Around 10 of the Scottish population is currently on an NHS waiting list, as a new report says a 20 boost is needed to clear the backlog ...

A scheme aimed at boosting doctor numbers in rural areas has been criticised as it resulted in only two new GPs being hired ...

The NHS is urging people to take this simple health test at home amidst rising concerns about heart attacks and strokes.

NEWS ANALYSIS. On December 1, the Irish rejected the country's pro-reunification party in the parliamentary elections. The ...

Welcome to the Thistle - the UK's first and only drug consumption room. After nearly a decade of deadlock and wrangling over ...

A £2.3million 'shooting gallery' where drug-users can inject their own heroin and cocaine will fuel addiction and overdose ...

Flu cases are skyrocketing, causing huge problems for hospitals, NHS England bosses are warning. Last week the number of ...

Hospital admissions in Scotland caused by flu have fallen by 36% in a week, new figures show. Public Health Scotland (PHS) ...

The distressed daughter of the 65-year-old said the Scottish Government "couldn't run a bath" after she had to watch her dad lie in agony on the floor of an A&E ward.

The centre, the first in the UK, is aimed at ensuring addicts have medical back-up on hand when they take class A drugs, ...

Mr Gray said: “Although the latest statistics show hospitalisations because of flu have decreased, it is clear that the ...

A retired police officer was forced to lie on the floor of an A&E ward for more than five hours in "excruciating pain" as ...