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Vaccinations for young people with certain conditions

Young people with certain conditions are to be offered the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, in line with the latest advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and I... Read More...

Pharmacy can help reduce drug harms and deaths

Drug deaths in Scotland have reached a new record after 1,339 people died last year from drug overdoses or the cumulative effects of years of addiction. Stat... Read More...

NHS Lanarkshire schedules drop-in clinics until end of August

NHS Lanarkshire has scheduled drop-in clinics until the end of August. The drop-in clinics also have appointments available for rebooking. The drop... Read More...

Scottish study finds vaccine offers protection for most clinically vulnerable to COVID-19

Findings from a Scottish study, published yesterday, show that a single vaccine dose offers as much protection from severe COVID-19 to people who were pre... Read More...

Work to reduce drug-related deaths

People seeking help for drug use in East Ayrshire are receiving support the same day through an initiative introduced ahead of new treatment standards for Scotl... Read More...

Long Covid Has Changed The Life Of Young Nurse

As the country begins to open up and we move towards more normality 23 year-old Heather Campbell is a stark reminder that Covid-19 is still out there and can ca... Read More...

Virtual surgical school preps patients for operations and improves discharge times at QEUH

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is helping patients prepare for operations by creating a series of instructional surgical videos in a drive to help improve outcom... Read More...

Urgent care prioritised in Lanarkshire

Lanarkshire’s health and social care services have taken the decision to prioritise urgent care for the most vulnerable people to ensure patient safety as susta... Read More...

Outstanding Glasgow hospital design recognised with two prestigious awards

Two wards at Stobhill Hospital, which look after people with mental ill-health, have been recognised with two prestigious awards. The Elgin and Appin wards are... Read More...

Support for 2020/21 cohort welcomed by NES

In Scotland, NES PRPS trainees and provisionally registered pharmacists (sitting the GPhC assessment for the first time) who are unsuccessful in their July 2021... Read More...

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