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.
Staff from Scottish Power Energy Networks have been working round the clock to restore electricity following Storm Eowyn.
Thousands of properties remain without power and disruption to rail services continues four days after Storm Eowyn battered ...
Castle Kennedy near Stranraer makes a special map of visitor attractions beholden with legends, myths and dark secrets ...
A gust of 100mph was recorded at Drumalbin in South Lanarkshire early on Friday afternoon – the strongest gust so far in the UK during Storm Eowyn, the Met Office said. Trains are suspended across the ...
All trains across Scotland will be suspended, hundreds of schools will close and police have warned people not to travel in ...
Millions of people in Scotland received an emergency alert to their mobile phones after the Met Office issued a red danger to life warning for wind. The Cabinet Office alert at around 6pm on Thursday ...
People in the areas affected by a rare red “danger to life” weather warning issued for parts of Scotland on Friday should not ...
The world's largest land mine clearance charity - the south of Scotland-based Halo Trust - has secured funding to continue ...
Not many people get to captain their country at a World Cup but Dumfries teenager Niamh Muir is set to enjoy that honour soon. She was the skipper of the Scotland Under-19 women's cricket side ...