All Nicola Sturgeon articles – Page 4
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NewsHospitals hit with surge in norovirus closures
Hospitals have been hit by a three-fold increase in ward closures and infections from the winter vomiting bug in the past four years, figures show.
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SNP go on the attack over NHS funding
Health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has claimed that the NHS in Scotland would suffer at the hands of a “smash and grab” Labour or Tory government.
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NewsNHS online records trial launched
Patients at two health centres in Ayrshire have been given the ability to view their medical records online as part of an NHS Scotland pilot scheme.
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NewsBMA unconvinced by SNP waiting time plan
Doctors’ leaders have said they were “not convinced” by SNP plans to enshrine guaranteed waiting times in law.
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News£8.4bn funding for Scottish NHS
Funding for the NHS in Scotland will rise to a record £8.4bn, health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has said.
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NewsEmergency medical retrieval service to be extended
Scotland’s Emergency Medical Retrieval Service will be extended to cover all of remote and rural Scotland, health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has announced.
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News17-language NHS guide available
A guide on Scotland’s health services is to be translated into 17 languages in a bid to put all patients at the “heart of the NHS”, it has been announced.
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NewsHospital told to take 'urgent action' on dirty wards
Health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has told hospital bosses she expects “urgent action” after a report raised concerns about cleanliness.
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NewsObesity could cost Scotland £3bn a year, report warns
Obesity could cost Scotland’s economy £3bn a year, according to a new government report.
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NewsNHS Scotland meeting cancer targets
NHS patients in Scotland wait five weeks on average for cancer treatment from the time the illness is first suspected, official statistics have shown.
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NewsC diff outbreak inquiry start date set
A date has been set for an inquiry into the deaths of 18 people in a hospital infection outbreak.
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NewsDoctors still failing to meet hand-washing targets
Scottish hospital doctors have been criticised after new figures showed they are still failing to meet hand-washing targets.
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CommentMichael White: the four nations of the NHS
The devolved regions have consistently had more money per head from central government but have drawn back from the more radical target driven and choice oriented agenda promoted in England.
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NewsCost of hospital thefts revealed
Items worth more than £900,000 have been lost or stolen from Scotland’s hospitals in the last two years, it has been disclosed.
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NewsLib Dems claim £134m funding 'black hole'
Health boards in Scotland could face a £134m funding “black hole”, the Liberal Democrats have claimed.
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Auditors warn on impact of savings
The Scottish NHS will struggle to make £200m of planned “efficiency savings” next year without services being hit, a watchdog report said today.
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NewsInfection control measures 'ineffective'
A hospital’s measures to prevent the spread of infections such as C difficile have been branded “ineffective” by inspectors.
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NewsDrug firm to compensate NHS
Scotland’s health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has welcomed a settlement being reached with a pharmaceutical company over alleged anti-competitive behaviour in the supply of drugs to the NHS.
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NewsNHS Scotland 'saved £300m'
NHS Scotland made efficiency savings worth nearly £300m in 2008, exceeding the £215m target, according to health secretary Nicola Sturgeon.
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NewsPrivate treatment centre returned to NHS control
A privately operated hospital treatment centre is to be brought back under full NHS control, Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has said.