Patients can be delayed in hospital for a number of reasons, but the most common is the lack of a social care package.

At just 52.6 years for men and 52.5 years for women, North Ayrshire has the lowest healthy life expectancy in Scotland.

Despite the SNP vowing toe end all waits of more than a year by March, 44,363 patients had been waiting more than 52 weeks in ...

An Audit Scotland report showed more than 720,000 bed days were lost in 2024-25 with the patients being well enough to be discharged.

We don't need a national holiday to watch Scotland play in the World Cup, besides most people will probably take the day off anyway.

Flu cases have fallen across Scotland, dropping 20% in the week to 14 December, official health figures show. Public Health Scotland (PHS) data shows laboratory-confirmed cases fell from 2,410 to ...

A major new project on mosquitoes, their viruses, and associated disease risks in Northern Ireland will be co-led by a ...

The number of people in hospital in England with flu continues to rise and remains at a record level for this time of year, though the rate of growth has slowed, NHS figures show. An average of 3,140 ...

A report from Audit Scotland says one in nine hospital beds were occupied by patients who could have been discharged.

My message to the people of this country is clear – thanks to our cost-of-living commitments, you will be better off in so ...

The UK's first safer drug consumption facility has registered 575 users in its first year. Since opening on 13 January 2025, ...

The Budget is the Scottish government's opportunity to set out its tax and spending plans for the next financial year, which ...