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Apr 14, 2020
Suspected Stroke or Heart Attack? Call 999!
Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland and the British Heart Foundation have launched campaigns to remind people that, despite the COVID-19...
Apr 8, 2020
SNP Government provides additional £5.5 million for Community Pharmacies
Additional funding of £5.5 million will be provided to community pharmacies to help them cope with increased pressures from coronavirus...
Mar 31, 2020
Additional £15 Million to Support GP Practices through COVID-19 Pandemic
The SNP Government has allocated an additional £15 million of funding to GP practices across Scotland specifically to help them cope with...
Mar 27, 2020
1.5 Million Extra Respirators to Protect NHS Scotland Staff
Action has been taken to bring an additional 1.5 million protective respirators, also known as Filtering Face Pieces (FFPs) into use...
Mar 24, 2020
Enhanced Role for Community Pharmacists during COVID-19
Health Secretary Jeane Freeman MSP has announced that community pharmacists across Scotland will perform an enhanced role during the...
Mar 17, 2020
Screening for Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
Cervical screening tests will now also screen for human papillomavirus (HPV), the main cause of cervical cancer. From Monday, 16 March,...
Feb 11, 2020
Record Health Funding for NHS Ayrshire and Arran
Kenneth Gibson MSP has called on opposition MSPs to back SNP Government budget proposals for 2020/21 that commit a record £15,328 million...
Feb 6, 2020
Crosshouse Hospital Best in UK for Accident and Emergency Training
Crosshouse Hospital was ranked the UK's best for Accident and Emergency (A & E) training in 2019. This was revealed by Dr David Chung,...
Nov 20, 2019
Protecting NHS Staff from UK Tax Liabilities
New pension measures to help NHS Scotland retain highly experienced staff have been announced by the SNP Government. From 01 December...
Nov 12, 2019
70 New Posts for Medical Trainees
Hospital patients and staff will benefit from the creation of 70 new posts for trainee doctors across 17 medical specialities. All of the...
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