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Maggie Toole at The Lavender Touch charity shop.

Trust in Maggie

East Brig (NHS Borders)

NHS Borders told to clean up its act after an unannounced inspection

Councillor David Parker.

SBC consultation on through-the-night care changes is expanded

Borders General Hospital

Borders General Hospital full to capacity

The UK's first drug consumption room in Glasgow has been given approval. (Credit: Getty Images)

UK's first drug consumption room gets approval to open in Glasgow

Craig Hoy MSP outside of Poynder Apartments in Kelso with Nile Istephan (Chief Executive of Eildon).

MSP welcomes new extra care apartments in the Scottish Borders

Council representatives paid a visit to the Hogeweyk dementia village in the Netherlands, to look at new way of providing care services.

‘Milestone’ reached as consultation launched over £14m Tweedbank Care Village

Sarah Horan, director of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals at NHS Borders

NHS Borders recognised for being ‘baby friendly’

Craig Hoy MSP.

Call for defibrillators at Borders railway stations

Scottish Borders Council HQ.

Council has administered £74.3m of Covid-19 funds

Riverside Healthcare Centre. Photo: James Swinton.

Care home residents in Selkirk left “sitting around without any interaction for ...
Care home residents in Selkirk were left “sitting around without any interaction for long periods”, inspectors have found.

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Galashiels charity supporting people with learning disabilities is rated ‘weak’

Borders General Hospital.

BGH again at capacity

Jedburgh's Fiona Kinghorn, after being awarded an honorary doctorate. Photo: Matthew Horwood.

Jedburgh's Fiona given honorary doctorate in Cardiff

Michael Matheson, cabinet secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care, is urging people to vote for their health heroes.

Who are your NHS heroes?

Dead seabirds have been found on the coastline, infected with avian influenza.

SBC in bird flu warning

Tao McCready, who has launched a new charity in the South of Scotland to raise awareness of Endometriosis.

Selkirk's Tao McCready celebrates as local endometriosis charity is launched

The Duchess of Roxburghe has agreed to become the charity's patron. Photo: Leanne Glas-Thompson

Monsters in mind at Floors

Council representatives paid a visit to the Hogeweyk dementia village in the Netherlands, to look at new way of providing care services.

‘Going Dutch’: 60-bed care village at Tweedbank on the agenda

Members of the public are invited to the next NHS Borders Public Board meeting on Thursday, June 29 in Peebles.

Public invited to NHS Borders Board meeting in Peebles

Borders General Hospital.

Borders couple's concerns over Paediatric surgery "postcode lottery"

St Margret's Care Home in Hawick.

Hawick care home transforms its fortunes after previous ‘weak’ rating

Councillor Tom Weatherston.

Night Support Service shake-up to be trialled in Duns

Borders General Hospital.

BGH under ‘extreme pressures' once again

Borders children at risk are in safe hands, claims a recent inspection report.

Local children at risk are ‘in safe hands’, says report

The Lord High Commissioner speaks with staff and volunteers in the garden.

Space to Grow visit

Gerard said the wedding was one of the major factors in deciding to splash out on the latest hearing devices

Ad Feature Life-changing – Borders bridegroom gets to hear his wife say “I do”

What the new school would look like.

Go-ahead for £16.6m new Borders school – but £5.4m health centre facing delay
Scottish Borders Council is set to push ahead with a £16.6m new Borders primary school – but plans for an adjoining £5.4m health centre face a delay amid rising costs.

The defibrillator is being installed at the Salmon Inn in Galashiels.

Saving lives in Galashiels

Concillor Robin Tatler.

Councillor calls for a ban on single vape e-cigarettes

Councillor Robin Tatler.

Councillor calls for a ban on single vape e-cigarettes

The Borders General Hospital at Melrose.

Hospital visiting restrictions eased

Lynda Taylor, Macmillan Nurse Consultant and lead clinician in cancer at NHS Borders.

Service to save lives

Look out for allergies in dogs (photo: Adobe)

Allergies in dogs - what you really need to know

Here we give an expert’s advice on caring for your pet

The Margaret Kerr Unit.

Service of thanks on anniversary of pioneering health facility’s opening

Sean Elliot with fellow campaigners

Vital day service for the elderly set to return within months

Andrew Quinn and Shona Jackson at the new hearing clinic in Channel Street, Galashiels.

New Galashiels clinic will be all ears

It's sadly come too late for Doddie Weir, but could now be hope for MND sufferers in the future.

Cure for MND now a possibility, says top doctor

Blood Bikes Scotland is looking for Borders volunteers.

Can you help blood bikes?

West Linton mum Emma Stenhouse with son Luis.

Care is in the community

Six months in hospital when you're George's age must seem like a lifetime.

Can you help to get George moving?

Gareth Clinkscale, Director of Acute Services.

More patients with Covid than ever before, says NHS Borders director

The Volunteer Hall, Galashiels.

Public meeting of NHS Borders board

Sarah Horan, NHS Borders.

Nursing recruitment drive is launched
NHS Borders is staging a nurse recruitment open day on Monday, April 3, from 8am to 2pm, at the Education Centre, Borders General Hospital Campus, Melrose.

Many dogs still love the chance to go out on adventures during the colder months (photo: Adobe)

​Protect your pets from the frosty winter chills

Spaying pets helps to protect them from infection (photo: Adobe)

Spaying protects pets from serious infection

Juliana Amaral

New organisation to support the third sector in the Borders

How will you divide your outside space up into zones? (photo: Adobe)

​Importance of outside space for mental health

Ralph Roberts, chief executive of NHS Borders.

NHS Borders deficit of £14.4m predicted

More than half of vets (52 per cent) said the number of clients reporting difficulty covering the cost of preventative veterinary care for their animal had increased compared to 2021 (photo: Adobe)

Vet concerns as one in five pets not receiving veterinary treatment in time

No Smoking Day is here (photo: Adobe)

Pharmacy chain offers stop smoking support this No Smoking Day

Dogs need their teeth brushing regularly to keep them healthy (photo: Adobe)

How to brush dogs teeth for healthy fresh mouth

Bonchester Bridge Care Centre.

Care home where residents have ‘nothing to do’ criticised by inspectors

Infinityblu owner Chris Barrowman is delighted at the acquisition in Galashiels.

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