Helen McArdle

The chair of the Cass Review has told MSPs she was "surprised" by persistent levels of homophobia as well as transphobia during her review into gender identity services, as she noted that a "very high percentage" of the young people seeking help are same-sex attracted. Giving evidence to Holyrood's Health and Social Care Committee, Dr Hilary Cass said it was easy to see "how the two things could get conflated".

Recruitment of dentists into the NHS is "the worst its ever been" with younger practitioners opting to go straight into private practice or head overseas, one of Scotland's dental leaders has warned.

Fiona (pics 4pm) "We wanted to do something even before the pandemic happened and we had been talking about how we could support children who are on a waiting list - because even before the pandemic the waiting lists were still lengthy. And because we had been working closely with CAMHS within the hospital setting, this was something we recognised to be a problem - but then obviously the pandemic hit and everything changed for all charities and sectors so we had to put a pause on that. Coming out of the pandemic, the need was even greater, so we wanted to do something quite quickly to support those families."

Given the Scottish political shenanigans of the past ten days, you could be forgiven for missing a rather exciting developing in cancer research. On April 26, it emerged that doctors have begun trialling the world's first personalised mRNA cancer vaccine for melanoma skin cancer.

Relatives of loved ones in the care home said they were stunned to discover that the weekly charges would be hiked from less than £600 to £1,221 per week.

A school dinner lady took her life after becoming convinced that she had harmed a child with allergies by mixing up the food bags given to pupils. The case has been highlighted following an investigation the Mental Welfare Commission which found that there were "missed opportunities" to prevent the woman's death in April 2021.

Private GPs are on the rise in Scotland – so what does it mean for patients, and the wider NHS?

Two council care homes in South Lanarkshire will close after the Scottish Government rejected urgent appeals for extra social care funding.

Recruitment of specialist cancer doctors to the NHS in Scotland is "dire" with many training posts going unfilled, a leading expert has said. Dr Frances Yuille, a recently retired breast cancer oncologist and chair of the Scottish Standing Committee at the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR), said much more needed to be done to attract young doctors and to retain clinicians longer towards the end of their careers.