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Rami Okasha, CEO of Scotland's children's hospice charity, said the young patients it supports are living longer and becoming increasingly complex

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Children's hospice charity needs £60m 'just to stand still'
The boss of Scotland's only children's hospice charity says it will have to raise £60 million over the next five years "just to stand still" amid growing demand on its services. Rami Okasha, chief executive of Children's Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS), said it wanted to provide more support to families in hospital and at home as well as through its two hospice centres - Rachel House in Kinross and Robin House in Balloch.

Scottish scientist Dr Suzanne Zeedyk was a respected research scientist at Dundee University for nearly 20 years, specialising in child development, before leaving academia

Scottish scientist Dr Suzanne Zeedyk was a respected research scientist at Dundee University for nearly 20 years, specialising in child development, before leaving academia

NEIL MACKAY'S BIG READ

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Leading child psychologist warns 'Scot Gov oversees cruelty’ through its policies

Margaret Keenan was the first person in the world to be vaccinated against Covid outside of a clinical trial. She was given the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on December 8 2020

Margaret Keenan was the first person in the world to be vaccinated against Covid outside of a clinical trial. She was given the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on December 8 2020

AstraZeneca vaccine: A game-changer against Covid - but question marks remain

GP practices surveyed in April said they feared they would lose GP partners or have to make staff redundant, with 30 saying they were at risk of collapse

GP practices surveyed in April said they feared they would lose GP partners or have to make staff redundant, with 30 saying they were at risk of collapse

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Dozens of GP practices 'at risk of collapse' after Scot Govt pauses loan scheme

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Restore your hairline with high quality transplants in Glasgow and Edinburgh

Scotland has had to import much of its electricity this week

Scotland has had to import much of its electricity this week

Letters: Don't believe the spin about renewables. See the sobering reality

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'Fearfulness': How can NHS deliver safe, effective gender identity healthcare?

Doctors were unsure whether Veronica Murphy would ever recover after she suffered a serious stroke in December last year

Doctors were unsure whether Veronica Murphy would ever recover after she suffered a serious stroke in December last year

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'Miracle' stroke recovery for grandmother: 'Good rehabilitation can be life-changing'

Dr Hilary Cass looked into gender care services in England (Yui Mok/PA)

Dr Hilary Cass looked into gender care services in England (Yui Mok/PA)

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Chief medical officer’s response to Cass Review due by end of June

Humza Yousaf stepped down as First Minister last week

Humza Yousaf stepped down as First Minister last week

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Explained: The Cass Review, Humza Yousaf, and its part in his downfall

Patient data was stolen in the attack (stock pic)

Patient data was stolen in the attack (stock pic)

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Data stolen in cyber attack on health board 'published on dark web'

Dr Hilary Cass giving evidence via videolink to the Health and Sport committee at the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday May 7 2024

Dr Hilary Cass giving evidence via videolink to the Health and Sport committee at the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday May 7 2024

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Dr Hilary Cass 'surprised by homophobia' during review of gender identity services

Do we place too much emphasis on exams?

Do we place too much emphasis on exams?

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Letters: Kate Forbes is wrong: we should not be breeding wage slaves in our schools

Strawberries grown under LED lights may have 'super powers'

Strawberries grown under LED lights may have 'super powers'

LED lights give strawberries special diet powers, reveal Scots researchers

A recent survey by insurance firm, Canada Life, found that 18 per cent of UK adults had performed a dental procedure on themselves

A recent survey by insurance firm, Canada Life, found that 18 per cent of UK adults had performed a dental procedure on themselves

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'I couldn't see a dentist - so I pulled out my own teeth': The rise of DIY dentistry

David McColl said the stress of the job had led three experienced dentists in the west of Scotland to take their own lives

David McColl said the stress of the job had led three experienced dentists in the west of Scotland to take their own lives

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Dental recruitment 'worst it's ever been' as young dentists shun five-day week in NHS

Scots do not have to pay over the counter to have prescriptions filled

Scots do not have to pay over the counter to have prescriptions filled

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Letters: Scotland was right to abolish prescription charges

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Could AI help find the answer to our social care problems?

Fiona O'Sullivan said sometimes all people needed was 'a cup of tea and a chat'

Fiona O'Sullivan said sometimes all people needed was 'a cup of tea and a chat'

No waiting lists?: The mental health service doing things differently

Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater, co-leaders of the Scottish Greens

Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater, co-leaders of the Scottish Greens

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Letters: Scottish Greens must return to core principles, including women's rights

Steve Young was one of the first patients in the world to receive an experimental vaccine against melanoma cancer as a Phase 3 clinical trial got underway in the UK at the end of April

Steve Young was one of the first patients in the world to receive an experimental vaccine against melanoma cancer as a Phase 3 clinical trial got underway in the UK at the end of April

The 'cordon bleu' of cancer treatments?: Why Covid-style vaccines might offer a cure

Self-funding care home residents at McKillop Gardens in East Kilbride, which is owned by the council, have seen their weekly fees increase by between 110-130 per cent

Self-funding care home residents at McKillop Gardens in East Kilbride, which is owned by the council, have seen their weekly fees increase by between 110-130 per cent

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Council 'victimising' better-off care home residents as fees doubled to £1221 a week

The family of Amelia, pictured right with her mum, has spoken out in support of CHAS

The family of Amelia, pictured right with her mum, has spoken out in support of CHAS

Charity launches new campaign to support parents of dying children

The groundbreaking ceremony

The groundbreaking ceremony

Major investment in Newton Mearns retirement estate

Should any offers to GPs be conditional on the restoration of an out-of-hours service?

Should any offers to GPs be conditional on the restoration of an out-of-hours service?

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Letters: GPs must be made to do the right thing and resume an out-of-hours service

A pensioner has praised an optician

A pensioner has praised an optician

Scots pensioner praises optician whose examination he believes saved his life

The Herald Letter of the Day: SNP has caused our GPs a great deal of pain

The Herald Letter of the Day: SNP has caused our GPs a great deal of pain

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The Herald Letter of the Day: SNP has caused our GPs a great deal of pain

Mrs F was said to have enjoyed her job, but deteriorated rapidly over a short period of time after becoming convinced she had accidentally harmed a vulnerable pupil at the school

Mrs F was said to have enjoyed her job, but deteriorated rapidly over a short period of time after becoming convinced she had accidentally harmed a vulnerable pupil at the school

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Dinner lady took own life over fears she had poisoned pupil with food allergy

Sign up for Inside the NHS where our health correspondent unpicks key statistics and provides a platform to those on the NHS frontlines who are too reluctant to speak publicly

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Would you go private to see a GP? The new ‘two-tier’ healthcare

Dad William Oviatt will be running the Edinburgh Marathon for Sight Scotland after the charity helped the family with his daughter Sofie's retinal dystrophy diagnosis

Dad William Oviatt will be running the Edinburgh Marathon for Sight Scotland after the charity helped the family with his daughter Sofie's retinal dystrophy diagnosis

Edinburgh Marathon

Edinburgh dad running marathon for charity who helped daughter's rare eye condition

Callum Davidson, 26, with his London Marathon medal after running for Crosshouse Children's Fund and, inset, Callum and Andrew at birth

Callum Davidson, 26, with his London Marathon medal after running for Crosshouse Children's Fund and, inset, Callum and Andrew at birth

Premature twin given 50% survival odds completes London Marathon in under four hours

McClymont House in Lanark will close permanently later this year

McClymont House in Lanark will close permanently later this year

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Families 'devastated' as last-ditch bid to save beloved council care home rejected

How do we solve the problems faced by many GP practices?

How do we solve the problems faced by many GP practices?

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Letters: GP problems can be fixed by addressing list sizes and new working hours

We have 10% less practices than we had 10 years ago

We have 10% less practices than we had 10 years ago

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Dr Andrew Buist: We'll never fix the NHS until we fix our broken GP surgeries

Harvie comments on Cass review 'strained' Bute House Agreement admits Yousaf

Harvie comments on Cass review 'strained' Bute House Agreement admits Yousaf

Bute House Agreement

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Harvie comments on Cass review 'upset' SNP MSPs admits Yousaf

Stuart Callison

Stuart Callison

Accessibility must be a priority in debate around defibrillators in schools

More drug deaths in Oxford last year

More drug deaths in Oxford last year

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Drugs kill more than 20 Scots a week as latest figures see 11% rise

Elijah Nazarzadeh and John Pritchard

Elijah Nazarzadeh and John Pritchard

Scottish pioneer aiming to revolutionise inhaled drug delivery takes major step

Dr Frances Yuille (inset) said oncology recruitment in Scotland 'was not on the right trajectory at all'

Dr Frances Yuille (inset) said oncology recruitment in Scotland 'was not on the right trajectory at all'

'Young doctors are going elsewhere': Warning of 'dire' recruitment to cancer services

A 'vigil' outside an Edinburgh abortion clini

A 'vigil' outside an Edinburgh abortion clini

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MSPs overwhelmingly back buffer zone bill at first stage

Letter of the Day 📨

A fairer way to charge more for alcohol amid minimum price increase

Lung condition COPD affects 140,000 people in Scotland

Lung condition COPD affects 140,000 people in Scotland

'Pivotal' new COPD diagnostic service aims to cut waiting times across Glasgow

Professor Chris Carlin

Professor Chris Carlin

Digital move can give COPD patients a home win

Dr Naushad Ali left general practice in the NHS after 15 years to set up the Glasgow Private Clinic

Dr Naushad Ali left general practice in the NHS after 15 years to set up the Glasgow Private Clinic

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'People are voting with their feet': Private GP clinics triple since pandemic

Nour Halabi (inset) said the experience of seeing a private GP was 'almost emotional' after struggling to get tests or appointments through the NHS

Nour Halabi (inset) said the experience of seeing a private GP was 'almost emotional' after struggling to get tests or appointments through the NHS

'I'm so relieved to finally have someone listen to me': Why I went to a private GP

Quarantined: Aberdeen in May 1964 was in the grip of typhoid

Quarantined: Aberdeen in May 1964 was in the grip of typhoid

Remembered: when a tin of corned beef brought deadly typhoid to Aberdeen

Food insecurity fears for those unable to work - ‘Sick note’ rhetoric does not match reality

Food insecurity fears for those unable to work - ‘Sick note’ rhetoric does not match reality

Citizens Advice Scotland

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Charity warns Rishi Sunak's 'sick note' rhetoric doesn't match reality

More than 2.8 million working age adults in Britain are missing from the labour force due to long-term sickness, up by 43% since 2019

More than 2.8 million working age adults in Britain are missing from the labour force due to long-term sickness, up by 43% since 2019

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What's really going on behind Britain's record levels of sickness absence?

The details come as NHS Scotland grapples with a £1.1 billion backlog of building maintenance

The details come as NHS Scotland grapples with a £1.1 billion backlog of building maintenance

NHS in crisis: 'Shocking' power cuts mid-surgery, 'black mould', and near misses

Rishi Sunak giving his speech on welfare reform, where he called for an end to the

Rishi Sunak giving his speech on welfare reform, where he called for an end to the

CITIZENS ADVICE

Sick note rhetoric does not match reality

A new payment system took effect for NHS dentistry in Scotland in November last year, with the goal of improving access to dental treatment on the NHS

A new payment system took effect for NHS dentistry in Scotland in November last year, with the goal of improving access to dental treatment on the NHS

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The reform of NHS dentistry in Scotland: What’s your verdict?

Bailey Lothian and her mother, Angela. Analysis of her DNA by Edinburgh scientists has identified a new genetic mutation which causes the lung disease, PCD

Bailey Lothian and her mother, Angela. Analysis of her DNA by Edinburgh scientists has identified a new genetic mutation which causes the lung disease, PCD

Young Scot one of only 12 people in world found to have rare lung disorder gene

The dualling of the A9 is a long way behind its original target

The dualling of the A9 is a long way behind its original target

Letters: Lack of investment in main trunk roads in the north is a dereliction of duty

Glasgow's Low Emission Zone s proved controversial

Glasgow's Low Emission Zone s proved controversial

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'Refreshed' air pollution plans as Glasgow City Council publish new strategy