A FORMER NHS Borders boss is set to cycle 1,200 miles to raise money for charity. Ralph Roberts, who also worked for NHS Shetland during his career, is taking on the challenge to raise funds for the ...

NHS vendor Advanced will pay just over £3 million ($3.8 million) in fines for not implementing basic security measures before it suffered a ransomware attack in 2022, the U.K.’s data protection ...

The research was led by Professor Zosia Miedzybrodzka of the University of Aberdeen and clinical lead for Huntington’s disease at NHS Grampian, alongside Heather Cruickshank, genetic counsellor ...

An NHS software provider has been fined £3m by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) over security failings that led to a ransomware attack on the NHS. The Advanced Computer Software Group ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The NHS has issued a warning over a slow-developing bacterial infection that usually starts with a cough. While the illness isn't generally as contagious as a common cold, it can be far more ...

Shetland star Douglas Henshall has landed a new feature film role in "meaningful" period drama Angh. The independent film marks the feature directorial debut of Theja Rio, and is set in 1960s ...

A total of 9.7% of participants reported experiencing NHS-related harm in the previous three years: in 6.2% of cases the harm was caused by treatment or care received and in 3.5% of cases it was ...

Wes Streeting said spending NHS resources “more effectively though social care” will be better for patients and deliver better value for taxpayers. At present, social care is most often paid ...

In a bid to address sickness rates across England, health workers will be dispatched door-to-door under new NHS plans, it was reported. Each community health worker will be assigned 120 homes to ...

An NHS doctor has said there are five ‘no compromise’ symptoms that he would ‘always get checked out’. Amir Khan who is a regular on ITV shows like Lorraine and This Morning said he was ...

Violence against healthcare workers has become a critical issue, with the 2024 NHS Staff Survey revealing that one in seven experienced physical violence from patients, their relatives or other ...