An ibuprofen prescription also cost the NHS £6.87 last year, unlike in shops where it can be purchased for 39p.

The first minister says the health service will deliver an extra 150,000 appointments and procedures.

Ayrshire Live has learned that Burns Pharmacy Ltd (Toll pharmacy) lodged an objection to NHS Ayrshire & Arran extending the ...

He called his GP multiple times the following morning, then 111, who directed him to the Superdrug pharmacy. The coroner said that DHU Healthcare, which runs NHS 111 services, was in a position to ...

York and North Yorkshire residents are being urged to have their say on pharmacy services in the area. City of York Council and North Yorkshire Council are asking residents and partner ...

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John Swinney has denied a report detailing the harrowing testimonies of nursing staff shows the “deadly reality” of the NHS in Scotland. The First Minister said the survey by the Royal College ...

READ MORE: NHS Scotland may need to cut services without reform, watchdog warns One nurse said: “Flu-positive patients are being transferred to wards before rooms become available. Patients with flu ...

Scotland’s NHS has been hit with a “devastating collapse in care standards”, with patients “routinely coming to harm” and unable to access basic services, a report by the Royal College ...

While acknowledging the disruption to services, Mr Hewitson criticised the lack of involvement from the government or NHS in finding a resolution. “Pharmacy contractors are more fed up than I ...

Last week, a paper from researchers at the University of Edinburgh’s Usher Institute analysing data from NHS Scotland over an ... We need more health services, but at the same time, there ...