A new NHS training centre could make an immediate impact to tackle the staffing crisis in the Scottish health service ahead of a “really, really difficult winter”, Humza Yousaf has
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Legislation incorporating children’s rights into Scots law must be brought back before Holyrood urgently, opposition parties have insisted. Conservatives and Liberal Democrats made the plea after the UK Supreme Court
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A group of campaigners are calling on the Scottish Government to criminalise men who pay for sex in order to reduce demand for prostitution. A group called A Model for
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A former pupil has spoken about how he was beaten with a cricket bat by a member of staff at a boarding school he attended, an inquiry heard. The witness,
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Scotland’s accident and emergency departments are “in complete crisis” opposition leaders claimed, as new figures showed a record high of more than 600 people spent more than 12 hours waiting
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A third Scottish health board has requested help from the armed forces as it faces staffing shortages ahead of winter. NHS Grampian has made a formal request for military assistance
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A mother whose four-year-old son died four months after being diagnosed with a brain tumour is campaigning for more funding and research into the disease. Nadia Majid said she does
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Enforcement of Scotland’s controversial Covid vaccine passport scheme comes into effect from today. Proof of full vaccination is required to enter nightclubs and large events as part of the Scottish
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Care homes must not be “lined up as a scapegoat” in the forthcoming national inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic, a group representing the sector has warned. Independent Care Homes Scotland
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A new Police Scotland campaign aiming to prevent sexual crime is urging men not to be “that guy”. The campaign features a social media advert calling on men to change
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