One third of NHS Grampian patients miss 18-week treatment target
NHS Grampian was Scotland’s worst performing health board when it came meeting key 18-week referral to treatment time in December last year, NHS figures show.
Alexander Burnett
Calls for review of Kyle Gibbon case after release of Carstairs cost figures
A MSP campaigning for a Kemnay man stuck in Carstairs has said taxpayers would be “astonished” to learn that keeping a patient at the State Hospital costs £5,837 per week.
MSP calls for action on Aberdeenshire man with ADHD locked up in psychiatric hospital
The Scottish Government has been urged to “get a move on” with the inquiry into the case of an Aberdeenshire man with learning difficulties who has spent his adult life in a maximum security hospital.
Green MSP warns rural areas will suffer unless Derek Mackay’s budget delivers the goods
The Scottish Government and Greens were last night edging closer to striking a deal to get the budget through Holyrood - on the basis that local councils get more support.
No hospital staff punished for skipping hand-washing procedures in two years
The NHS has not had to discipline a single Scottish hospital worker for failing to wash their hands in the last two years.
Flood-hit communities in north-east being left ‘high and dry’ in Scottish Government’s budget
Flood-hit communities in the north-east have been left "high and dry" by the Scottish Government's draft budget.
North and north-east councils spend £585,000 on teacher relocation packages
The scale of the north and north-east schools’ staffing crisis has been laid bare by figures revealing around £585,000 was spent on teacher relocation packages in the last year.
Concerns raised over falling number of hospital admissions for eating disorders in north-east
Concerns have been raised about the declining number of patients being treated for eating disorders in north-east hospitals, despite a national spike of cases.
Ministers urged to let pharmacists give flu jabs and ease pressure on GPs
New legislation has been called for to let pharmacists ease the pressure on GPs during flu season.
Outbreak fears as thousands of health staff turn down flu jabs
Thousands of people could at risk after new figures revealed that less than half of health workers get the flu jab.
Plea to help north-east teachers struggling to support youngsters with mental illnesses
Guidance teachers and classroom assistants are being trained to become therapists as part of a trial scheme to ease a growing mental health crisis.
Damning report lays bare shocking conditions at Aberdeenshire care home
The shocking level of mistreatment pensioners were subjected to by “cruel” workers at a north-east care home has been revealed by inspectors.
Plans unveiled for 26 turbines on Mearns estate
Plans have been unveiled for nearly 30 turbines on a Mearns estate.
Stunning images inspire renewed calls for air ambulance in Aberdeen
Stunning aerial images showing the work of the nation’s charity air ambulance have spurred fresh calls for a second life-saving helicopter to be based in the north-east.
Patients miss more than 30,000 hospital appointments in north-east this year
Patients have failed to turn up for more than 30,000 hospital appointments so far this year, potentially costing NHS Grampian millions of pounds.
Staff shortages slash operation opportunities at north-east hospitals
Staff shortages at NHS Grampian have seen some hospitals’ ability to perform operations slashed by almost one-third in just two years.
Lumphanan Community Council threatened with dissolution
An Aberdeenshire community council could be disbanded if more volunteers do not step forward urgently.
Mental health service at NHS Grampian warns of ‘tricky’ summer ahead
The head of hosted mental health at NHS Grampian has warned some services will be in for a “tricky” summer as a staff shortage continues to take its toll.
Health minister backs calls for new air ambulance in north-east
Health Secretary Shona Robison has backed calls to base an “extremely valuable” new air ambulance in the north-east.
Quarter of Aberdeen residents born outside the UK
Aberdeen has the highest proportion of foreign residents in Scotland - with one in four born outside the UK.
ScotRail facing criticism for dip in performance
Delays have blighted rail travel in the north and north east over the past six months, new figures have revealed.
Patients forced to wait nearly a year for knee surgery
New figures have revealed that north-east patients are being forced to wait nearly a year for knee surgery.
Tories bite back after SNP criticise Aberdeenshire West MSP
An Aberdeenshire Conservative has come under fire for calling for new tourist signs on the Aberdeen bypass - including past his family’s ancestral home.
Monymusk junction is an “accident waiting to happen”
Residents living near a north-east junction have called for changes, branding it “an accident waiting to happen.”
VIDEO: Reaction as £50m Dons stadium plans backed by Aberdeen City Council
Aberdeen FC’s ambitious £50million stadium plans have taken their largest step forward yet - the overwhelming backing of city councillors.
Tory MSPs slated for high earnings from second jobs
A string of north and north-east MSPs are facing a backlash over their second jobs – with one potentially topping up their Holyrood salary by the equivalent of £14,000 per day.
Rejected travellers’ site plans overruled
The Scottish Government has overturned a previously-refused planning application for a controversial traveller’s site in Aberdeenshire.
Dad of anorexia sufferer calls for young persons unit in north-east
The father of a teenage girl battling a severe eating disorder has urged health bosses to improve north-east services after his daughter was forced to stay almost 60 miles away for three months for treatment.
Accusation as civil service posts go south
The Scottish Government has been accused of making a “political decision” in denying Aberdeen hundreds of civil service jobs.
Tories reveal candidate for Aberdeen North
The Scottish Conservatives have unveiled their general election candidate for the Aberdeen North constituency.
Tory aide chosen as candidate for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Tory aide Andrew Bowie will fight the West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine seat for the Conservatives at the general election, the Press and Journal can reveal.
Burnett: No need or desire for a second independence referendum
There is no need for a second referendum on independence in Scotland, and there is no desire for one.