If you live in Edinburgh or Glasgow, you probably take something for granted that people in the Highlands cannot: the assumption that if something goes wrong with your health, help…
My mother needed a hip replacement. She is in her seventies, a sharp and independent woman who has never asked much of anyone. When her GP referred her to the…
I have been writing about Scotland for a long time now, and there are certain topics where the words come easily. Football, politics, the weather. But this is not one…