Health

A person being given an injection

Scottish women wanted for trial of six-month contraceptive jab

Ministers pledged to eradicate Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAHMS) waiting times by March 2023, but figures for the last quarter show 469 children had been waiting for treatment for more than a year

'Work to be done' after key mental health waiting times target missed

Borders General Hospital

NHS Borders under 'extreme pressure' after busy weekend

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The Scottish Government's flagship childcare expansion policy has been praised by Audit Scotland

Watchdog praises Scottish Government for flagship policy's implementation

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Many may be wondering what the situation in Scotland is right now.

Where we are now with Covid-19 in Scotland in terms of cases and restrictions

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Parents will be eligible for extra support if their baby receives neonatal care for more than seven continuous days, before the baby reaches 28 days of life

Exclusive Charities urge HMRC to pick up pace on neonatal leave and pay

Women living in the least affluent areas of Scotland accounted for twice as many abortions as those in the most affluent areas

Abortions up by a fifth in last year with most in poorest areas

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Rangers and Celtic are both sponsored by gambling firms

Exclusive Celtic and Rangers must drop 'triggering' gambling sponsorship, says former addict

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Minister Maree Todd at the opening of the West Lothian Cycle Circuit at Xcite Linlithgow

Minister opens £1.25m cycling circuit ahead of world championships

David Parrish in action on day five of the 2023 Cape Wrath Ultra

Scots runner wins 238-mile race in first ultra-long-distance competition

Programme manager for Tampon Taxi Alexandra Effinger

THE FERRET The tampon dispatch - Perth's solution to menstrual equity

Martin Paterson from Coatbridge admitted to once stealing money from his late son to fund his gambling addiction

Exclusive 'Gambling brought me 40 years of misery. The UK Government must act'

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Muirfield Riding Therapy in North Berwick runs a Walk and Talk programme, where participants take a pony out for a walk while talking about their mental health

Pet projects are helping young Scots recover from impact of Covid

Covid vaccines were developed with large sums of public money

UK response to Covid pandemic was 'fuelled by nationalism'

The findings form part of the annual Hands Up Scotland Survey

Active travel journeys to schools in Scotland higher than pre-pandemic levels

A Connection Cafe will be held at Blairgowrie's creative community hub Nest

Connection cafes will tackle mental health myths ahead of festival

SNP MP Ronnie Cowan will attend a screening of a documentary

SNP MP calls for tougher rules on gambling advertising amid new documentary

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Scotland's politicians must understand that a National Care Service is worth fighting for, writes Kate Forbes

COMMENT Kate Forbes: Politicians can't be afraid to grasp the nettle on National Care Service

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Those with experience in the care sector are being invited to contribute to the Scottish Government's plans for a national care service

Scottish Government invites public to help shape plans for National Care Service

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In the last year, 11- to 17-year-old children in the UK have increased their use of vaping from 7.7% to 11.6%

Letters Politicians have been conned into buying the big vaping myth

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Gillian Mackay has said supermarkets have a moral imperative to take action and clear vapes from view

Supermarkets should 'clear vapes from view' after lead discovery

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NHS staff are facing violence and abuse at work, new data has revealed

Scale of abuse faced by Scottish NHS staff laid bare as 100,000 incidents reported

Dr Matt Kidd (right) praised the results which have been published in the Lancet

Scottish technology to tackle warts could also fight cancer, study suggests

A cottage in Cullipool, Argyll & Bute, that had been empty for many years and was brought back into use by a private owner

‘Ground-breaking’ partnership aims to repurpose empty homes for care workers

Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) and Argyll and Bute Health & Social Care Partnership (A&B HSCP)

Empty homes to be used to tackle housing shortage in areas failing to hire carers

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Social media is flooded with mental health ‘products’. It’s no surprise

comment Social media is flooded with mental health ‘products’. It’s no surprise

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LibDem MSP Liam McArthur’s Member’s Bill would allow competent terminally ill adults to request assistance to end their lives.

Assisted dying bill facing opposition from faith leaders

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I think what struck me the most, is that this documentary could have been an opportunity for Rory Carson to do something really impactful.

COMMENT Kelly Given: BBC should apologise for sensationalist ADHD documentary

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The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is one of the ‘enforcing authorities’ for F-Gas Regulations in Scotland

First Scottish penalty for greenhouse gas leak issued to Ayrshire firm

This week is Mental Health Awareness week

COMMENT Karen Adam: Sharing experiences is key to breaking down stigma around mental health

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University of Edinburgh of dogs during wellbeing programme

University launches wellbeing initiative to help boost the mental health of students

New research has found one millions Scots experience levels of anxiety that disrupt their daily lives

One million Scots stopped by anxiety in daily lives, new research shows

The petition on allergy labelling was sparked by a tragic death

Politicians to debate 'Owen's Law' calling for clearer allergy labelling

The findings of a survey on levels of anxiety were revealed

Awareness week puts focus on mental health of people in Scotland

Failed governance by the Tories at Westminster has left our public service workers in a precarious position

LETTERS Let's go with bread now and jam tomorrow for public service staff in Scotland

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The Danish government has credited Selina with single-handedly helping the country to reduce its food waste

This is what we must learn from the Nordics on food waste and security

The controversial plans currently would take social care out of the hands of local authorities

National Care Service delay will allow ministers to 'strengthen' controversial bill

Michael Matheson MSP Net Zero and Energy Secretary

Scottish NHS boards asked to draw up contingency plans in case junior doctors strike

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Rock Trust Livingston New Residence, Livingston, West Lothian

Out-of-use care home transformed into affordable housing for young people

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Police at the scene in West George Street, Glasgow, where a man was shot by an armed officers after another police officer was injured during an attack on Friday. PA Photo. Picture date: Sunday June 28, 2020. See PA story POLICE WestGeorgeSt. Photo

Home Office refused to fund mental health project after stabbings in Glasgow

The Scottish Government's target of seeing that 95% of patients are helped within four hours has not been met since July 2020

Nearly seven out of 10 A&E patients in Scotland seen within four-hour target

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Folk singer Mischa Macpherson has a message

Award-winning singer calls for music scene to be more aware of mental health

Many in the traditional arts and music sector have seen their incomes disappear completely

Stark impact of Covid pandemic on traditional arts in Scotland revealed

Junior doctors in Scotland could be set to go on strike after a majority voted in favour of industrial action

Junior doctors in Scotland vote overwhelmingly for strike action amid pay dispute

The Covid-19 pandemic is no longer a global emergency

WHO downgrades Covid-19 pandemic, saying it is no longer a global emergency

Gillian Mackay said the working group on buffer zones had

Abortion clinic buffer zones working group had ‘run its course’ says Green MSP

Scientists at Eli Lilly and Company have created a new drug which slow the cognitive decline caused by Alzheimer’s

World ‘on the cusp of first generation of treatments for Alzheimer’s’

Müller is pulling some of its Cadbury dessert products from supermarket shelves due to the possible presence of Listeria

Supermarkets recall Cadbury dessert products over food poisoning fears

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This Deaf Awareness Week we must consider what true inclusivity looks like, writes Karen Adam

COMMENT An independent Scotland has to consider the needs of everyone

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Cecilia Grierson's name is on buildings in Argentina, where her legacy lives on

HISTORY The Scottish descendant who was a pioneer for feminism and health in Argentina

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Irene, of See Beyond - See the Lives - Scotland

Letters sent to loved ones lost to drug and alcohol deaths in bid to reduce stigma

Rising bills and crippling inflation have squeezed people's wallets and negatively impacted on their health

Cost of living crisis worsening demand issues in Scotland's NHS, research says

Mgen has been linked with preterm birth, miscarriage and infertility.

EXCLUSIVE Have you heard of Mgen? The little known STD that is a 'growing concern' in UK

One in every 71 people in the UK suffer from dementia

THE BIG READ It's time for us all to talk about dementia – which is so much more than forgetting

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