The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM), who set and monitor standards in accident and emergency departments, said the ...

The Scottish government has been urged to take immediate action to address "unacceptable" and "dangerous" A&E waiting times ...

Figures show just 784 people waited more than 12 hours in emergency departments in 2011 but by 2024 this number had surged to ...

A senior medic has warned Scotland's NHS "can't go on like this" and called for reducing waiting times to be a "political ...

Mental illness is rocketing, while government funding falls. Suicides are rising, along with self-harm, autism, ADHD and loneliness. The head ...

With Scotland’s NHS seemingly in a state of permanent crisis, John Swinney recently began taking a more hands-on role ...

A vaccination programme introduced to protect babies and older adults against a dangerous respiratory disease has cut ...

Office for National Statistics data shows there were 1,277 deaths from conditions wholly caused by alcohol in 2023.

Dead birds are being removed from The Helix park and nearby Kinnaird Ponds where another case of the virus has been ...

There has been too little progress in reducing consultant vacancies in the NHS as it continues to struggle with year-round pressures, doctors have warned.

“A Public Health Scotland (PHS) evaluation, commended by internationally-renowned public health experts, estimated that our MUP policy has saved hundreds of lives. “We increased the minimum ...