Scotland’s NHS 'struggling to stockpile essential medicines in preparation for a no-deal Brexit'

suicide of a Scots teenager might have been avoided if she had better mental health support from an NHS service, a sheriff has ruled.A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) has taken place into the death of Sophie Parkinson more than six years after the tragedy.Sophie was just 13 when she died at her home, in Liff, on the outskirts of Dundee in 2014.She was a second year pupil at the £13,000-a-year High School of Dundee and first sought help from mental health services when she was seven.Now after the

NHS Ayrshire & Arran patient has died after testing positive for coronavirus, it was revealed today.The person's death was announced alongside six others across Scotland this afternoon.

Boris Johnson has been accused of "shattering" any remaining trust in a "broken Westminster system" by driving through controversial Internal Market Bill.

suicidal thoughts during the coronavirus pandemic, MSPs have been told. Chief executive Angiolina Foster revealed the rise as she spoke about the work of staff at the medical helpline and online service.

Brexit and a devolution "power grab". The claim by a Labour MSP was made during a tense grilling for the UK Government minister over laws which will set an internal market once powers return from the EU to Westminster.

Brexit after the Scottish Government formally urged MSPs to reject the UK Government’s Internal Markets Bill. Mike Russell said the controversial bill, which Tory Ministers admit would break international law, was a “defining moment” for the constitution.

Indian summer could soon be shattered – by the first named storm of the season.Much of the country has recently basked in day-long sunshine, while nights have been notable for their plunging temperatures.But this quiet autumn weather may soon be replaced by 70mph winds swept in by Storm Aiden.The Met Office is tracking no fewer than three low pressure systems, expected to make landfall in the UK by Friday.Each one of them has the capacity to deepen before it arrives, which would produce

supermarkets to stockpile on a number of items in recent days.Toilet roll, pasta and flour were among the items to be low in stock during the first peak of the coronavirus pandemic during March, April and May.The latest round of stockpiling comes after the Scottish Government announced a raft of new restrictions designed to tackle a surge in new coronavirus cases across the country.Aldi CEO Giles Hurley has issued a plea to customers and moved to reassure shoppers over stock level fears.He

breast cancer just weeks after giving birth. Rebecca Broughton, who is just 26, has challenged herself to see 30 and watch her two baby sons' first days at school.

last term but insists the club are more street-wise heading into the new season.

Amal Clooney has exited her role as the UK’s special envoy on media freedom in protest.

Perthshire politician has described the percentage of chronic pain patients in Tayside having to wait more than 18 weeks to be seen as “very concerning.”Mid Scotland and Fife MSP Liz Smith was reacting to figures released by ISD Scotland, which reveal that almost 70 per cent of patients suffering from chronic pain in the NHS Tayside area have had to wait more than 18 weeks for their first appointment at a patient clinic.Over 2100 such patients across Scotland are now failing to be seen for the

With evidence of fake callers pretending to work for Test and Protect, Mr Neil has stressed that NHS Scotland contact tracers will not ask anyone for information about bank accounts or medical records, and they will not try to sell you anything. The data gathered will be stored securely by and safely destroyed as soon as possible after the pandemic concludes.

World War II plane which began flying around the UK during the Clap for Carers campaign while the country was in lockdown is due to fly over Scotland on Thursday.

care homes.Professor Jason Leitch was speaking on a live radio interview today about the rising number of positive tests for coronavirus north of the border and the potential impact on the social care sector.Appearing on BBC Good Morning Scotland, the national clinical director was asked if he was concerned by the situation in Scotland's care homes."Concerned in the sense I want to protect them as much as I can from this virus," he said."We've learned both in Scotland and around the world, the

NHS Scotland will remain on an ‘emergency footing’ until at least the end of March next year. Health secretary Jeane Freeman explained that the NHS had adopted this status when coronavirus hit the country in March.

hereEarlier today, the First Minister uged Scots to download a new 'Protect Scotland' contact tracing app - the latest tool in the fight to stop the spread of coronavirus.The symptoms of coronavirus are:But these symptoms do not necessarily mean you have the illness.The symptoms are similar to other illnesses that are much more common, such as cold and flu.always wash your hands when you get home or into workuse hand sanitiser gel if soap and water are not availablecover your mouth and nose with