People desperate to be vaccinated ahead of Christmas have been facing queues of up to five hours as demand for the jab soars. The Scottish Government has put its vaccination
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Progress has been made on meeting requirements to improve services for older people in the City of Edinburgh, inspectors have said. It follows an inspection in 2017 which found weaknesses
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Three-quarters of epilepsy-related fatalities across Scotland could be prevented, a study has shown. Epilepsy is a common condition that affects the brain and causes frequent seizures. It is associated with
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A victim of a monk who was jailed for seven years after being found guilty of sexually abusing boys over two decades has said the sentence “couldn’t ever be long
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A Scottish care home operator will invest up to £10m with the launch of a new 60-bed facility – a move that will be its biggest project to date. Mansfield
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Doctors are to use a remotely operated robot to give check ups to care home residents with Alzheimer’s disease and other conditions. The pilot will use technology pioneered by The
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The best feeling in the world? Care worker Hannah Waring says it’s making her dementia patients smile. But it’s been a long journey into the care sector for Hannah who
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A shielding four-year-old is to help front a Scottish charity’s national summer fundraising appeal after overcoming the lockdown “struggle” last year. Anya Behl (pictured) has a rare condition called alternating
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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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Glasgow, East Renfrewshire, Moray and Midlothian are the council areas in Scotland with the highest coronavirus case rates per 100,000 people, the latest data indicates. The figures from Public Health
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