NHS Borders

The speculum and soft brush they use for the smear test

Exclusive Cervical smears: Number of women receiving vital health test plummets

Women are having to wait months for follow-up tests

Long waits for cervical cancer tests 'giving women sleepless nights'

Millions has been spent on agency nurses and consultant locums in Scotland’s NHS.

The health boards that have spent the most on temporary nurses

Borders General Hospital.is facing 'extreme pressures'

Scottish hospital facing 'extreme pressures' in NHS emergency

The largest cause of absence at PHS is psychiatric illness, costing the taxpayer £422,000 in 2023, up from £114,000 in 2020.

Exclusive 'Deeply concerning' sickness levels quadruple at NHS watchdog

The ICO found that NHS Borders failed to keep personal data secure

Bereaved parents shocked to discover baby's scan sent via WhatAapp

The latest cancer waiting time figures do not make for good reading for the Scottish Government

Quarter of cancer patients wait more than two months in 'terrifying' figures

Two of Scotland’s worst performing A&E health boards say they are continuing to experience “extreme pressures”

How long patients have to wait at your local A&E

After 12 to 48 hours the characteristic fine red rash of scarlet fever develops

Scarlet Fever: UK sees a rise in contagious Victorian illness

The Borders General Hospital at Melrose

Health board cancels routine operations amid Covid surge

Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Covid Scotland: NHS Borders extends ban on all but essential hospital visits

Army personnel had already been called upon to help the Scottish Ambulance Service and is now helping two health boards.

Army boards to continue helping two Scottish health boards

Members of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guard set up a Covid vaccination centre in Glasgow in January. The request to NHS Borders and Lanarkshire will be the first time soldiers are brought in to help with acute care. Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images.

NHS Grampian becomes third health board to request help from the army

Soldiers have already been deployed to drive ambulances in Scotland. Picture date: Friday September 24, 2021.

Scottish Government requests military support for two Scottish health boards

Picture: Joe Dunckley/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Warning from NHS Highland as cases spike in Fort William

Scots have been warned against cross-border travel

Scots warned against cross-border travel for takeaways

People are being urged to stay at home to stop the spread of Covid-19

Covid-19 patients double in major Scottish health board within a week

The Borders General Hospital at Melrose.

Coronavirus in Scotland: NHS Borders cancels operations amid rise in covid19 cas...

NHS Borders said Ward Seven at the hospital, in Melrose, is now closed to admissions.

No change to hospital visiting rules in NHS Borders despite move to Level One

NHS Borders said Ward Seven at the hospital, in Melrose, is now closed to admissions after eight confirmed cases of the virus were identified among patients.

Ward locked down after coronavirus outbreak in Borders General Hospital

The Borders General Hospital near Melrose.

Covid outbreak at Borders General Hospital as cases rise in Jedburgh and Hawick

The Borders General Hospital near Melrose.

Heath board had said parents of Covid pupils were not classed as close contacts

"Welcome to Scotland" sign at the Scotland/England border. Picture: Getty Images.

Scots urged not to cross English border amidst impending lockdown

Two Hawick Morrisons workers have tested positive for Covid-19 as an outbreak in the town increases to 13.

Hawick outbreak: Two Morrisons workers test positive for Covid-19

Covid-19 cases have been linked to a Morrisons supermarket in the town. Pic: Google

Covid-19 outbreak in Hawick

Medical staff transfer a patient along a corridor. Picture: Hannah McKay/AFP via Getty Images

Scotland coronavirus death rate third worst in the world

Nicola Sturgeon at Holyrood.

FMQs: Only a fifth of care home staff tested for Covid-19 despite pledge

Lesley Murray and Euan Hill, students at Edinburgh Napier who have taken up placements alongside NHS workers.

Edinburgh Napier nursing students proud to 'support, not just clap' for NHS work...

Angie Cunningham died on Wednesday after contracting Covid-19. Credit: Family Photo

‘Much loved’ NHS Scotland nurse dies from coronavirus

The discharge of some patients has been delayed pending a needs assessment. Picture: Getty/iStockphoto

Revealed: patients stuck in hospitals for over a year because they have nowhere ...

From left: Paul Bertram, Galashiels Mens Shed; Ross Hall, mens shed development officer; and Gordon Brown, Volunteer Centre Borders executive officer.

New development officer for Borders men's sheds network

Thousands of Borders pensioners to miss out on flu jab offered to over 65s in En...

Councillor Elaine Thornton-Nicol has been campagining for the continuation of service at a GP surgery in Newtown.

Patients push for new practice

Lothian MSP Miles Briggs.

Waiting times for children's mental health services in Borders up threefold in a...

Selkirk Sheriff Court. Picture: JP

NHS worker '˜made girls drink excessive amounts of water then watched them urina...

The Borders General Hospital at Melrose.

NHS Borders' spending on agency staff up almost 400% over five years

Scots are being urged to their GPs a series of five key questions.

Scots urged to ask these 5 questions to GPs

A cyclist braves the elements at the Kelpies. Picture: PA

Scotland's weather: Snow prompts postponement of NHS operations

Medical negligence pay-outs have risen four-fold in the past decade. Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

NHS Scotland pays Â£193m in compensation over five years

Wards have closed at the Borders General Hospital

Wards are closed at BGH to prevent infection spreading

The Border General Hospital near Melrose

Hospital’s phone problems

Bed blocking is an increasing problem across the country. Picture: Getty/ Boris Hovat

80 operations cancelled every day in Scots hospitals
More than 80 operations are cancelled in Scottish hospital every day with a lack of bed space partly to blame for the delay in treating patients.

Conservative young peoples spokeswoman Liz Smith

Pills for Scottish kids aged 5 in ADHD ‘epidemic’

The Border General Hospital near Melrose in The Scottish Borders. Picture: Stuart Cobley

Borders hospital slammed over bloody mops and boots

Becoming addicted to smoking or alcohol at a young age could lead to life-long health problems. Picture: Getty

NHS spending millions on addicts as young as 11

Peeple in some areas had to wait between 78 weeks and 104 weeks to access specialist services. Picture: TSPL

Scots suffering chronic pain face two-year wait

Health minister Alex Neil. Picture: Julie Bull

NHS to install touch-screen computers in hospitals

The Duke of Gloucester opens the Margaret Kerr Unit at Borders General Hospital

Duke of Gloucester opens Margaret Kerr Unit at Borders General Hospital

How £11,000 a day is lost in translation for foreign NHS patients

Surgeon at fault over op death

Dozens of swabs and surgical instruments left inside patients

Chief execs to gather in city for conference

Man dies of anthrax in Scotland

Briefing board

Scots NHS dentistry about to 'collapse'

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