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More than 75,000 NHS staff have taken absence with mental health issues in the last five years, according to new figures - with the number of absences doubling since 2018.

NHS Scotland: Tens of thousands of staff take sick leave due to mental health

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde on Wednesday apologised to patients as it announced a pause to non-urgent elective procedures

Scotland’s largest health board pauses non-urgent elective care

Luke Louden suffered a broken neck and back

Robotic therapy gives paralysed man hope of walking daughters down the aisle

Graham Watson, executive chair at InnoScot Health, hopes to see positive progress in ophthalmology to serve thousands of patients in need. Picture: Martin Shields.

Innovative ophthalmic solutions key for tackling pandemic backlog - comment

Alert: Asbestos is 'safe' unless it starts to break up or crumbles. The dust can cause cancers.

Asbestos fears in more than half of Scotland's NHS buildings

Covid deaths in Scotland have fallen again

Covid Scotland: deaths fall to second lowest weekly total this year

NHS Lothian has temporarily closed its Hospital Sterilisation and Decontamination Unit (HSDU) at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh due to a small water leak.

Surgeries cancelled across Lothians after water leak

Women injured after vaginal mesh surgery held talks with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in 2019, accompanied by Scottish Conservative leader Jackson Carlaw (Photo John Devlin).

Concerns 'small number' of Scottish mesh survivors will go to US for surgery

Abortion care has come under the spotlight. Picture: Getty Images

'They were shouting ‘murderer’ - the women forced to have abortions in England

A nurse administers a Covid vaccine at a hospital. Picture: Michael Gillen

One in eight admitted to hospital with Covid diagnosed with heart inflammation

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon welcomes Sinn Fein Vice President Michelle O'Neill ahead of a meeting at Bute House on Friday

Nicola Sturgeon tests positive for Covid after 'mild symptoms'

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

Construction firm withdraws from Glasgow hospital cladding talks

A member of staff at University Hospital Monklands attends to a Covid-positive patient on the ICU ward on February 5, 2021 in Airdrie, Scotland. Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Record numbers of people in hospital with Covid for third day in a row

The number of under 18s on the waiting list for the young people’s gender service at the Sandyford Clinic has risen from 151 in 2017 to 903 in 2022.

Young people on gender identity waiting lists dramatically increases

Four more deaths have been recorded

Four more deaths and 6,329 new cases ahead of Covid restrictions easing

Picture: Lisa Ferguson

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

Covid vaccination rates are still not as high as they could be (Picture: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Vaccine passports are useful weapon against anti-vaxxer lies – Scotsman says

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Urgent appeal from Glasgow health board as staff 'struggle to cope'

Members of the public queue for vaccinations on a vaccination bus at West College Scotland Clydebank Campus on December 17, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Long queues for Covid booster jab at Clydebank vaccination centre

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

Board to oversee infections at Glasgow hospital has not met for nine months

The reintroduction of pre-departure tests was announced around 6pm on Saturday. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Pre-flight Covid tests for international travel will cause ‘incalculable’ harm

18 Omicron cases recorded in Scotland

18 Omicron cases recorded in Scotland

Senior clinicians at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) in Glasgow have complained about “unfounded criticism” of clinical teams and staff.

Medics at Glasgow hospital 'condemn criticism' ahead of debate on safety

Andrew Slorance, who passed away in December last year at QEUH.

Widow of government official accuses troubled hospital of deliberate cover-up

NHS Lothian is “actively considering” a request for help from the military as it struggles to cope with high demand and staffing shortages.

NHS Lothian 'actively considering' request for Army support

Members of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guard set up a Covid vaccination centre in Glasgow in January.

Covid Scotland: Fears of 'disastrous' winter as two further health boards reque...

Kimberly Darroch and daughter Milly Main

Mother says daughter's death after hospital infection was 'murder'

Picture: John Devlin

'A building almost killed our son', says father after hospital infection

Here are the latest coronavirus figures in Scotland.

Here are the latest coronvirus figures in Scotland

Scotland has recorded another 5,858 Covid cases.

Scotland records eight more Covid-19 deaths and 5,858 new cases

Parking charges are set to be scrapped

Hospital parking charges set to end in Scotland

Patients failed to show up to one in seven Covid vaccine appointments in Scotland between December last year and May 2021 (Getty Images)

One in seven Covid vaccine appointments go to waste

A health worker prepares to vaccinate members of the public on the South Side of Glasgow. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Coronavirus in Scotland: Three more deaths recorded

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has announced its latest drop-in vaccination venues which include Celtic Park, Ibrox Stadium and Hampden Park.

Latest drop-in bus vaccine dates include Old Firm Visit

People wait for a Covid vaccine appointment at the SSE Hydro earlier in June. Picture: John Devlin

Glasgow health board apologises for queues at Covid vaccine centres

Queues outside the vaccination centre at Glasgow's Hydro in early June. Picture: John Devlin

Glasgow health board thanks Covid vaccinators after 'extreme staffing shortages'...

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Missed Glasgow vaccines mainly 40-49 year olds, Scottish Government says

Nicola Sturgeon is set to announce whether Glasgow’s coronavirus restrictions will be eased, with experts suggesting case numbers are stabilising in the city.

Sturgeon set to announce whether Glasgow Covid-19 restrictions can be lifted

Scottish Government apologises for 'issue' causing delay to vaccine appointment letters.

Scottish Government apologises for 'issue' causing delay to vaccine appointment

The Care Inspectorate has published its breakdown of the number of Covid-19 deaths in individual care homes across Scotland.

Full scale of Covid-19 deaths in individual care homes published

The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and Royal Hospital For Children (in foreground). Picture: John Devlin

The hospitals that have recorded the most Covid deaths in Scotland

The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.

'Serious failings' at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

Maria Hewitt lost her husband John to Covid-19 in June 2020.

Wife of Covid victim becomes vaccinator

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said there has been instances of members of the public attending mass vaccination sites that are not yet open.

NHS board issues 'stay away' plea

A 'nurse' claimed that around 400 vaccines were binned on Saturday January 23 at the Louisa Jordan Hospital site in Glasgow due to vaccine 'no-shows' (Photo: Michael Gillen).

NHS denies ‘nurse’ claim that 400 vaccines were binned due to ‘no-shows’

Nurses make final preparations during the completion of the construction of the NHS Louisa Jordan hospital. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Private hospitals to treat NHS patients in Scotland amid Covid-19 pressure

One of the sites is the NHS Louisa Jordan Hospital in Glasgow’s SEC exhibition centre (Getty Images)

Where are the new mass vaccination centres in Scotland?

Frank Cooke, 71, was one of the first care home residents to receive the vaccination

Greater Glasgow and Clyde offer all eligible care home vaccinations

Emily Lawson, 101, being vaccinated against Covid-19.

Scot born during Spanish flu pandemic gets Covid jag

Hospitals are under pressure due to Covid-19 in Scotland

Scottish hospitals facing 'very severe situation' as Covid-19 takes its toll

The technology also allows the lateral flow tests to be adapted easily and rapidly to detect antibodies to newly isolated variants when mutations arise.

Scots-led innovation is 'game-changing' test platform in fight against Covid-19

A senior medic in Scotland has warned of over capacity issues in hospitals across the country.

Medic warns of over capacity issues in hospitals across Scotland

Celtic's entire first-team squad may have to self-isolate for ten days. Picture: SNS

Celtic's entire first-team squad may miss Hibs and Livi

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow (Photo: Google Maps).

Glasgow hospital turned away emergency calls due to covid surge

The Scottish Ambulance Service has warned it is very busy. Picture: John Devlin.

Hospitals and ambulances struggle to cope with ice-related injuries

A patient died following an infection outbreak in an intensive care unit, it has emerged.

A patient died following an infection outbreak in an intensive care unit

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The latest data showed food CPI inflation standing at 19.3 per cent, down only slightly on March's eye-watering 19.6 per cent.

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Figures, obtained by the British Medical Association (BMA) and given exclusively to The Scotsman, show Scotland has lost around 100 GP surgeries over the last decade. Pic: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire

GP crisis laid bare as one in ten surgeries refusing to accept new patients