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31st May: Deficiencies highlighted in the service caring for Scotland’s premature and sick babies A report published today by premature baby charity BLISS reveals failings in the services caring for Scotland’s most vulnerable babies, despite indications that the service is outperforming the rest of the UK on many levels. Read more ... |
31st May: Alzheimer Scotland launches Dementia Awareness Week 2007Alzheimer Scotland's major new report, The Dementia Epidemic - Where Scotland is Now and the Challenge Ahead, will be launched at the Dementia Awareness Week conference in Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall on Monday, 4th June 2007. Read more ... |
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31st May: World No Tobacco Day marked by publication of Smoke-Free Success To mark World No Tobacco Day 2007, ASH Scotland has published a comprehensive and detailed report which documents Scotland's successful move to bring in a ban on smoking in public places, the lessons that other countries can learn, and the beginning "of a new and healthier Scotland". Read more ... |
29th May: Report shows gap between rich and poor in the UK has widened The gap between rich and poor in the decade of Blair's Britain has widened, a new report revealed yesterday. Read more ... |
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28th May: Access denied to 'free' servicesPoverty is depriving children access to basic services like swimming pools and youth clubs, even when they are free. Read more ... |
28th May: Capability Scotland Chief Executive Scoops Top Award The Chief Executive of Capability Scotland – one of Scotland’s leading disability organisations has won a top prize at Scotland’s most prestigious charity awards. Read more ... |
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28th May: NHS advice ‘failing the public’ The NHS in Scotland is failing to provide the right advice to members of the public who contact it for information, according to the most comprehensive study of patient service carried out since devolution. Read more ... |
28th May: New breast cancer genes discovery Scientists have developed a new technique to identify genes that increase the chance of women developing breast cancer. Read more ... |
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28th May: Alcohol health warnings by 2008 Alcoholic drinks will carry new health warning labels by the end of 2008 under a voluntary agreement between ministers and the drinks industry. Read more ... |
24th May: Ninewells Hospital offers new treatment for children with Epidermolysis Bullosa Scientists at a Scottish university are to test a new treatment which could help save children afflicted with a deadly skin condition. Read more ... |
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24th May: Funding crisis leaves £3.2bn Scots voluntary sector ‘on wire’ Scotland's £3.2bn voluntary sector is "on the wire" following a shortfall in funding from local authorities and a decrease in public donations. Read more ... |
24th May: Ethnic women: 80% face bias at work Nearly 80% of women from ethnic minorities have experienced discrimination at work, according to a new report. Read more ... |
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23rd May: Dundee hot spot for child povertyA quarter of a million Scottish children are living below the breadline, and a significant number—thought to be as many as one in three—are in Dundee, according to a survey of child poverty by Barnardo’s. Read more ... |
23rd May: Health experts warn of 'demographic time bomb'Health professionals at a conference in Edinburgh are to warn of a "demographic time bomb" caused by the UK's growing elderly population. Read more ... |
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23rd May: Hope for skin disorder childrenResearchers in Dundee are set to trial a new treatment for children struck with a deadly skin disorder. Read more ... |
22nd May: One in four children 'in poverty'One in four children in Scotland live in poverty, according to a report from a leading children's charity. Read more ... |
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22nd May: Concern over plans to close two mental health wards at Vale of LevenPlans that would axe more beds from West of Scotland hospitals were yesterday outlined by health board managers. Read more ... |
22nd May: Youths gather for world assemblyYoung people from 66 countries have gathered in Glasgow for the first ever Global Youth Assembly. Read more ... |
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22nd May: Recovered from cancer but not covered for travel abroad?People affected by cancer are being short changed when it comes to travel insurance, says leading cancer care charity Macmillan Cancer Support. Read more ... |
20th May: Edinburgh conference hears demands for sexual health centres in schoolsSecondary school nurses should be allowed to give children condoms and morning-after pills to tackle high rates of pregnancy and sexual disease among Scots youngsters, leading health experts have demanded. Read more ... |
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17th May: Lives of elderly put at risk by age discriminationAge discrimination is threatening the lives of older people in the UK, a charity said yesterday. Read more ... |
17th May: Scotland’s Futures Forum announces project board members for alcohol and drugs studyHolyrood’s think-tank, Scotland’s Futures Forum, has announced the membership of its Project Board which will lead an innovative year-long study into alcohol and drugs use in Scotland. Read more ... |
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15th May: Gym trips to be prescribed in bid to beat chronic painScots suffering from chronic pain will be prescribed gym memberships and personal trainers in a study aimed at developing more effective ways of reducing their symptoms. Read more ... |
14th May: Disability charities comment on election confusionScottish disability charities have hit out at the government for ignoring their advice and recommendations for the 2007 Scottish Parliament elections. Read more ... |
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14th May: Chance to influence services People in Dundee with learning disabilities will have the opportunity to influence the development of services at three consultation events in the city this month. Read more ... |
14th May: Scotland tops UK for those on benefits due to alcohol Alcohol abuse prevents thousands of Scots from working and the west of Scotland has the highest rate of drink-related benefit claimants in the UK, according to new figures. Read more ... |
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14th May: Scientists point to link between dairy foods and dementiaCalcium and vitamin D in dairy products may be contributing to brain damage and dementia in older men and women, new research suggests. Read more ... |
14th May: NHS saving pounds by helping others shed themA groundbreaking diet project piloted in Scotland has helped obese patients lose weight and saved the NHS cash, research has revealed. Read more ... |
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11th May: HIV rates fall across Lothians after ten-year highThe number of new HIV infections in the Lothians has begun to fall after a hitting a ten-year high. Read more ... |
11th May: First ward for teenage cancer patients opens The first specialist unit for teenage cancer patients in Scotland is being opened today. Read more ... |
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9th May: Charity attacks refusal of painkilling patches for arthritis sufferers Charity campaigners have criticised a health agency for failing to approve painkilling patches which could bring relief to arthritis sufferers. Read more ... |
9th May: Overhaul of Tayside community hospitals proposed Community hospitals throughout much of Tayside are to undergo radical changes as the NHS desperately tries to cope with the changing demands of the 21st century. Read more ... |
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8th May: Drug body backs dual head and neck cancer treatmentA drug treatment given the go-ahead yesterday could help save the lives of head and neck cancer patients, doctors said. Read more ... |
8th May: Scottish Medicines Consortium approve use of Infliximab for treatment of psoriasis A Drug originally developed for arthritis has been approved to treat Scots who suffer from a disfiguring skin disease. Read more ... |
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7th May: New survey reveals gap between expectation and reality in long term care funding A new survey reveals that three times more people think a person’s need should determine how care services are funded than those who think it should be based on their income or assets as is currently the case in the UK. Read more ... |
6th May: Depression affects 40% of deaf as system fails themLong waits for hearing aids and poor health service support systems are contributing to high levels of depression among deaf Scots, a leading campaigner has warned. Read more ... |
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6th May: Caring Choices coalition of charities calls for overhaul in social care for elderly An overhaul in social care with more state-funded support for the most vulnerable is needed, a survey says. Read more ... |
4th May: Election winners can't continue to ignore charities warns SCVO chiefScotland's new government has to repair a damaged relationship with voluntary organisations, a leading figure in Scotland’s voluntary sector said this week. Read more ... |
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3rd May: New treatment and research unit opens at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee A ground-breaking unit dedicated to combating skin cancer has been opened at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee. Read more ... |
2nd May: Groups vow to win cash help for disabledOrganisations representing disabled people have vowed to campaign for more funding from the Scottish Executive for independent living support. Read more ... |
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2nd May: Aid to voluntary groups linked to health benefits Voluntary groups grant-funded by NHS Highland are being told future aid will be linked increasingly to the health benefits the backing secures. Read more ... |
2nd May: Campaigners step up efforts to retain asbestos treatmentAsbestos campaigners are stepping up their efforts to ensure a potentially life- prolonging treatment continues to be available for sufferers in Scotland. Read more ... |
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1st May: Keep Well project holds major meeting of health providers in GlasgowHealth workers in a revolutionary scheme to prevent illnesses today held their first major meeting in the East End of Glasgow. Read more ... |
1st May: Study finds aspirin may the increase the risk of stroke in old peopleHealthy older people who take regular aspirin to prevent stroke may actually be increasing their risk. Read more ... |