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2 days ago

Doctors strike called off as union backs latest pay deal

Getty Images Scotland's resident doctors have called off a planned four-day strike over pay. They had been set to go on the first national walkout staged by NHS workers on Tuesday, having accused ministers of going back on promises over pay. But after further negotiations, the British Medical Association union is to suspend the strike and put a fresh pay offer to members - and is recommending that it is accepted.
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2 months ago

'My wife died in childbirth but wasn't told she'd been given labour drug overdose'

The 39-year-old had been told she would have to give birth to her stillborn daughter, who was called Olivia, and was given medication to bring on the labour. Within hours Jacqui was having intense contractions and at one point slumped into the arms of her husband, Lori Quate, who thought she had fainted. As staff at Ninewells Hospital rushed to help her, she suffered a cardiac arrest.
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1 year ago

'I embrace my alopecia, but I'd love my old hair back'

Ritlecitinib may be available on the NHS in Scotland for alopecia treatment.
The drug is not a cure but helps manage severe cases of alopecia areata.
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