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Scandal of dementia patients “locked up longer than criminals”

HUNDREDS of dementia patients are being locked in Scottish hospital wards for 24 hours a day - twice as long as many jailed criminals. Patients'...

Switchboard cuts risk lives, claims union

By Niamh Anderson   PATIENTS will be at risk after health chiefs stopped paying switchboard staff overtime, it has been claimed. Bosses in one NHS board have...

Mice, worms and cockroaches infest Scottish hospitals

FILTHY and rundown Scottish hospitals suffer an average of eight pest infestations a day, official new figures show. Mice, worms, cockroaches and even bats regularly...

Hospitals facing shortage of TB drug

SCOTS hospitals are facing a critical shortage of drugs vital for fighting tuberculosis. Public health minister Michael Matheson has admitted that hospitals across the country...

Pix: Rare expensive Scotch unveiled at Edinburgh Castle

An extremely rare and valuable malt, jewel in the crown of a collection of exclusive malt whiskies revealed has been revealed at Edinburgh Castle,...

NHS launches iPhone app for organ donation

NHS Lothian has become the first health board in Scotland to create an iPhone app. The “Sign up to Save a Life” app is aimed...

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