Tag: nhs

Doctors urge Scots to sign up to the Organ Donor Register

Health

Deadline News Journalist - September 7, 2015

DOCTORS are urging Scots to sign up to the Organ Donor Register during National Transplant Week (7-13 September 2015) and to discuss their wishes with...

Every IVF patient seen on time in Scotland

Health

Deadline News Journalist - August 25, 2015

EVERY single Scot waiting on IVF treatment was seen within 12 months, it was revealed today. Public Health Minister Maureen Watt has welcomed the figures,...

Pioneering lung surgery uses 3D imaging

Health

Deadline News Journalist - August 13, 2015

NEW 3D imaging technology, which makes lung operations quicker, safer and more effective is being trialled for the first time in Scotland at the...

Hospital consultants treated to four-star hotels and paid £1,500 per shift

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - August 3, 2015

HOSPITAL consultants are being treated to four-star hotels and paid £1,500 a day to work shifts at overstretched hospitals, it has been revealed. NHS Greater...

One in ten blood donations is wasted in Scotland

Health

Deadline News Journalist - July 23, 2015

MORE than 10% of blood donated in Scotland is wasted, it has been revealed. Figures show that 10.38% of blood donated by volunteers across Scotland...