New lung cancer detection campaign launched

A bold Detect Cancer Early (DCE) campaign is encouraging people to contact their GP if they have a new or different persistent cough or unusual breathlessness f... Read More...

New Multidisciplinary education pathway supports rural advanced practice

NHS Education for Scotland (NES) and the Scottish Rural Medicine Collaborative (SRMC) and have developed a new education pathway. The Rural Advanced Practice (R... Read More...

NUMARK LAUNCHES NEW PILOT SERVICE TO BOOST GOOD HEART HEALTH

Numark has unveiled a free ‘Heart Health Check’ pilot service across part of its UK pharmacy network to help keep adult heart health in-check post lockdown. ... Read More...

NHS Lanarkshire invites 30 to 39-year-olds to roll up their sleeves

NHS Lanarkshire’s covid-19 vaccination programme has been progressing at speed with more than 70% of the local adult population having received their first dose... Read More...

Scotland’s response to the COVID-19 crisis in India

Scotland is sending life-saving oxygen and ventilation equipment to India as part of a UK-wide effort to support it in its fight against coronavirus (COVID-19).... Read More...

Dr Rose Marie Parr wins RPS Charter Award

Dr Rose Marie Parr, a Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has been presented with the RPS Charter Award in recognition of her outstanding contribut... Read More...

COVID-19 vaccination status scheme launches

A service that allows people travelling abroad to access their record of vaccination status themselves has launched. A vaccination status letter can be downl... Read More...

Call for those who missed vaccine appointments to come forward

Anyone who was part of vaccine priority groups 1-9 and missed their original appointment is being asked to come forward to arrange their vaccination. This in... Read More...

Reminder that violence and aggression will not be tolerated

A reminder has been issued that any form of violence and aggression towards staff will not be tolerated. Although the majority of the public continue to show c... Read More...

NES acknowledges progress in dementia care

Ten years on from its publication as Scotland’s first national dementia workforce development framework, the 2021 Promoting Excellence Framework reflects progre... Read More...