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NHS staff given apology for 'toxic' workplace cultureAndrew Picken and Lisa SummersGetty ImagesA report found concerns for safety in the maternity unit at Edinburgh Royal InfirmaryNHS Lothian has apologised to maternity care staff after an investigation found a toxic workplace culture across its women's services. The health board commissioned an independent review after a whistleblowing report revealed staff shortages and workplace relationships had compromised patient safety.

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GPs warn £290m funding gap threatens future of NHSAndrew PickenGetty ImagesScotland's doctors have claimed a £290m funding gap for GP surgeries threatens the future of the NHS. The British Medical Association (BMA) Scotland said GPs' share of the health service budget has fallen every year against inflation since 2008 and they cannot afford to hire more staff to cope with increasing demand.

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Watchdog to write to clubs about youth football dealsAndrew PickenGetty ImagesThe UK's competition watchdog will write to Scotland's professional clubs to remind them of their legal obligations when registering child footballers. But the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has told them it does not currently have the resources to do this.

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Concern over psychiatric patients at risk in hospitalAndrew PickenGetty ImagesA patient takes their own life in Scotland's mental health hospitals nearly every five weeks on average, new figures show. Researchers found the majority of these in-patients were assessed as being of low or no short-term risk before they died. Families have raised concerns that not enough is being done to prevent some of the most vulnerable patients in the healthcare system from taking their own lives.

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'Serious breakdown' in relationships hit patient careAndrew PickenBBCStaff have been raising concerns over patient safety at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow since 2021Emergency doctors at Scotland's biggest hospital were subject to "disrespectful behaviours, poor teamwork and incivility" by their bosses, a review has found.