BMA warns of workforce ‘crisis’ as fewer people choosing to be doctors in NHS
Patient care in the NHS could suffer because of a workforce “crisis” among doctors, leading medics have warned.
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Smokers ‘should be told of little evidence on benefits or harms of e-cigarettes’
GPs should warn smokers there is currently little evidence on the long-term benefits or harms of e-cigarettes, health officials have said.
Nurses urged to look for symptoms of ‘silent killer’ sepsis
Thousands of nurses, care home staff and pharmacists are to be urged to look out for symptoms of sepsis, Jeremy Hunt has announced.
NHS accepts new drug for head and neck cancer treatments
A new drug for the treatment of head and neck cancer has been accepted for use on the NHS.
Learn to be a Lifesaver: ‘CPR can triple your chance of survival’
Less than half of people in Dundee who suffer a cardiac arrest outside of hospital will receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) .
Jean, 60, loses cancer battle after Dundee council refused to install stairlift in her home
A Dundee woman who claimed she was being “robbed of her dignity” after authorities refused to alter her home has died before work could take place.
Young people’s mental health care wait ‘unacceptable’ – Labour
The Scottish Government has come under fire over its "scandalous" mental health care services for young people, as new figures showed in one part of Scotland almost two thirds of children and adolescents have to wait longer than the target time to get help.
Dundee dad gets apology from NHS for ‘callous’ response to son’s suicide
The father of a Dundee man who took his own life says he has received an apology from the NHS for a “callous” response to his son’s death.
NHS Tayside insists patients ‘won’t suffer’ despite overspend of £3.6m
Health chiefs have insisted that patient care won’t suffer — despite the service again going millions of pounds over budget.
Plea for Dundee men amid male nurses shortage
Men in Dundee are being encouraged to consider nursing amid a shortage of males taking up the career.
Mum hits out at ‘selfish’ smokers in Ninewells fresh air garden
A mum has hit out at people lighting up in a fresh air garden at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee.
‘Doctor had entire pinky in my arm trying to remove snapped contraceptive implant’ claims Dundee woman
A Dundee woman has lodged a complaint against NHS Tayside after claiming that a botched procedure left her “unable to do the simplest of things” with her arm.
Royal College of Nursing warns projected rise in staff numbers ‘not enough’
A projected rise in the number of nursing and midwifery staff working in Scotland's NHS is not enough to keep pace with increasing patient demand, a representative body has warned.
Jeremy Hunt details rejection of Stephen Hawking’s claim NHS risks privatisation
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has returned to the fray in his spat with Stephen Hawking, issuing a detailed rebuttal of the world-renowned scientist’s claim that the NHS was at risk of privatisation under the Tories.
Dundee mum speaks of fears after Leo contracted meningitis at four weeks old
A mum has told how she thought her son was going to die after he contracted meningitis at just four weeks old.
Dundee is ‘drugs death capital’ of Scotland
Dundee is the drugs death capital of Scotland, according to new figures.
NHS Tayside health bosses blame spot checks in prisons for rise in complaints
Health bosses in Tayside have revealed how the public think they are performing.
Trio suing Tayside surgeon for ‘botched ops’
Three people are taking legal action against NHS Tayside following alleged botched operations by a disgraced Tayside surgeon.
Local kids as young as 9 receiving treatment for eating disorders
Children as young as nine are receiving treatment for eating disorders in Tayside.
Anonymous donor pays for playhouses for kids at Ninewells
An anonymous donor has paid for new playhouses for kids at Ninewells Hospital.