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Majority of Scotland’s private baby scanning clinics are unregulated
Just five of 45 private clinics are registered with the national regulatory body, prompting fears unqualified people are wrongly advising pregnant women.
How stark are Scotland’s health inequalities? FFS explains
Ferret Fact Service looks at six indicators of health inequality.
Health fears as Scottish ammonia pollution rises
Industrial emissions of ammonia – a pollutant that damages ecosystems and threatens human health – increased by more than ten per cent in Scotland last year.
Trans people in Scotland turn to crowdfunders amid “excruciating” NHS waiting times
The number of trans people in Scotland crowdfunding to cover medical costs has increased by 65 per cent since last year due to excessive NHS waiting times.
Claim more than 700,000 Scots on NHS waiting list is Half True
Ferret Fact Service looks into a claim by Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar about NHS waiting times.
NHS admits failures ‘may’ have contributed to death of grieving father’s alcoholic son
The NHS has admitted to failings that "may have caused or contributed” to the death of a 32-year-old who was in its care for the treatment of his alcoholism.
FFS explains: Why are TikTokers criticising the UK Government on abortion rights?
The UK Government is under pressure to explain why it deleted key pledges on women’s sexual and reproductive rights from a policy document produced by a human rights conference it chaired earlier this month.
FFS explains: Scottish drug deaths and how they compare with UK and Europe
The National Records of Scotland (NRS) has published its latest statistics on drug deaths, which show 1,330 people died of drug misuse in 2021.
Concerns raised over record number of women’s drug deaths
A record number of women died drug related deaths in 2021, according to new figures.
