NHS boards (Scotland)

Scottish health board to see 16% hike in acute drugs cost over the next year

NHS Lanarkshire’s acute drugs cost is set to increase by 16% in 2019/2020, the health board’s chief executive, Calum Campbell, has said.…

Nine out of ten patients rate minor ailments scheme as ‘excellent’

The community pharmacy-run minor ailments scheme in Scotland has been an overwhelming success, according to independent research which, for the first time, sought the views of patients who use it.…

Health board reviews NHS prescribing of 15 medicines

A Scottish health board has confirmed that it will stop providing co-proxamol for NHS patients under any circumstances from October 2018 and it is reviewing its prescribing of 14 other medicinal products.…

Enhancing pharmacy services across NHS Scotland

Chief pharmaceutical officer for Scotland Rose Marie Parr provides an overview of the nine commitments for improving pharmaceutical care in NHS Scotland and making it an integral part of evolving NHS services.…

Patients in Scotland waiting longer as NHS misses seven out of ten performance targets

The Scottish government needs to develop a longer-term approach to NHS financial planning, Audit Scotland’s annual report on the NHS says.…

Scotland becomes first UK nation to approve home-based medical abortion

Scotland has become the first nation in the UK to allow women to complete medical abortion procedures at home.…

New pharmacy strategy published in Scotland

The Scottish Government has published a nine-point plan that promises to “transform” both pharmacy and primary care in Scotland.…

Pharmacists must be core part of integrated health and social care, says RPS Scotland

The RPS in Scotland has expressed concern at the lack of a “clear policy” on the care of patients transferring between healthcare settings, and says that pharmacist expertise should be at the core of such a policy.…

Prescription charges backfire on UK health and wealth

Rather than generating revenue, it appears that charging people with long-term conditions for their medicines results in patients not filling their prescriptions with hidden costs for their health, for the NHS and for the UK economy as a whole.…

Prescription charges backfire on UK health and wealth

Rather than generating revenue, it appears that charging people with long-term conditions for their medicines results in patients not filling their prescriptions with hidden costs for their health, for the NHS and for the UK economy as a whole.…