The welfare of NHS staff must be a priority after the Holyrood election and politicians’ praise for frontline workers will be “empty words” without improvements to the health service, the
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People under the age of 30 will be offered alternatives to the AstraZeneca vaccine after the UK medicines regulator said there was a possible link between the jab and “extremely
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The Scottish Greens have said they want to enshrine the right to anonymity for victims of sexual offences in law. Currently, publishers enter into a voluntary agreement not to name
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An unpaid carer has become the first Briton in the UK to receive the Moderna vaccine. Elle Taylor, from Ammanford, got the jab at the West Wales General Hospital in
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Delayed discharges from Scottish hospitals dropped slightly in February, remaining below pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest figures. In February 2021, the average number of beds occupied per day due
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A third coronavirus vaccine is being rolled out in the UK, as investigations continue into a potential association between the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab and a rare form of blood clot. People
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People in Scotland will be able to get tested for Covid-19 twice a week under new Scottish Government plans. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the lateral flow tests, which give
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A single foster parent who gave a home to a child in 2020 has said other prospective carers should not feel put off by the pandemic. Following a “childhood dream”,
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“Inflammatory” language in a landmark report on racial disparities could put the lives of black, Asian and minority ethnic communities “at further risk”, according to more than 30 health groups.
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Boris Johnson said he plans to stick “like glue” to his plan for easing restrictions despite scientific advisers warning it could create a wave of Covid infections akin to that
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