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ANAS Sarwar is “worried about his position” and his prospects for the next Holyrood election, John Swinney has claimed.

An average of 41% of patients ready to leave hospital last week were discharged each day, according to data from NHS England.

Norovirus cases in hospitals are 80 per cent higher than the same period last year, adding to hospital pressure across the country

A new study suggests there is wide variation in the provision of supervised toothbrushing across the country.

Hospital wards struggle to cope with rising cases of self-harm and eating disorders, the study warns

Research looked at all admissions for five to 18-year-olds to general acute medical wards in England from 2012 to 2022.

NHS national medical director Professor Sir Stephen Powis said the NHS ‘must go for broke’ to move care into communities if it wants to avoid overcrowded A&Es in the next decade

Sir Stephen Powis has urged people to engage with the national conversation about the future of the health service.

As the NHS enters its annual winter crisis, we are encouraged to think carefully before ringing 111, 999 or going to A&E. Quite when to relinquish our bodies to the experts and accept all the accompanying anxieties of waiting for test results or treatment can be a problem, as it…

A major nursing report has found that patients are dying in corridors and sometimes going undiscovered for hours

The National Audit Office Ministers has also warned ministers that allowing the waiting list of repairs to linger is a ‘false economy’.