Justice Secretary Angela Constance said an investigation was being held into what happened at Forth Valley Royal Hospital.
The sum is the highest among Scotland’s 14 health boards, with nearly £4 million spent on agency nurses over the same period.
Forestry and Land Scotland staff are currently trying to find out the extent of the damage caused by Friday’s weather.
Thousands of Scottish households are still without power, days after Storm Éowyn hit Scotland, damaging property and ...
Staff from Scottish Power Energy Networks have been working round the clock to restore electricity following Storm Eowyn.
The region’s Local Resilience Partnership is working with Scottish Power Energy Networks (SPEN) to help those who are still without electricity.
Castle Kennedy near Stranraer makes a special map of visitor attractions beholden with legends, myths and dark secrets ...
IN December, more than £1 million was granted to environmental charities to help restore Scottish biodiversity and tackle the ...
All trains across Scotland will be suspended, hundreds of schools will close and police have warned people not to travel in ...
John Swinney said police would issue a formal do not travel notice later for the area covered by the red weather warning for wind on Friday the peak of Storm Eowyn. Forecasters wa ...
The world's largest land mine clearance charity - the south of Scotland-based Halo Trust - has secured funding to continue ...