Tag: Patients

Scottish NHS spent £9m on hotel rooms for patients since 2010

Scottish News

Peter Laing - November 29, 2013

THE Scottish NHS has spent at least £9m on hotels and travel for patients in the past three years - including at least £190...

Edinburgh warned of a HIV ticking timebomb as new cases rise

Christine Lavelle - September 30, 2010

By Christine Lavelle HEALTH experts are warning that Edinburgh could be facing a HIV ticking time-bomb, as more than 100 new cases a year are...

Parents asked to help improve Royal Hospital for Sick Kids

Christine Lavelle - September 29, 2010

By Christine Lavelle BOSSES at Edinburgh’s Royal Hospital for Sick Children hope to use ideas from families of loved ones who owe their lives to...

Thieves steal £500,000 of NHS equipment

Deadline News Journalist - July 4, 2010

By Martin Graham HEARTLESS thieves are putting patients’ lives at risk by stealing half a million pounds worth of medical equipment from hospitals across Scotland...

Missing Holyrood Items Include Mass Storage Devices

Deadline News Journalist - March 21, 2010

By Andrea McCallum THE SCOTTISH Government has had more than 1,000 security passes, 27 laptop computers, 20 BlackBerry devices – and a banana – lost...

Football defeats increase A&E admissions

Deadline News Journalist - February 14, 2010

By Andrea McCallum HOSPITAL admissions rocket when Scotland’s football teams suffer defeat, according to new figures. An investigation linking Saturday scores and casualty queues has proven...

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