Sandesh Gulhane

John Swinney has been told to apologise to patients for his ‘shameful’ broken promise to end year-long waits in the NHS

The incident, at one of Europe's largest healthcare facilities, triggered a red alert from the Healthcare Infection Incident Assessment Team (HIIAT), which is the most serious infection control warning used in Scotland's health service

The hospital, in Stornoway, is also introducing ‘electronic access control locks’ in its high-dependency unit and all ward areas in response to ‘increasing episodes of violence and aggression’

Dr Susan Gilby took over as chief executive at the Countess of Chester hospital in 2018 after it was rocked by the Lucy Letby case

Bosses at two under-fire health boards have banked temporary 10% pay increases for spearheading a planned shakeup of Scotland's health service

After a fortnight of twists and turns, the political row over the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry continues to evolve with leaders trading increasingly barbed accusations

The stench of cover-up clings to Holyrood, staining the walls like years of old cigarette smoke

Among the patients who died was 10-year-old Milly Main, who acquired an infection while in remission for leukaemia, and 84 children were infected

The Scottish Conservatives are demanding the health secretary face questions at Holyrood following closing submissions made by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) to the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry

Two children died and at least 84 fell ill with infections while being treated at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) campus in Glasgow

One in every nine beds in Scottish healthcare settings was occupied by someone who did not need to be there

Dr Punam Krishan makes history with Strictly's first Bollywood performance