Health

Scotland's drug-death crisis is not a constitutional issue

On the day when it emerged that 116 more Scots died of drugs than in the previous 12 months, the SNP could have shown some humility, admitted that things aren’t working. Instead, the party shamefully attempted to blame Westminster for a crisis happening on its watch

Angela Constance: NHS reform isn't optional

Scotland's health secretary is leading the biggest health service overhaul of the devolution era

Murdo Fraser challenges John Swinney over ‘fag packet’ NHS plans

Tech solutions push to ease hospital pressures

Walk away from walk-in clinics, Scottish health bodies urge government

Health app can be downloaded onto phones for first time

Chatbots give dodgy health advice half of the time, study finds

Sarwar promises to fix the SNP’s ‘mess’ as Labour launches its manifesto

Patient Safety Commissioner Karen Titchener: MSPs should be worried about me

The data frontier: How AI is poised to improve NHS diagnostics and treatment times

Sick to death: Why poverty remains at the centre of Scotland's public health divide

The Huddle: How do we make Scotland healthier?

Neil Gray ‘sorry and frustrated’ to miss assisted dying vote after hospital stay

Mental health warning over psychiatrists shortage

'Radical change' warning for health and social care integration join boards

One year after a sex attacks scandal, are Scotland's hospitals getting safer?

Jenni Minto: I understand why some women have felt dismissed

Patient safety commissioner still has ‘concerns’ about health board at centre of Eljamel scandal

Appetite for change: Do we need to regulate ultra-processed foods?

Delayed discharge costs NHS Scotland £440m a year

Scottish Government feared being unprepared for a pandemic, cabinet papers show

NHS in Scotland ‘unsustainable’ despite record levels of investment

Scottish healthcare needs a ‘fundamentally’ different approach in the AI era

Nearly 300 amendments submitted to assisted dying bill

Extra £25.5m to help cut NHS waiting lists

Building a sustainable front door to primary care in Scotland