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Strict bird flu restrictions have been put in place for the whole of England and Scotland following an increase in cases, the ...

A national bird flu prevention zone has been declared across Scotland and England following an increase in the number of ...

It found that 26.6% of children aged five had experienced decayed, missing, or filled teeth, which was about 3% more than the ...

The health secretary reacts as data for the last week of 2024 showed two-fifths of A&E attendees waited longer than targeted times.

First Minister John Swinney has vowed to 'fix' Scotland's NHS ahead of the 2026 election. With mounting waiting lists, staff shortages, ...

Researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University have collected a million eye scans from opticians across Scotland, and say ...

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) is to develop guidance for sellers of food on social media after a survey found buying products ...

A surge in flu cases across Scotland has placed health services in the country under "acute pressure", Public Health Scotland (PHS) has warned. Data from PHS showed 1,163 people were hospitalised ...

Scotland’s Finance Secretary has said the country is being “punished” for having a larger public sector due to the UK Government’s increase to national insurance contributions. Chancellor ...

He said “encouraging progress” has been made since the Scottish Government launched a national mission to reduce drug deaths, and added: “Scotland’s public health and human rights-based approach to ...