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NHS pays out after leaving medical objects inside Scot patients

HEALTH chiefs have paid out hundreds of thousands of pounds in compensation - after leaving medical objects inside Scots patients after surgery. Needles, swabs, screws,...

Borders hospital ward shut by sickness bug

A ward at the Border General Hospital has been closed to admissions after several patients contracted the winter sickness bug, norovirus. NHS Borders said infection...

Nursing agencies paid higher hourly rate than First Minister

By Rory Reynolds NHS boards in Scotland are paying nursing agencies a higher hourly rate than the First Minister in a desperate bid to cover...

Scottish NHS Boards slammed by Ombudsman

By Cara Sulieman SEVERAL Scots health boards have been slammed by the Public Services Ombudsman over a series of complaints by patients - on the...

Anthrax hall open to public for months

By Paul Thornton A VILLAGE hall contaminated by deadly anthrax spores lay open to the public for months while the home of a man who...

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