NHS Forth Valley leadership under spotlight as fresh revelations raise questions over working conditions

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.

An NHS Scotland doctor is under investigation by the medical watchdog over allegations he slapped a patient he was treating at a hospital in Ayr.

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

A DPD courier reportedly working 14-hour shifts seven days a week in the lead up to the Black Friday sales was tragically discovered dead in his van.

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.

Scotland's NHS is on the brink of catastrophe even before the expected strike, Labour has warned.

Senior NHS bosses have reportedly discussed making wealthier Scots pay for treatment as the health service struggles to meet demand.

Cops have launched a frantic search for a Scots woman who vanished on Friday morning.

A Scottish construction engineer who has been held in jail in Iraq for the last two months will be reunited with his family tomorrow. Brian Glendinning, 43, will fly into Edinburgh Airport at about 5.25pm and will be greeted by his loved ones, following his lengthy ordeal.

NHS senior managers have spent over £350million on agency staff in just 20 months, the Sunday Mail can reveal.

Nurses are set to go on strike across Forth Valley for the first time in their history.

A thug who threw a knife at NHS staff he wanted to kill while on a crack cocaine-fuelled spree of terror may spend the rest of his life behind bars.

Police are investigating after thugs stole a minibus from a care home in Glasgow and set it alight before boasting about their exploits on TikTok. Footage on social media has shown the vehicle, which belonged to Balmano House Care Home, ablaze on a grass verge between tenement blocks in Skirsa Square, Glasgow.

Sir Keir Starmer has said immigration is not the solution to solving the challenges facing the NHS.

A victim of a sex pest surgeon is suing the NHS after warnings he was a predator were ignored. Dr Fredrick Ruzvidzo was allowed to carry on working at University Hospital Monklands, in Airdrie, despite concerns he was preying on women.

The second EuroMillions draw of the week has taken place, with a huge £139 million jackpot to be won.

In May this year, figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that there are now 4.8 million disabled people across the country in employment, an increase of 1.3 million since 2017, delivering on a UK Government goal to see one million more in work by 2027.