The NHS Test and Trace system has faced fresh criticism for a flaw in its online booking system which tries to direct people to test centres more than 100 miles
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Restrictions have been placed on care homes across Tayside as authorities try to stem the spread of a coronavirus outbreak. Indoor visits to the premises are due to restart across
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The eviction ban has been extended for four weeks and landlords will have to give the majority of tenants six months’ notice to protect vulnerable renters hit by the coronavirus
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Families who lost loved ones to Covid-19 while they were working on the front line could be stripped of their social security payments, it has been claimed. Under the NHS
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People with learning disabilities in Scotland are at significantly increased risk of premature death, according to a new study. Research by the Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory (SLDO) has found youngsters
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People will be allowed to visit relatives and friends inside care homes in Wales next week if coronavirus conditions “remain favourable”, the Welsh Government has said. Indoor visits to care
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Patients whose ill-health may be linked to being overweight should be routinely weighed at appointments to help stave off obesity and spiralling care costs, councils say. Concern around offending overweight
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Government officials are not involved in decisions to discharge Covid-19 positive patients from hospitals to care homes, the First Minister has said. Nicola Sturgeon was pressed on the issue by
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A new Bill before Holyrood is among the most important it will consider, the Deputy First Minister has said. Making a statement to the Scottish Parliament on the Redress for
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Ethnic inequalities are “deeply entrenched” among the over-50s in England, new research has shown. Analysis by the Centre for Ageing Better, Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) and University College
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