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.
Staff from Scottish Power Energy Networks have been working round the clock to restore electricity following Storm Eowyn.
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IN December, more than £1 million was granted to environmental charities to help restore Scottish biodiversity and tackle the ...
A historic fair in the south of Scotland has been put at the top of a "red list" of endangered events due to fears it will be ...
Travellers in Scotland face continuing disruption in the aftermath of Storm Eowyn, as efforts to clean up the damage done by Friday’s hurricane-force winds get underway. People all over the country ...
Wind speeds topped 100mph as buildings were damaged, trees felled, roads closed, drivers injured and schools and supermarkets ...
Around 100,000 customers have lost power to their home or business as Storm Eowyn made landfall in Scotland before dawn. Energy firms said engineers were trying to restore supplies, but are facing ...
Follow here for all updates including traffic disruption and closures as Scotland is battered by winds forecast to gust up to ...
A gust of 100mph was recorded at Drumalbin in South Lanarkshire early on Friday afternoon – the strongest gust so far in the ...