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Healthcare inspectors “extremely disappointed” by South Lanarkshire hospital’s cleanliness

Scotland's healthcare improvement organisation has voiced its serious concern with on-going cleanliness issues at Hairmyres hospital in South Lanarkshire.   The Healthcare Environment Inspectorate (HEI) for...

Nurse altered patients’ records to prescribe herself drugs

A NURSE used confidential patients’ medical records to prescribe herself powerful sedatives. Rebecca Preston sneaked into GPs’ consulting rooms and used their computers to create...

Health Board Condemned for Night Discharges

A SCOTTISH health board has been condemned after discharging almost 1,400 OAPs from hospital during the night. NHS Fife admitted that 1,363 patients aged over...

Boys Are Reckless, Say Experts

ACCIDENT-prone boys are up to three times more likely to end up in A&E departments of Scottish hospitals compared to cautious girls. Experts claim boys...

Highland rescue by heroic Scottish postie

A HEROIC Scots postie has been praised by rescue services after she saved a pensioner who had fallen into a fast-flowing river. Lyndsey Holt, from...

World first as Scots hospital uses light against superbugs

A SCOTTISH hospital ward will be the first in the world to use light in the battle against superbugs. The lighting system, which has taken...

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