Colin Wright
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Suits you, sir
The new chief executive of the NHS in Scotland is a manager's manager. Colin Wright looks at the implications of the appointment
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HSE moves in to stem violence against staff
The Health and Safety Executive has ordered a Scottish primary care trust to take immediate action to protect vulnerable staff from potentially violent and aggressive patients.
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On best behaviour
The full force of the Human Rights Act is about to hit health service employers with a sledgehammer. Colin Wright reports
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Low-key union debate in ritual attack on PFI
The Trades Union Congress issued a ritual denunciation of the private finance initiative last week at the end of a low-key congress overshadowed by the fuel crisis.
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Mac, not Machiavelli
Scotland's new chief medical officer is defecting from the BMA. Poacher turned gamekeeper, or just an honest diplomat, asks Colin Wright
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Deprivation and population key to major rethink on Scots funding
The way Scotland's health funding is allocated has been changed, with a shift away from the existing system based primarily on population numbers.
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Scots Conservatives won't push private care
The Scottish Conservative Party is likely to take a softer line on expanding the private healthcare sector than its English counterpart.
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Mind how you go
Speculation about Scottish health minister Susan Deacon's future continues apace. Colin Wright reports
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Deacon starts recess under dark skies
The last two weeks of Scotland's parliamentary year were designated 'good news weeks' by the government's spin doctors, but could hardly have been worse for health minister Susan Deacon.
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Scaife leaves: it's official
Months of speculation over the future of the chief executive of the NHS in Scotland have ended this week with the announcement that Geoff Scaife is to step down.
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Chairs face axe in purge to 'refresh' service
Almost a quarter of Scotland's chairs may be purged by Scottish health minister Susan Deacon in a bid to 'refresh' the service.
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Deacon warned as more winter crises lie in wait
A working group to look at ways of tackling winter pressures in Scotland has held its first meeting amid warnings of continuing pressure on 'fragmented' services.
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Deacon blues
The Scottish health minister insists that managers committed to improving patient care have nothing to fear from the 'strings attached' to additional NHS money from government. Colin Wright explains
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Screen but not heard
A report on Scotland's cervical screening programme has led to calls for the locally based call/recall service to be made national. Colin Wright reports
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MSPs condemn NHS for 'secrecy culture'
Members of the Scottish Parliament's health committee used a parliamentary debate to attack NHS organisations for operating a 'culture of secrecy and fear'.
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Beyond the syringe
Needlestick injuries can kill, but the extra cost of safety needles means trusts have been slow to adopt them. Colin Wright reports
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Moving story
An adult placement scheme for residents of a long-stay hospital that is due to close has provoked controversy, writes Colin Wright
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Moving story
An adult placement scheme for residents of a long-stay hospital that is due to close has provoked controversy, writes Colin Wright
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£12m overspend trust may axe surgical beds
Waiting times could be allowed to rise and up to 110 surgical beds could be cut in a bid to save money at a cash strapped Scottish trust.
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Upping the anti
Anti-abortionists in Scotland are on the march, threatening the security of those working in family planning clinics. Colin Wright reports