An Edinburgh pub has issued a sharp response to a bad review from an unhappy tourist who insulted its staff. The Virginia native stated that their wedding party of 12 had been denied seating at the Rose Street Brewery, Edinburgh Live reports..
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Retired staff from the high security state hospital Carstairs are being asked to come back to work and help solve their current staffing crisis. The hospital, which houses some of Scotland's most dangerous psychiatric patients, is experiencing a severe shortage as they are failing to attract new staff to work at the facility.
Whistleblowers have claimed the recruitment crisis is putting staff and patients at risk and claim an incident similar to the 1976 massacre is "on the cards".
A source said: "People who are retiring are being urged to tick the box on their forms to consider coming back. Some are retiring one week and back the next working part-time.
"Nobody blames them for this but they return with a different attitude, which includes less responsibility, work in different wards, no line manager and they don't pick up anywhere near as much work as they could, so it puts lots of pressure on the full-time staff to pick up the slack when they're already struggling."
Another whistleblower said: "The place is now so dangerous they think bringing in supplementary staff from retirees is going to help. It's crazy."
Last week we told how a librarian at the hospital was forced to help cover a shift on a ward. Staff told the Daily Record dieticians, psychologists and occupational therapists have also been drafted in to help out with ward deficits despite not being trained.
And just in the last few days hospital chiefs have been sending urgent appeals to employees looking for volunteers to cover shifts for as little as two hours. People on annual leave are also being encouraged to offer to work overtime.
They have also appealed for emergency on-call workers to help on patient escorts outside the hospital or providing back-up when
An Edinburgh pub has issued a sharp response to a bad review from an unhappy tourist who insulted its staff. The Virginia native stated that their wedding party of 12 had been denied seating at the Rose Street Brewery, Edinburgh Live reports..
Scots Pop Idol winner Michelle McManus says she "can't stop thinking about the loveliest boy" Darius Campbell Danesh, following his death. In her post on Instagram, she shared a picture of one of his performances on The Hour, on STV, which she used to present.
A Scots diner has spoken out after restaurant staff included her in an email chain that discussed complaints she made. Rachael Avis visited The Garden Bistro at Saughton Park, Edinburgh with her parents and children on Monday, August 15.
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Scotland today is mourning the loss of 41-year-old Darius Campbell. Here at the Daily Record, our thoughts are with his family and friends.
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A Scots butcher was honoured by colleagues at a Morrisons following his sudden death as they downed tools and lined the store’s aisles to pay their respects. Peter Owens Gilbertson passed away aged 65 on June 23 2022 at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh.