Innovative companies to trial new health products in clinical settings across the country
A link-up between the Scottish Government’s £42 million Techscaler programme and the NHS will enable innovative companies to trial new health products in clinical settings…
Scottish Government to replace current DWP disability benefit
The Scottish Government urges disabled people to find out if they are eligible for the new disability benefits that will replace the current Department for…
Further plans announced to cut delayed hospital discharges in Scotland
The Scottish Government has unveiled further action to reassess hospital patients who are clinically safe to be discharged, so that they can get the right…
Scotland also invests in extra NHS beds capacity as UK services face extreme pressure
The Scottish Government has announced that funding of at least £8 million for additional care home beds and efforts to boost NHS 24 capacity are…
£60m distributed to thousands of disabled children in the first year of a new Scottish benefit
The Scottish Government has announced that almost £60 million has been distributed to thousands of families with disabled children in the first year of a…
NHS physio staff in Scotland vote in favour of strike action following record pay offer
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) has revealed that NHS physiotherapy staff in Scotland have voted in favour of strike action in their first-ever ballot…
Scottish Government urged to reconsider record pay offer for NHS staff
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) has reacted angrily to the announcement from the Scottish Government about a new NHS pay offer. All NHS workers…
Scotland’s PIP replacement rolled out to seven more areas
Adult Disability Payment, which is replacing the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) disability benefit in Scotland, is now available in seven more areas ahead of the…
Scottish Government invests £50m in reducing hospital waiting times
Looking at new ways to reduce A&E waiting times, the Scottish Government has announced more than £50 million in a national improvement programme. The Urgent…
Healthcare technology association expands into Scotland to bring work of innovators to more patients
ABHI, a UK healthtech industry association, has launched ABHI Scotland to bring the work of healthcare innovators to more patients at home and abroad. The…