News incl. lifesciences, animals, wildlife & nature
from or mentioning Scotland (UK)
The articles listed below include news from, about or mentioning Scotland. This is page 4 of 7.
Agency consulting on sustainable fish advice
Nursing students struggling in tough financial times
Almost three quarters of UK nursing students have had to get a second job just so they could afford to study and nearly half have considered leaving their course altogether, according to a report f...
Quality of UK doctors' training threatened by European hours limits (BMA)
UK Junior doctors are concerned that their training will suffer when European limits on working time are applied next year, according to recent surveys by the British Medical Association (BMA). Fro...
NHS tackles high levels of sexually transmitted infections in Scotland (THT)
One area that the new standards aims to improve is chlamydia testing. There has been a 250% increase in diagnoses in the last 10 years with nearly 18,000 people infected in 2007. Targets for health...
More consultants needed to deliver quality patient care (UK)
Many more hospital consultants are needed across the UK to maintain and improve the quality of care in the NHS, according to the British Medical Association (BMA) in a recent report “Enhancing qu...
Screening programme could lead to healthy being seen at expense of sick (BMA)
The BMA has expressed concern that screening people who are well could make it increasingly difficult for sick patients to get an appointment to see a medical practitioner. Commenting on the UK gov...
Patients deserve an NHS where care is led by consultants and GPs (BMA Scotland)
BMA Scotland asserts that patients deserve a heath servicethat delivers 'safe, cost-effective care led by highly trained consultants and GPs'. It has also warned against the creation of a ‘sub co...
UK Medical personnel issue guidelines about patient resuscitation
The British Medical Association (BMA), the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and the Resuscitation Council (UK) are issuing new guidance about decisions concerning whether or not to attempt to resusci...
Are you a binge drinker ? (BMA Scotland)
BMA Scotland has called for new legislation to introduce compulsory labelling on all alcoholic products to help people understand and manage their drinking habits better. The call comes on the eve ...
New top-up fee system worsens debt issues for medical students (UK)
The BMA's UK wide annual medical student finance survey shows the average final year medical student will graduate with debts of over £20,000. It also shows the level of debt among first year...
Terrence Higgins Trust pushes for home HIV test kits to be made available in UK
Terrence Higgins Trust is urging the UK Government to change the law to let people buy and use home test kits for HIV. This is just one of '25 Things' that THT is asking the Government to do in its...
Research reveals low morale amongst nurses in Scotland
Recent research by the Royal College of Nursing indicates that less than half (44%) of those nurses surveyed in Scotland feel their work is valued.
