Senior medics are calling for ministers to introduce charges in the NHS and they are right, argues Herald columnist Alan Simpson ...

RECORD long waits for hospital appointments are set to be cut in a claimed “fiddle”, we can reveal. Thousands of cases where patients miss or cancel appointments will be axed from the stats. The ...

Scotland has been named the drug death capital of Europe for the seventh successive year - with a dangerous and increasingly ...

The Scottish Government has been accused of “shameful cuts” following new figures which show a significant disparity in access to NHS ...

The Lib Dems urged the Government to ‘move heaven and earth’ to set up a nationwide scheme as soon as possible.

The number of drug deaths is expected to have dropped slightly, but experts warn that any fall will most likely be a blip.

“Our ambition is to create the conditions for everyone in Aberdeen to thrive. The Local Outcome Improvement Plan is a living commitment to improvement, shaped by our city’s voices and experiences.

Just over half of Dumfries and Galloway stroke patients received care aimed at giving them the best chance of survival in 2024. Figures from Public Health Scotland show that just 56.1 per cent of ...

Those eligible for the new vaccine programme include gay and bisexual men and those involved in selling or exchanging sex, regardless of gender.

Figures released by Public Health Scotland this month show that 1,384 people in the NHS Lanarkshire area had a stroke in 2024 and the health board struggled to meet national targets for providing ...

Cases of Legionnaires’ disease have more than trebled in Scotland over the past three years, new figures showed. Cases of the lung infection fell to just 16 in 2021, but since then have risen, ...

Scotland's struggling NHS is facing even more pressure after it emerged sickness rates among staff have reached the highest level for ten years. A new report revealed the rate for 2024-25 was 6.4 per ...