Swine Flu confirmed in UK

Scottish Health Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed that the UK has it first two cases of Swine Flu. Monklands hospital in Airdrie near Glasgow has been treating a couple who flew back from Mexico last week...

Two 'Swine flu' cases in the United Kingdom

There are two seprate cases of suspected swine flu in the United Kingdom so far, one where a pair are in a Scottish hospital and another involving a businessman in England. The Scottish government health...

Scottish hospital staff face sack for dirty hands

The Scottish Government are to introduce a "zero tolerance" approach as hospital staff are not washing hands often enough.  Those who fail to wash their hands according to set guidelines after the new rules are...