A COP was recovering in hospital last night after confronting a knifeman allegedly seeking a victim at random. The hero PC, in his 20s, was knifed in the shoulder as he confronted the suspect, who is said to have been roaming the streets with a large kitchen knife which he was threatening to use. 1 … Read more
SCOTLAND’S crisis-hit super-hospital is ferrying linen around in private cabs — sparking infection control fears. A worker was snapped loading sheets in flimsy bags into a GlasGo taxi. 2 The worker was snapped piling the laundry into the private hire cabCredit: SUPPLIED 2 The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital has been under fire over infection controlsCredit: … Read more
A JUNIOR doctor caught moonlighting at a private clinic while on NHS sick leave can go back to work. Oxford-educated Dr Daniel Coventry, 34, was supposed to be recuperating at home at the taxpayers’ expense after allegedly falling ill. 1 Daniel Coventry, an Oxford-educated junior doctor, was suspended after he was caught moonlighting at a … Read more
A SCOTS health board has been hit by an ongoing cyber attack. Hackers targeted NHS Dumfries and Galloway and may have accessed patient data. 2 The NHS board was hit by a cyber attackCredit: Alamy 2 Hackers may have accessed patient dataCredit: Alamy Staff have been urged to stay alert for any attempts to access … Read more
FURY erupted tonight over bosses at crisis-hit NHS boards getting extra pay for “outstanding” performance. Bonuses of more than £3,000 were handed to execs at health bodies in “special measures” due to management failures. 1 Dr. Sandesh Gulhane said patients would be ‘shocked’ at the newsCredit: Alamy At present the Scottish Government has “oversight” of … Read more
British people suffering from Alzheimer’s, cancers and other life-threatening diseases could heave a sigh of relief as the UK government has allotted new funding for life-saving medical technology. The Department of Health and Social Care and the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have announced a £10 million funding package to eight UK tech … Read more
British people are going to get some relief in stroke prevention and care as the UK government launched a programme to investigate new medicines. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced on February 13 that the Yellow Card Biobank will be researching Direct Oral Anticoagulants, a new type of stroke prevention medicine. The … Read more
GEARING himself up for a night on the pull, Kane downs beer, vodka mixers and Lucozade before practising the body-popping dance moves he hopes will impress the ladies. But, unlike many men his age, the car parts manufacturer, 27, has an additional step to his pre-partying ritual – popping an oval-shaped, yellowy-orange pill known as … Read more
GLASGOW is home to a spooky abandoned asylum with a dark history. The derelict Gartloch Hospital, in the east end of the city, admitted its first patients in 1896 and officially opened as Gartloch District Asylum a year later. 4 The psychiatric facility for “pauper lunatics” could hold more than 800 inmatesCredit: Alan MacGregor Ewing … Read more
SNP ministers have been accused of risking “catastrophe” after revealing they will leave so-called crumbling concrete in 35 NHS buildings. Health Secretary Michael Matheson disclosed the decision in a letter to MSPs about the discovery of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete – or RAAC – in 37 properties. 2 Health Secretary Michael Matheson provided an update … Read more
