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Funding for improvements to GP practices

GP practices will receive more than £9 million of new funding to upgrade their premises and IT systems supporting better services for local communities. The...

Big increase in Scottish prison visitors caught smuggling drugs

JAIL chiefs have reported a 50% increase in the number of prison visitors caught smuggling drugs. A total of 87 visitors were caught with drugs...

Edinburgh taxis are set to increase their prices between midnight and 5am throughout the week

A “PARTY tariff” for late-night taxi users is set to be approved in Edinburgh. The basic charge for a cab in the city is currently...

Uptake of morning-after pill on the rise

THE number of women and teenagers receiving over-the-counter birth control has risen five-fold in a decade. Latest NHS figures show that in 2001 just over...

Five-fold increase in attacks on NHS workers

By Christine Lavelle A HUGE rise in attacks on emergency service workers could mean every member of staff is fitted with a personal panic alarm. Prosecutions...

Marriage on the up in Scotland for the first time in years

By Christine Lavelle SCOTLAND’S marriage rate has seen a “rare increase”, compared to figures this time last year, and after falling consecutively for five years. And...

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