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Free Scottish care comes under review
The Scottish policy on free personal and nursing care is sound but needs better planning for the future to ensure its long-term sustainability, a review has found.The review sets out a 12-point action plan that includes addressing the current funding gap, standardising assessment and delivery and ensuring costs are accurately ...
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£12m funding for physical activity in Scotland
Public health minister Shona Robison has announced £12m of funding for physical activity initiatives in schools, workplaces, homes and across communities.
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Scottish doctors to vote on no-confidence motion
Scottish GPs are set to consider a vote of no confidence in the UK government's stewardship of the NHS.
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Dental association calls for reforms
The British Dental Association has called on the Scottish government to change the criteria dentists must meet to be deemed 'committed' to the NHS.
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Children's well-being improves in Scotland
The well-being of children in Scotland has improved over the last two decades, according to a new report.
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Scottish health boards on track to meet hand hygiene target
Compliance with hand hygiene rules in Scotland has risen 19 per cent over the past year, reaching 87 per cent in February, a report by Health Protection Scotland shows. The target is for 90 per cent compliance by November.
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Scotland asked to review ban on gay blood donors
Liberal Democrat health spokesman Ross Finnie has urged the Scottish government to examine whether the blanket ban on gay men donating blood could be lifted without compromising public safety.
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Scotland pledges £6m to fight childhood obesity
Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has announced £6m of funding to tackle childhood obesity.Health boards will be asked to set up weight treatment programmes for children aged five to 15 to promote healthy eating and physical activity and address the causes of weight gain.
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Schools start cervical cancer immunisation programme
A £64m cervical cancer immunisation programme will begin in Scottish schools on 1 September.
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Enhanced protection for medical staff
Enhanced protections for NHS staff in Scotland will come into force this week.
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Mental health: tackling suicide among young people
Suicide is the second most common cause of death among young men, after accidents. Government and voluntary initiatives are working to cut rates, but sensationalised coverage needs to be reined in, finds Mark Gould
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Call to target NHS money at young people
A leading Church of Scotland minister believes the NHS should stop using its money to keep the elderly alive and spend it on the young instead.
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Report calls for improvement in chronic pain services
The NHS in Scotland must do more to improve services for patients with chronic pain, says a report by the health service watchdog.
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Minister to announce MRSA screening pilots
The health boards that have been chosen to trial MRSA screening in Scotland are due to be announced by health secretary Nicola Sturgeon this afternoon.
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£8m boost for Scottish telecare
Scottish public health minister Shona Robison has pledged an additional £8m to expand telecare programmes that allow people leaving hospital to live more independently and safely at home.
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Public health doctors condemn private sector contract
Senior public health figures have condemned the Scottish government's decision to engage PricewaterhouseCoopers to run its patient experience programme.
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Scottish government steps up fight against hospital infections
Prudent prescribing of antibiotics and a surveillance programme to monitor and provide data on organisms that are resistant to antibiotics is part of a hospital infections action plan released by the Scottish government.
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£525m funding boost for NHS Scotland
A funding boost of £525m for new and improved NHS facilities, equipment upgrades, and IT systems across Scotland has been announced.
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Opt-out organ donation under debate
MSPs will today debate the pros and cons of introducing an 'opt-out' system to increase rates of organ donation.
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Children's cancer plans to be announced
Future plans for children's cancer services in Scotland are due to be announced today by health and well-being secretary Nicola Sturgeon.