Care home boss blasts SNP Government "mismanagement" during coronavirus pandemic

East Kilbride care home where 23 residents have died from coronavirus has been backed by the Care Inspectorate - despite urgent calls for an investigation.

coronavirus pandemic is breaking down, according to the Scottish Health Secretary. Condemning Downing Street’s approach to the nationwide crisis, Jeane Freeman said there is a "vacuum" where shared discussion and decision making should be at the highest level.

Health Secretary is to appear before MPs in a session on the Covid-19 outbreak. Jeane Freeman and national clinical director Jason Leitch are expected to face questions on the impact of the virus in care homes from the Scottish Affairs Committee.

care home staff have been tested for coronavirus, according to new figures. The huge number of deaths from the deadly bug in care homes sparked plans to introduce tests.

Covid-19 and ethnic minorities.A full picture of the impact on people from black, asian and minority ethnic communities (BAME) is still not available.A review by Public Health England found the risk of dying among those diagnosed with Covid-19 was higher in BAME groups.The Office of National Statistics also revealed in May that black people are four times more likely to die from coronavirus than white people south of the border.However, comparisons with Scotland are difficult as the data is more

coronavirus pandemic, the public have been asked to refrain from going outside unnecessarily and limit physical contact with others in a bid to stop the spread of the virus. Last week, England announced new coronavirus guidelines which included that it was illegal to have sex in your own home with a person from another household.

Police are appealing for information after three 'cruel' raids on care homes - while residents slept inside.

Ministers have been criticised after it emerged a sick pay fund for social care staff had not been established yet.

Elderly residents at Scots care homes have been busting the myth that TikTok is just for the younger generation with a series of hilarious clips.

The SNP Government is embroiled in a secrecy row after refusing to publish files relating to high-level talks between chief medical officers on the pandemic.

The job prospects of young Scots could be most damaged by the economic fall-out of the coronavirus pandemic, MSPs have been told.

One of the oldest residents of a Lanarkshire care home has embarked on an astonishing feat of musical endurance – to offer a note of reassurance.

Universal Credit claims across East Ayrshire have increased by almost a third since the coronavirus pandemic hit the region.

The mum of a young Scots cancer fighter has praised NHS staff for their "amazing" care during the corronavirus pandemic.

A Scots care home has confirmed a Covid-19 outbreak after 10 residents tested positive for the virus.

Senior members of staff at a Scots care home are at the centre of a police investigation for allegedly mistreating residents.

A majority of Scots back Nicola Sturgeon and her handling of the coronavirus crisis but have been less convinced by Boris Johnson during the pandemic, a new poll has found.

An under-fire care firm has suffered a further 14 coronavirus deaths at one of its Scots homes.

Police have launched an investigation into deaths at a care home where 10 elderly residents have been killed by coronavirus.

A new case of Covid-19 has been detected on a remote Scottish island where ten people have already died after contracting the virus.