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  1. Woman died after being sent home from hospital

    03 August: The family of Debra Beavers now plan to take action against NHS Fife after a doctor was dismissive about her pain.

  2. FAI to be held into death of Lisa Norris

    30 July: An inquiry will be held following the death of the Ayrshire teenager, who died after she was given radiation overdoses at the Beatson Oncology unit.

  3. Testicular cancer - some health advice

    15 July: According to Cancer Research UK, 2100 men are diagnosed with the condition in the UK every year. It is unknown by the medical community what exactly...

  4. Nearly 400 onboard cruise liner affected by vomit bug

    07 July: A large number of people take ill with vomit bug, as pensioner dies of heart attack on board British ocean liner.

  5. Six Scots catch swine flu in Ibiza

    02 July: The North-east men, including Robert Urquhart, returned to the UK last week.

  6. Stroke victim speaks of mistreatment at Aberdeen Royal

    18 June: Aberdeenshire woman claims she was given anti-psychotic drug against her wishes and is considering making a formal complaint.

  7. Swine flu warning from Scottish health official

    18 June: Nicola Sturgeon says number of confirmed cases in Greater Glasgow will 'likely' increase in coming days.

  8. Number of swine flu cases rises in Glasgow area

    17 June: Health officials revert to lab testing of all possible cases following concerns about effectiveness of diagnosis.

  9. Friends call Scots swine flu death a 'tragedy'

    15 June: Jacqueline Fleming was said to have experienced good days and bad days in hospital before her death at age 38.

  10. Scots family of swine flu death speaks of their devastation

    16 June: Jacqueline Fleming, who prematurely gave birth a fortnight ago, died in a Paisley hospital at age 38.

  11. Scotland battling 'sustained community transmission' of swine flu

    12 June: UK Health Secretary updates MPs, as number of cases exceeds 900 across Britain - including hot spots in Scotland.

  12. Swine flu focus remains in the west of Scotland

    10 June: Two more schools are partially closed and an inmate in Barlinnie Prison is in isolation with a possible case of the virus as number of confirmed cases...

  13. Patient records stolen from Aberdeen hospital

    23 April: A computer containing details of more than 1,000 patients is taken, triggering police and NHS investigations.

  14. Campaigners take stance for assisted suicide

    09 March: Ailing elderly woman who starved herself to death in Scotland received advice from Friends at the End.

  15. Dundee GP receives formal warning

    04 March: Doctor mistakenly prescribed 74-year-old woman's morphine dosage before she suffered fatal heart attack.

About National Health Service

The National Health Service (NHS) is the name commonly used to refer to the four publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom, collectively or individually, although only the health service in England uses the name 'National Health Service' without further qualification. The publicly-funded healthcare organisation in Northern Ireland does not use the term 'National Health Service', but is still commonly referred to as the 'NHS'. Each system operates independently, and is politically accountable to the relevant devolved government of Scotland (Scottish Government), Wales (Welsh Assembly Government) and Northern Ireland (Northern Ireland Executive), and to the UK government for England.

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