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A health board has been fined more than £60,000 after it was prosecuted over the death of a patient who took his own life. NHS Grampian must pay £64,500 after it pleaded guilty to falling foul of health and safety legislation in the case of Vincent Mulsant, 40.

NHS Borders has been reprimanded by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after the parents of a premature baby who died at five days found out that the data that monitored his heartbeat before birth had been sent via WhatsApp to the on-call NHS consultant. The parents spoke of how

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service staff have been thanked by NHS Blood and Transplant Scotland's Organ Donation Services Team for their work which contributed to the life-saving organ donation process during COVID-19. The NHS team have acknowledged the significant part that the Scottish

NHS England is facing a legal bill of £4.3 billion to settle its outstanding medical negligence claims, according to new figures. Figures released to the BBC under freedom of information legislation show that the health service expects to have to pay a large sum to lawyers in order to settle a

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has commenced legal action against a contractor involved in building its biggest hospital, the BBC reports. Brookfield Multiplex designed and built the £575m Queen Elizabeth University Hospital complex in Glasgow.

Lord Brodie will chair the public inquiry into issues at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) campus in Glasgow and the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People (RHCYP) in Edinburgh. Lord Brodie, a Senator of the College of Justice, has been appointed to chair the inquiry by Health Sec

Minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol has been implemented effectively, with compliance high amongst licensed premises in Scotland, according to a study published today by NHS Health Scotland. MUP came into force on 1 May 2018 and requires all licensed premises in Scotland to set a floor price of 5