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Warning as nurse and midwife vacancy rate breaks record in Scotland – Nursing Times

To read more, please click the link below: Nursing and midwifery vacancies have been at a record high in Scotland since March, with over 4,800 posts unfilled, unions have warned in response to latest workforce figures. Latest NHS Scotland workforce statistics, published this week, show that 4,845 whole-time equivalent (WTE) nursing and midwifery posts were […]

Pensioner dies waiting 40 hours for ambulance after collapsing in Glasgow flat – The Scotsman

Please click the image below to read more: According to a report in the Herald Gerard Brown, 65, was found by family on the floor of his flat in Dumbreck, Glasgow last Monday with injuries to his back and arms from a fall. Paramedics eventually arrived around 3am on Wednesday, after which time Mr Brown had passed away. […]

The ‘unhackable’ phones given to prisoners by Scottish Government – which were hacked to buy drugs – ITV news

Please click the image below to read more: So-called ‘unhackable’ mobile phones given to prisoners in Scotland during lockdown by the Scottish Government at a cost of £3 million are now being used for drug deals and other criminal activity, ITV News has learned. During lockdown when prison visits were restricted, 7,600 inmates in Scotland were issued with their […]

Scottish independence: Support for Yes drops if voters think it will cost them money – Daily Record

Please click the image below to read more: Scots are far less likely to back independence if they believe it will cause public spending to drop, the introduction of a hard border, or the pound being replaced, a new poll has found. A survey carried out by Survation on behalf of pro-UK campaign group Scotland in Union found that […]

Scottish Government warned about race row comic Janey Godley’s offensive tweets months before hiring her for Covid ads – The Sun

Please click the image below to read more: THE Scottish Government hired race row comic Janey Godley for a TV health campaign despite being alerted to offensive tweets about Asian people in June, it has emerged. Four Twitter posts were flagged up in a complaint three months ago, including two calling for people to “speak […]

Doctors are exhausted, says BMA Scotland chief – BBC news

Please click the image below to read more: Scotland’s doctors are “exhausted” and many are cutting working hours or leaving the health service altogether, according to a senior doctors’ leader. BMA Scotland chairman Dr Lewis Morrison told BBC Scotland that doctors were “washed out physically and mentally” after 18 months of the Covid pandemic. He […]