Scotland’s First Minister has said she will consider whether to impose another national lockdown now the furlough scheme has been extended. Nicola Sturgeon said she hopes to hear from the
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Covid-19 hospital admissions for working age adults are particularly high among healthcare staff and their families, a new study has found. They accounted for a sixth of admissions among those
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Making abuse survivors sign a waiver to receive financial compensation undermines their rights, campaigners have said. Under the Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Bill, survivors of
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More than 100 people who had tested positive for Covid-19 were discharged from hospitals into care homes without first receiving a negative test, according to a new report. A total
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Concerns have been raised over testing and communication at a West Lothian care home where 15 residents have died amid a coronavirus outbreak. An inspection is taking place at the
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Solicitors representing the families of residents who died at a Skye care home have called for its former operator to be more transparent in its handling of coronavirus outbreaks. A
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Scotland’s care sector is being treated unfairly by a review which involves police gathering information on hundreds of coronavirus-related care home deaths, the head of an industry body has claimed.
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Covid-19 outbreaks at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee have led to three non-coronavirus wards being closed to visitors and new admissions. NHS Tayside said it is investigating a “small number” of
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The increase in coronavirus cases appears to have been “blunted” in recent days, Scotland’s national clinical director has said. But Professor Jason Leitch (pictured) cautioned delays to testing data from
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Many children who emigrated from Scotland to British colonies suffered a “catalogue of abuse” that had lasting impacts on their lives, according to an inquiry’s senior counsel. Colin MacAulay QC
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