New Health Project Helps Care Home Residents Connect With Nature

Care homes across Forth Valley are being invited to sign up to a new health and wellbeing project which has seen sixty residents at a Stirling care home being p... Read More...

Major milestone in vaccination programme

The vaccination programme for first doses for all over 18s who attended their scheduled appointments was completed at close of play on Sunday 18 July. Second... Read More...

Balearic Islands removed from travel green list

Rising case rates have led the Balearic Islands to be removed from the international travel green list for Scotland. The decision was taken on a four nations... Read More...

NHSGGC’s new electronic prescribing system tots up one million doses

The old-fashioned hand-written hospital drug chart has been used for decades – but now NHSGGC has introduced a new electronic prescribing system fit for the fut... Read More...

£12 million to health boards for emergency care.

The Scottish Government has released £12 million in additional funding to health boards across Scotland to support non-COVID emergency care. This immediate act... Read More...

Funding for community drugs projects

Grants worth a total of £1.61 million have been allocated to community-based drugs organisations and support services in Scotland, providing access to treatment... Read More...

NHS Lanarkshire completes first dose vaccinations

NHS Lanarkshire has completed all first doses of the covid-19 vaccination and is now moving to a mop-up phase and focusing on second doses.   Dr Mark... Read More...

World-famous artist Damien Hirst says thank you to NHSGGC staff with stunning butterfly rainbow print

  Damien Hirst has gifted a ‘Butterfly Rainbow’ print to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to thank staff for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. ... Read More...

Test and Protect to prioritise high risk cases

Scotland's Test and Protect contact tracing staff are to prioritise phone calls to high risk cases to ensure the system delivers maximum benefit as Coronavirus ... Read More...

Glasgow woman marks one year on from COVID almost claiming her life

Caroline Ryan has made a remarkable recovery after COVID-19 led to her being in a coma for more than 6 weeks at NHS hospitals in Glasgow and ICU for the best pa... Read More...