Health

NHS Borders is set to spend an extra £185,000 on extending an IT system pilot after failing to implement the pilot across all care providers.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with NHS Northumberland Clinical Commissioning Group, has announced the £25 million investment in a new stand-alone hospital for Berwick.

Lyme disease and its coinfections can cause serious, long-term health issues for those bitten by infected ticks.

Monday, May 6, is a bank holiday and most health centres and GP practices will be closed.

Life-saving defibrillator machines are being installed at five Verdant Leisure group leisure parks including Scoutscroft and Coldingham Bay next month.

Every day in Scotland, ten people are told the devastating news that they are starting to lose their sight.

No matter where you are on your cancer journey, a warm welcome awaits you at your local Maggie’s Centre.

NHS Borders has denied claims that poor standards of clinical practice was putting patients at risk at the Borders General Hospital.

The disability benefit assessments introduced by the UK Government are actually costing more than they are saving according to the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

The board of NHS Borders has formally approved its financial plan for 2019/20, which includes savings of £12.4m. However, it still has a £9.3m financial gap.

It’s been almost a month since No Smoking Day, which means that it’s likely around 41% of Borderers will have successfully quit smoking.

The Scottish Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee has written to NHS Borders expressing concern ‘at the weakness of evidence given in relation to strategic thinking and planning’.

Latest cancer waiting time figures show that NHS Borders is one of the best performing health boards in Scotland.

The cost to NHS Borders for delayed discharges from hospital has been estimated at £3 million.

A new survey has revealed that one in five people in the UK have never spoken to their neighbours.

A partnership between a Scottish charity and NHS Borders has reaped results in the last two years.

An assurance has been given by the UK Government’s Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, that medicine supplies to the Borders will be protected after Brexit.

NHS Borders wants people to join the conversation about how health care in the region should move forwards and is inviting people to attend its annual review session on Tuesday, March 19.

A mountain bike enthusiast from the Borders has chosen hills over pills to combat a devastating diagnosis.