4+ hour, 45+ min ago  (414+ words) Iona Grant, 30, says she feels she has been 'insitutionalised' after her care package collapsed six months ago. A young woman from the Highlands who has spent the past six months in a care home more than 100 miles from her family…...

4+ hour, 34+ min ago  (360+ words) Would-be pet owners are being urged to prioritise the health of cats and dogs over "cute" looks, as polling finds two thirds of people think animals" appearance is important. Battersea is launching a new campaign to tackle what it says…...

21+ hour, 53+ min ago  (371+ words) NHS Ayrshire and Arran has been ordered to apologise after the man suffered an infection due to the suture An NHS board has been ordered to apologise after stitches were left in a man's nose for over a year after…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (718+ words) Dr Mohammed Alshurafa said a petition is his 'only hope' of securing life'saving treatment for his father, Bahjat, 66. A Palestinian man living in Glasgow has launched a petition to bring his severely ill father to the UK for urgent heart…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago  (600+ words) A report by the Care Inspectorate has said that there is a shortage of available foster placements for children and young people in the Western Isles. It also said that the recruitment and retention of caregivers "must be an area…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (770+ words) Victims of the infected blood scandal are to receive greater compensation from the government after criticism of the scheme's slow, and low payments. Victims of one of Britain's biggest scandals are to receive greater compensation as the government increases the…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (718+ words) Yvonne Sinclair says she is trapped 'in purgatory' with severe bladder problems after her vital surgery was postponed indefinitely. Warning: Some images may be distressing to readers. An Edinburgh woman left paralysed by a traumatic accident says she is facing…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (332+ words) Greenfinches have declined in population by more than 65% over the past 30 years The public has been urged not to feed garden birds nuts and seeds to cut the spread of deadly diseases. The RSPB has asked people to remove bird…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (804+ words) Medics are now carrying out an advanced pacing technique which doctors say is helping hearts beat more naturally A breakthrough in cardiology in Fife could prove a game'changer for people living with pacemakers. Teams based at the Victoria Hospital in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (667+ words) Giving children with a certain medical condition tablets instead of liquid medicine could save the NHS tens of thousands of pounds per patient each year, experts have said. Researchers found patients as young as seven were successfully able to switch…...