Scottish health boards buck NHS debt trend
Scottish health boards recognise role of DOs.The article reports on an agreement by two Scottish health boards regarding the listing of dispensing opticians (DOs) in their areas. The health boards of Forth Valley and Fife have agreed to have their DOs listed and put through Disclosure Scotland....
By May 1980 the Health Board had drawn up a list of their requirements for the new hospital, suggesting at least 280 beds be provided, comprising 30 medical beds – including provision for infectious diseases and intensive nursing; 48 surgical beds, including 8 for orthopaedic cases, 10 gynaecol...
Health The review is located on this page Headlines 2020 The NHS Scotland Open Data platform continues to be developed as a very useful resource. The number of datasets have more than doubled since last year. None of the fourteen Health Boards publish their own open data, and only one of ...
National Treatment Centres are expected to contribute to further recovery. Their capacity was planned before COVID-19 as additional capacity and as such they are only a small part of the resource required for our recovery. All Health boards must urgently provide credible insulated planned care facil...
Focus groups and interviews were conducted with patients, general practitioners (GP), practice managers and health service researchers in two Scottish health boards. Analysis was primarily thematic to identify a range of issues and concerns for all stakeholder groups. Results The concept of a national...
2. Salmond put far too much faith in Nicola Sturgeon in the old days, thinking he could control her. While he attended to constitutional and economics matters as FM, she was his deputy who had free rein over health, social care and other social matters – a huge remit. He trusted her,...
On the negative side, Sonic Healthcare, the Australia-based operator of a global network of pathologists' labs, saw its earnings and share price fall as the temporary boost to its profits from COVID-related testing, which was still ongoing a year ago, finally dissipated in the recent half ...
Secret Terror Report Warns Dozens Will Die Fleeing Strike on Scottish Cities; Health Boards Told Disaster Evacuation Plan Could Lead to Serious Casualties
Health and Safety Many key activities relating to electricity, gas and construction operations are by their nature potentially hazardous. Ensuring the health and safety of its employees, contractors and the general public is a core value of the SSE Group, but nevertheless a failure to comply with...