Media release: SMC decisions May 2025

The Scottish Medicines Consortium, has today (Monday, May 12) published advice on six medicines.

Media Release: Inspection report Cleland Hospital, NHS Lanarkshire

Healthcare Improvement Scotland today (Thursday 17 April) published a report relating to a safe delivery of care inspection visit to Cleland Hospital, NHS Lanarkshire.

Media release: SMC decisions April 2025

The Scottish Medicines Consortium, has today (Monday, April 7) published advice on seven medicines.

Equality mainstreaming report and outcomes 2025-2029

This report describes Healthcare Improvement Scotland’s work to embed equality into our work programmes in the past four years. It is a requirement of the Equality Act 2010 that we provide this information. The report also sets out our equality-focused priorities for April 2025-2029.

Media release: Independent report finds that NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde must repair relationships to improve care

A wide ranging and comprehensive independent review of emergency departments within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has found a system under pressure, where unacceptable practices such as patients waiting on trolleys in corridors have become normalised.

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Independent report finds that NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde must repair relationships to improve care

News story about a review of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde emergency departments

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Healthcare Improvement Scotland issues warning about the dangers of Botox parties

News story about Healthcare Improvement Scotland warning the public abut the dangers of Botox parties.

Diabulimia: what is it and why have so few people heard of it?

Content warning: this episode discusses eating disorders and disordered eating. Type 1 diabetes with disordered eating (T1DE), or diabulimia as […]

New advice calls for more awareness of eating disorders linked to type 1 diabetes

Our new guidance is calling for more awareness of a potentially lethal eating disorder that can affect type 1 diabetes […]

Esculap Limited – independent healthcare inspection report: July 2024

Independent Healthcare Inspection report for Esculap Limited Aberdeen, Published 04 July 2024.