6+ hour, 1+ min ago   (838+ words) Almost one in five calls to the medical advice line NHS 24 were abandoned without being answered over the last two years, with new figures also showing one person waited more than three-and-a-half hours simply for their call to be answered....

11+ hour, 49+ min ago   (679+ words) People with stammers face anxiety and barriers when making calls as charity calls for more inclusive changes to technology A charity is warning that voice recognition systems could be shutting people who stammer out of essential services when they call…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (640+ words) John Swinney has apologised to two women who suffered from miscarriages following failures in NHS care. The First Minister said he was “terribly sorry” to hear the experiences of Elizabeth Crammond and Katie Lyon. He said the level of care…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (283+ words) Clive Chappell restrained his female colleague against a wall during the assault A care worker has been struck off after he sexually assaulted a junior colleague at work. Clive Chappell from Monifieth was convicted in April at Forfar Sheriff Court…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (619+ words) The Prince of Wales will join sports stars Dame Kelly Holmes and Jill Scott in Liverpool to launch a new toolkit on World Suicide Prevention Day. The Prince of Wales is today launching a new initiative in a bid to…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (778+ words) Theo was one of seven children who were given ten times less morphine than needed during heart surgery at the Children's Hospital The families of children who received just a tenth of the morphine they should have been given after…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (740+ words) More than 40,000 children are waiting for a neurodevelopmental assessment It’s an assessment which tens of thousands of children in Scotland are looking to access, one which has waits of up to six and a half years. Demand on neurodevelopmental services…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (699+ words) The UK’s largest dog charity says they are seeing more animals suffering pain and discomfort due to the way in which they’ve been bred. The Dogs Trust say trending breeds like pugs and French bulldogs are being brought in with…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (161+ words) A majority of respondents to a poll have backed the banning of flavoured vapes in a bid to protect children. A poll done by ScotPulse for the anti-smoking charity Ash Scotland spoke to 1,061 people between July 24 and 28. Some 79% of respondents…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1061+ words) After leaving the military, Glen and Richard were both diagnosed with AVMs; abnormal tangles of blood vessels in their brains. ITV News’ Science Correspondent Martin Stew reports. Words by ITV Senior News Editor, Paul Tyson “Like a hand grenade in…...