NHS doctor accused of slapping patient and saying it 'felt good'

Ncuti Gatwa has shared a sneak peek of his first day on set as the new Doctor Who.

Comedian Katherine Ryan has given birth to her third child and shared the adorable name she and husband Bobby Kootra have chosen for the tot.

Some NHS Tayside health care staff could still organise strike action after the GMB union rejected an improved pay deal from the Scottish Government.

Members of the GMB union who work in the NHS in Scotland have rejected the Scottish Government's latest pay offer.

Another family has accused Bannerman High of allowing bullies to wreck the lives of pupils.

A hairdresser feared losing her home and business after an energy firm demanded she pay a £72,000 bill.

A Scots school girl who caught Strep A was left fighting for her life in hospital after her GP failed to spot the symptoms - twice. Ellie Young began experiencing a sore throat and vomiting at the end of October and was given a telephone consultation by her local doctor's surgery Oak Lodge Medical Practice.

A Blairgowrie doctor and leader of Scotland’s GPs made a searing conference speech highlighting the need for action to stop “the slow death of general practice as we know it”.

Matt Hancock has accused former Scots bra tycoon Michelle Mone of sending him a "threatening" message after a firm she was helping did not secure a deal during the covid pandemic.

The devastated daughter of a pensioner swept away in an Aberdeenshire river has told how her family “are lost without her”. Hazel Nairn was last seen in the water in the River Don, near Monymusk, after getting into difficulty while reportedly trying to rescue her pet dog amid torrential rain.

Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa has been named Scotland’s most influential creative person by The List. The magazine’s Hot 100 guide returned this year after a three-year hiatus and has honoured the biggest names in Scottish arts and culture.

A Scots mum whose toddler developed a concerning rash and became lethargic waited more than one hour on a phone call to NHS 24 before taking matters into her own hands and rushing her daughter to A&E.

The board of NHS Forth Valley met today for the first time since being put into special measures by the Scottish Government.

Doctors were forced to keep patient records on pieces of paper and emails after a huge cyber attack crippled critical Scots NHS systems.

NHS staff have been offered a "final" improved pay offer by the Scottish Government following days of negotiations with trade unions.

Scots are being forced to "remortgage their homes" to pay for private healthcare due to massive waiting times for some NHS procedures, Anas Sarwar has said.

NHS Grampian is taking part in a trial to help vulnerable people heat their homes.

A body has been found in Milngavie in the search for a missing young doctor.