Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon says her country has transferred a critically-ill female H1N1 flu patient to Sweden for treatment. Sturgeon said the H1N1 virus patient, suffering from what was originally called swine flu, was transferred from Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock, Scotland, to a hospital in Stockholm, Sweden, to undergo an extra corporeal membrane oxygenation procedure intended to save her life, The Glasgow Herald said Friday. This woman has suffered severe complications and requires urgent and highly specialist treatment, the Scottish health official said.

By IAN SWANSON Preserving the original ethos of the NHS and making cash go further for life-saving treatments is an urgent need, writes IAN SWANSON THE case of a dying man who had to pay for his own anti-cancer drugs has forced politicians to confront a difficult dilemma which could help determine the future shape of the National Health Service.

PENSIONERS and people with serious health conditions were urged to get their free flu jabs yesterday. The Scottish government launched an ad campaign to ensure "at risk" groups are immunised, along with NHS staff.

A BILL of rights has a fine, historical ring to it. The immediate concern raised by a Patients' Bill of Rights is that the struggling National Health Service will face the additional burden of being sued by patients.

By Lyndsay Moss Health Correspondent PATIENTS who cannot be treated within new, legally-binding, waiting-time guarantees in Scotland could be sent overseas for surgery, according to plans by the Scottish Government.