NHS Grampian suffers following £239m shortfall over last decade
MSPs were told yesterday that funding for NHS Grampian has been £239million short of its official target over the last decade.
Jeane Freeman
New loan scheme will help GPs run their local practice
A loan scheme for GPs to borrow interest-free money to help run their surgeries has been given another £20 million in funding from the Scottish Government.
Disappointment as NHS Highland delay annual review over ‘change of leadership’
Politicians have criticised beleaguered north health bosses’ "disappointing" decision to postpone NHS Highland's annual review.
Outstanding NHS payments to clinical waste firm ‘should go to unpaid staff’
A call has been made for NHS payments to a failed clinical waste contractor to be diverted to workers who were let go at Christmas without wages.
Patient dies after catching infection in hospital
A patient has died after a bacterial outbreak at a hospital near Glasgow.
Moray MP tells health minister she cannot repair region’s health service from a distance
Scotland's health secretary has been told she must make time to visit Moray and guide efforts to repair the region's health service.
Flower campaign encourages north women to attend cervical cancer smear tests
Cervical cancer claims many lives among young women across the north of Scotland every year.
Hospitals inspected on ‘proportionate basis’ – Scottish health secretary
The Scottish health secretary has said she does not believe reports that nearly half of the country’s hospitals have not been inspected for safety or cleanliness.
Health Secretary’s pledge for better TV deal for hospital patients
The health secretary has pledged to work with NHS Highland to secure a better deal for patients splashing out “extortionate fees” to watch television at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.
New band of midwifery students delivered to UHI
The University of the Highlands and Islands has announced the intake of its latest cohort of midwifery students on a revamped course in a bid to meet the needs of communities across the north of Scotland.
Bed blocking has cost NHS more than £500 million since 2014/15
Bed blocking has cost the NHS more than £500 million since Nicola Sturgeon became First Minister, according to Scottish Labour research.
Health chiefs urged to guarantee future of Aberdeen’s neo-natal unit
Health chiefs have been urged to provide guarantees that the north-east's neo-natal unit will not be downgraded as part of a nationwide review.
Waiting time targets for cancer patients not met across Scotland
The number of cancer patients who are having to wait longer than the target of 62 days to receive treatment has increased, according to official statistics.
Moray mums-to-be suffering from `poor’ communication
The health secretary has admitted pregnant women in Moray are the victims of “poor” communication after she heard many don’t know where they are going to give birth.
New law on health and social care staffing faces first Holyrood vote
Proposed new legislation to enshrine safe levels of health and care staff in law is expected to pass its first hurdle at Holyrood later.
Rise in hospital beds occupied by delayed discharges ‘unacceptable’
The rising number of hospital beds being blocked by delayed discharges is unacceptable, the Scottish Health Secretary has admitted.
Scottish Government should have tackled NHS Highland bullying claim earlier
The “bullying culture” in NHS Highland should have been challenged earlier by the Scottish Government, it has been claimed.
Lessons should be learned from Moray hospital’s staffing issues
A Highlands MSP has urged the Scottish Government to ensure lessons are learned from the staffing shortages that led to the downgrading of Moray’s maternity unit.
£80m NHS technology boost ‘will help staff care for more patients’
The Scottish Government has pledged £80million to upgrade every health service computer in the country.
Building upgrades needed as north health boards fall behind rest of Scotland
The extent to which the north and north-east’s hospitals are falling behind the rest of Scotland has been laid bare in a new report.
New Elgin ambulance trial to reduce pressure on local paramedics
The Scottish Government has announced plans to improve ambulance cover in Moray.
NHS Grampian maternity action needs huge improvements according to Health Secretary
Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has told NHS Grampian to get back around the table to resolve Moray’s maternity unit crisis.
NHS Grampian given a two week deadline to submit formal plans for the return of consultant-led service at Dr Gray’s Hospital
NHS Grampian have been given two weeks to submit plans on how they will reintroduce a consultant-led maternity service at Dr Gray’s Hospital.
Scottish Government minister to visit north-east hospital at centre of staffing crisis
The Scottish Government’s new health minister will visit a north-east hospital tomorrow to meet campaigners fighting to retain services in the region.
400% increase in households affected by the new benefit cap
Controversial housing benefit cuts have seen a 400% rise in families affected in the north of Scotland since November.
Tory welfare cuts could cost north claimants £142m
Tory welfare cuts will cost claimants in the north and north-east of Scotland £142million, according to new official analysis.
SNP minister plays down prospect of using new powers to mitigate “rape clause” policy
An SNP minister has played down the prospect of using Holyrood's new powers to mitigate the Conservative Government's controversial "rape clause" policy.