Scotland faces its first real-terms budget reduction since devolution, according to the chairman of BMA Scotland, who claims it will have a 'persistent damaging effect' on patient care and morale.
Rivaroxaban for DVT and for stroke prevention in AF has been approved by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC), widening treatment options for GPs in Scotland.
Scotland and Wales look set to raise the age women are first invited by their GP for cervical cancer screening to 25, after an expert panel said testing younger women may cause more harm than good.
PiP breast implants do not need to be routinely removed and evidence suggests there is not a link with cancer, a DH expert review has concluded.
The GMC is warning an EU directive to register doctors before their language ability has been tested raises 'serious concerns' for patient safety.
GPs could fall foul of the Bribery Act by accepting Christmas gifts from patients, the MDDUS (the Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland) has warned.
The QOF in Scotland would be overhauled to focus on the country's public health priorities under the Scottish goverment's bid to negotiate much of the GP contract on its own terms, GPonline.com understands.
The Scottish government will push for separate negotiation of most of the GP contract, just weeks after GP leaders warned the UK contract was heading for collapse.
High obesity levels and alcohol consumption continue to fuel health inequalities in Scotland, the chief medical officer's (CMO) annual report has warned.
The Scottish government will introduce a 'radical reform' of the Community Health Partnerships (CHPs) to strengthen the role clinicians play in planning services locally.
The UK-wide GP contract is heading for collapse in three to five years as NHS reforms create a 'gulf' between England and the other UK nations, GPC leaders have warned.
Calls for the UK-wide GP contract to be scrapped surfaced at this year's LMCs conference, prompted by the yawning policy gap between England and other UK nations.
In his last guest editorial of the year, RCGP Scotland chair Dr John Gillies looks at the future challenges faced by the NHS in Scotland.
The RCGP Scotland has announced the winners of its GP of the Year and Practice Team of the Year awards.
The BMA in Scotland has described the proposed changes to public sector pensions as a 'barely concealed tax' on health workers.
Dr Georgina Brown has been elected as chairwoman of the BMA's equality and diversity committee.
How commissioners can learn from Scotland on innovative care for the elderly.
Scotland will not follow England's lead to increase competition and privatisation in the NHS, Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has said.
NHS Scotland plans to cut variation in GP referrals and move care into the community as part of a bid to generate £300 million in efficiency savings in 2011/12.
The chairman of the Scottish GPC has attacked the English Health Bill and called for a clear strategy to protect practices in Scotland from market-led reforms.
GPs in Scotland have rejected a call for a separate contract, fearing they could be worse off financially if they break away from the UK-wide agreement.
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