BMA leader demands review of extended opening hours
The British Medical Association's lead Scottish GP has demanded a review of policy on extending GP opening hours in Scotland.
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Chief executives should publish expenses, says information commissioner
Chief executives and senior officers of NHS bodies should publish their expenses - including hospitality and hotel stays - as a matter of course, according to Scotland’s information commissioner.
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Scottish hospitals to be watched by 'superbug supremo'
The Scottish government is to appoint a 'superbug supremo' to check on hospitals' infection control.
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Scottish bill to ban private GP provision
Health policy in Scotland has moved further from English policy with a bill that will prevent private companies from running GP services.
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Health boards meet waiting time targets early
All but three Scottish health boards have met a waiting time target three months early.
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NHS single rooms: preferences and privacy
While getting a one bed room on the NHS is a dream come true for many patients, for staff moving to single room acute care delivery it is an opportunity to break away from old working methods. Alison Moore reports
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Scottish NHS boards see below-inflation funding rises
NHS boards in Scotland will get an increase of 2.6 per cent in the coming financial year - below the current inflation rate of 3 per cent.
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Scottish health minister Shona Robison takes on new brief
Scottish health minister Shona Robison is to take on responsibility for sport, following a reshuffle of the Scottish parliament.
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NHS Scotland funding announced
NHS Scotland boards will share £8.6bn of funding next financial year. The sum includes £385m earmarked for capital investment, which the Scottish government said would help boost the struggling economy.