Aberdeen hospital failing the elderly following unannounced visit by inspectors
The north-east's flagship hospital has been slammed for a spate of basic failings in its care of some of its most vulnerable patients.
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Girl aged 13 months flown to Glasgow hospital after house fire in Highlands
A 13-month-old girl has been flown to hospital in Glasgow after being rescued from a house fire in the Highlands.
Teenager charged after Aberdeen flat fire
An 18-year-old has been charged after a fire broke out in an Aberdeen flat which left several people including a child in hospital.
Three people in court charged with Aberdeen attempted murder
Three people have appeared in court charged with attempted murder in Aberdeen.
Woman taken to hospital after horror crash on Aberdeen road
A woman has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a horror crash on an Aberdeen road this morning.
NHS Grampian forced to bring in private company to ease waiting times
NHS Grampian has been forced to draft in private companies to help ease increasingly long waiting times.
Contract awarded to reduce waiting times for dermatology patients in Aberdeen
NHS Grampian is opening up its dermatology department at weekends to help reduce waiting times.
Raigmore Hospital among Scotland’s lowest spenders on cleaning
Raigmore in Inverness was among Scotland’s lowest spending hospitals when it came to cleaning last year, it has emerged.
NHS Grampian told to apologise after refusing treatment for knee surgery patient who lost enough weight for operation
Scotland’s public services watchdog has ordered NHS Grampian to apologise after they refused to operate on a patient who had managed to lose the required weight for the procedure.
Driver killed in five-vehicle crash identified
A man who died following a five-vehicle crash has been named by police.
Man killed in five-vehicle crash
A man has died following a five-vehicle crash.
Two taken to hospital after being cut from car which left the road and landed on roof in north-east field
Two people were taken to hospital last night with suspected head and chest injuries after their car left the road and overturned into a north-east field.
UPDATE: Two taken to hospital after being cut from car which left the road and landed on roof in north-east field
Two people have been taken to hospital with suspected head and chest injuries after their car left the road and overturned into a north-east field.
Pioneer behind fight against kidney disease in Aberdeen reflects upon his lengthy and remarkable career
There is hardly a week that passes when Neil Edward is not stopped in the street and profusely thanked for the role he played in saving someone’s life.
Coastguard helicopter tasked to aid unwell crewman on North Sea oil platform
A coastguard search and rescue helicopter from Shetland was tasked to assist in a medical evacuation from a North Sea oil platform yesterday.
School bus crashes into a van and a lorry on north-east road
A school bus on its way to collect children has crashed with a lorry and a van on the outskirts of Fraserburgh.
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary converts offices to rest rooms to tackle fatigue among staff
The biggest group of doctors within Grampian's flagship hospital have backed a campaign to tackle fatigue amongst staff.
Lifeboat crews assist police in coastline operation
RNLI lifeboat crews are working along the Moray coast after their assistance was requested by police.
Police name woman who died in Orkney road crash
Emma Barton died in a collision in Orkney last week
Woman dies five days after crash
A woman has died five days after a one vehicle crash in Orkney. The incident happened at around 7.30am on Tuesday November 27 on the A965 at Rennibister. The 22-year-old woman was treated at Balfour Hospital in Orkney before being transferred to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. She died on Sunday afternoon.
Lawyer dismisses top surgeon’s claim of NHS Grampian mistreatment as ‘conspiracy theory’
An employment tribunal has been urged to discount "conspiracy theories" about NHS bosses forcing a veteran surgeon out of his job.
NHS Grampian apologises to woman after failing to review her heart medication during investigations
NHS Grampian has apologised to a patient whose health suffered as a result of the medication she was given as medics investigated a possible heart disorder.
Patients at north-east flagship hospital to spend less time there due to new admissions unit
For decades the traditional medical model for those undergoing scheduled surgery has been to spend the night before in a hospital bed.
North-east woman thanks ‘miraculous’ doctors and nurses who helped save her life
A Mearns pensioner who says it is a “miracle” she is still alive has thanked the doctor who saved her life.
Anxious Elgin mum told she would have to wait up to seven months to find out if she had cancer
An anxious Elgin mum was told she would have to wait up to seven months to find out if she had cancer.
Lives will be saved as Aberdeen is home to new air ambulance
Lives will "undoubtedly be saved" across the north and north-east after a new air ambulance arrives in Aberdeen.
Staff screened at ARI after porter diagnosed with contagious illness
NHS Grampian is examining staff at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for tuberculosis (TB) after a porter was diagnosed with the infectious disease.
Assault on woman at Inverness party led to police later discovering another attack
An assault on a woman at an Inverness party led to the police later discovering another attack which left a man with a fractured cheek-bone.
Two casualties evacuated from separate north oil platforms
The Coastguard operations centre in Shetland responded twice yesterday to medical evacuations from oil platforms.
Charity hopes to revamp derelict garden for brain tumour patients
A charity originally created in a diminutive garden in Orkney is aiming to provide a therapy garden for patients in Aberdeen.
Pupils injured after bus and lorry collide in Moray
A school bus carrying children from a Moray primary school was involved in a collision with an HGV yesterday afternoon.
NHS Grampian first health board in Scotland to develop new hospital admissions scheme
NHS Grampian has become the first health board in Scotland to develop a new hospital admissions scheme to help nurses develop better relationships with patients.