As per reports, it has been revealed that Scottish Government has launched a campaign known as the Alcohol Behaviour Change. The campaign is especially designed for women to make them understand that alcohol consumption is not a healthy habit for body.

The data for 2010-11 revealed that increasingly elderly patients were readmitted in hospital for emergency care. The figures revealed by the Health Secretary, Nicola Sturgeon, said 29,013 elderly patients who were in hospital for medical care got readmitted due to emergency. Another 11,873 aged people above 65 years who underwent surgery had to have an emergency readmission.

The Fostering Network Scotland revealed that there is extreme shortage of foster carers and in order to avoid crisis, thousands of foster carers would be needed by the end of next year.

Government is planning and working to get together health and social services closer resulting, which, GPs in the region soon can site their contracts being dissolved to Scottish control as part of the same plans.

Scotland Chief Medical Officer’s sixth annual report on the nation’s health has put forth mixed results about improvements on medical front. Sir Harry Burns said they have succeeded in bringing down death numbers caused due to cancer, heart disease and stroke.

Obesity is continue to increase its spell gradually, all over the world, and therefore can be considered as a rapidly growing health concern of the era.

With the intent of safeguarding millions of pounds lost by the industry every year, a research group from Scotland has come up with a novel portable method which can effectively identify counterfeit whiskey.

While applauding an announcement by the Scottish Government to stimulate the availability of insulin pumps for maximum number of patients, Martyn Carr, a student from Barrhead, has marked it as a very positive initiative to depict that the government has recognized the issue.

Yesterday, the Health Secretary, Nicola Sturgeon, notified that before introducing any proposal regarding minimum pricing of alcohol, the authorities in Scotland will be considering all evidences. "I don't think we can assume anything. We need to make sure that we are taking account all of the available evidence and that the evidence is up-to-date", she added further.

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has recognized the need to guide nurses and healthcare assistants about how to deal with patients who talk to them about dying.

It is imperative for nurses to hear what patients have to say about their feelings without being scared that their actions might be misinterpreted as helping the patient to take their lives.