Tag: Health

Calls for fire crews to attend heart attacks

Health

Peter Laing - May 3, 2015

SCOTLAND’S Chief Fire Inspector has called for firefighters to be allowed to treat members of the public having heart attacks. At present emergency calls for...

Teenage Royal Navy reservists dies of meningitis

Community

Peter Laing - April 16, 2015

A HEARTBROKEN father plans to scatter the ashes of his sea-loving teenage son on the Firth of Forth after he was killed by meningitis. Royal...

Scottish A&E performance improving

In Brief

Peter Laing - April 7, 2015

A&E waiting times figures released today for both the month of February and the week ending 29 March, show that improvement is being made. During...

80,000 deaths could be avoided with new antibiotics

Health

Peter Laing - April 7, 2015

A report published on Sunday by the Cabinet Office estimates that 80,000 people could die in the UK from antibiotic resistant infections. The National Risk...

Funding boost for mental health programme

In Brief

Deadline News Journalist - March 6, 2015

SCOTS experiencing mental health problems have had a funding boost to protect their human rights. See Me, a national programme to end mental health discrimination,...