Key workers in critical roles in Scotland will be able to avoid self-isolation after close contact with coronavirus if they are fully vaccinated and are tested daily, First Minister Nicola
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The first meeting to establish the values of a National Care Service in Scotland has been held between politicians and people with experience of the social care system. Health Secretary
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A centre for sexual assault victims has been praised by the Justice Secretary as a “beacon” of the model he would like to see across Scotland. The Meadows, based at
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Further planned surgeries have been cancelled as a health board’s three acute hospitals experience unprecedented levels of pressure. NHS Lanarkshire said that increased Covid-19 cases, staff shortages due to annual
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A former vice principal of a highland dance school has appeared in court facing a string of sex charges – including rape. Jonathan Barton (pictured) who was the vice principal
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More than eight out of 10 unpaid carers say they have had “no respite” since the beginning of the pandemic, research indicates. Pressures also hit care service workers – who
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Coronavirus restrictions are to ease in Scotland on Monday as Nicola Sturgeon confirmed the country will move to Level 0 of lockdown measures, with some changes to original plans. The
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Nicola Sturgeon has led tributes to the head of a gender equality charity who died last week. The First Minister described Emma Ritch, the executive director of women’s rights organisation
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Operations across Edinburgh are being postponed because of the pressure caused by increasing numbers of patients and staff infected with coronavirus. NHS Lothian becomes the latest health board to announce
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Scotland’s only all female prison appears to be using segregation as a way to manage “high levels of distress” experienced by inmates with complex mental health problems, a new report
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