Human body parts and blood from Scotland’s hospitals were stored unlawfully at a depot in Scottish health secretary Neil Gray’s constituency, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Trucks and containers used ...

Hospital waste is being sent from Scotland to Wales for disposal, following the collapse of scandal hit firm Healthcare Environmental Services (HES). Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has confirmed that ...

This agreement is a collaborative effort between NHS Shared Business Services and NHS trusts in Bolton, Greater Manchester and Pennine Care across Manchester and Derby. The tender seeks to give NHS ...

New report highlights how NHS hospitals can safely and effectively cut number of single use equipment that accounts for 156k tonnes of medical waste each year ...

The NHS is wasting £1 billion a year, or around 12% of its procurement budget, through paying vastly different amounts for the same products, new statistics reveal. The NHS is wasting £1 billion a ...

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 ...

A SCANDAL-HIT firm says the jobs of all its 150 Scottish staff are in jeopardy while going into dispute with the NHS over the disposal of clinical waste north of the border. Temporary storage is being ...

Michael Clarke, Consultant Ophthalmologist at Newcastle Eye Centre, says that apart from trauma and orthopaedics, ophthalmology receives more NHS outpatient referrals than any other speciality. He ...

A local NHS campaign is urging people to help to reduce prescription medicines waste across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West (BOB). The campaign highlights the impact of unused or ...