Tag: nhs

Virus forces hospitals to close wards

Deadline News Journalist - January 14, 2010

By Andrea McCallum A VIRUS outbreak has forced two Scottish hospitals to close nearly 10 wards after both staff and patients were ...

Cold snap causes A&E surge

Deadline News Journalist - January 6, 2010

By Andrea McCallum HOSPITAL staff have been snowed under with thousands of patients attending A&E with broken bones during the cold snap. Wards across the...

NHS Chiefs spend £4 million on wigs

Deadline News Journalist - January 6, 2010

By Oliver Farrimond BOSSES at NHS Scotland have given the approval to spend £4 million on wigs. Four Scots companies have won the lucrative contract to...

Grandmother found frozen on doorstep

Deadline News Journalist - December 21, 2009

By Rory Reynolds A GRANDMOTHER was fighting for her life in hospital last night after becoming locked out of her home for seven hours in...

Top earners at NHS Scotland took home £230 million last year

Deadline News Journalist - December 17, 2009

By Oliver Farrimond THE number of NHS staff earning wages totalling £100,000 or more is costing the Scottish taxpayer a staggering £230 million a...

Cowell’s smile is a TV turn-off

Shaun Milne - December 14, 2009

By Shaun Milne X FACTOR judge Simon Cowell’s ultra-bright smile has become one of the biggest celebrity turn-offs on TV. Dental experts insist his estimated £10,000...

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