medic is among the first in the country to test the Covid-19 vaccine in a desperate bid for some hope with the 'world in a sad place' due to the deadly virus. Kate Pirie, 28, signed up to the Oxford University trial to help the frantic search for a cure to the coronavirus pandemic.
Call for special fund as care home staff fear financial punishment if they get coronavirus
18.05.2020 - 15:01 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Ministers have been urged to set up a special fund for care home staff who take a financial hit if they contract covid-19.
Workers have revealed they are scared to be tested for coronavirus in case a positive diagnosis puts them on £94 a week statutory sick pay.
An amendment to Holyrood legislation would try to make up any shortfall and ensure staff are not punished for falling ill.
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dailyrecord.co.uk
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dailyrecord.co.uk
31.05.2020 / 13:33
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dailyrecord.co.uk
29.05.2020 / 14:19
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dailyrecord.co.uk
27.05.2020 / 17:45
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dailyrecord.co.uk
26.05.2020 / 10:15
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dailyrecord.co.uk
26.05.2020 / 00:33
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dailyrecord.co.uk
25.05.2020 / 00:29
Police probe deaths of three residents at coronavirus stricken care home on Isle of Skye
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dailyrecord.co.uk
22.05.2020 / 06:39
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dailyrecord.co.uk
20.05.2020 / 15:15
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dailyrecord.co.uk
20.05.2020 / 07:07
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dailyrecord.co.uk
18.05.2020 / 12:09
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dailyrecord.co.uk
17.05.2020 / 18:03
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dailyrecord.co.uk
15.05.2020 / 08:25
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dailyrecord.co.uk
14.05.2020 / 21:50
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dailyrecord.co.uk
13.05.2020 / 14:34
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dailyrecord.co.uk
12.05.2020 / 19:11
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dailyrecord.co.uk
08.05.2020 / 21:11
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