COVID-19 pandemic cost NHS Tayside an additional £8 million in just three months

cancer deaths" with the party claiming that some 10,000 people with the disease may miss out on surgery over the next two years.The party's health spokeswoman Monica Lennon raised her concerns about the impact a reduction in operations would have - branding the move "wrongheaded".With NHS surgery to run at 60% of capacity over the next two years as a result of the pandemic, Labour fears the number of cancer patients having operations could fall from more than 12,000 a year to about 7,000.Lennon

Scottish Government, Public Health Scotland, Citizens Advice Scotland and Shelter Scotland have collaborated to publish a resource for private tenants during the coronavirus pandemic. The Private Rented Sector Tenant Support booklet contains advice and information about tenants rights in the private sector.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: Edinburgh TV Festival’s advisory chair Patrick Holland has said that this year’s event has been transformed into a popup television channel after the industry’s annual trip to Scotland was scotched by the coronavirus pandemic.Holland, whose day job is running BBC Two and BBC Four, said he and the festival’s full-time team have curated a four-day event in the same way he shapes the schedules of the channels he oversees.

“We are carrying out a detailed review of actual expenditure during the first quarter of 2020 and, following that, we will make a funding allocation to boards to recognise costs incurred.“The Scottish Government will provide the necessary funding across the sector in recognition of costs incurred to date, and to support remobilisation of services, while ensuring that patient safety remains the top priority at all times.”

baby born five weeks premature has battled for life after developing lung disease at the height of Covid-19 pandemic.Tiny Mason Watters was due to be born last week on August 11, but instead arrived in July, more than a month before his due date, weighing 5lbs 12oz.Mason's parents Shelley Candlish and Paul Watters, became concerned when at eight-months pregnant, Shelley noticed her baby boy had stopped moving so she contacted midwives at Ayrshire Maternity Unit.The 25-year-old, who is a Type-1

Stewarton businessman says a quarter-of-a-million-pound loan was vital for his firm during the coronavirus pandemic.

Glasgow today to demand a pay rise for Scotland's NHS heroes.

NHS heroes deserve to have their pay looked at, say Scottish Labour. The party called for talks ahead of a planned protest by health and social care workers in Glasgow today.

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens Lauren’s English grade is among thousands across Scotland being questioned after the SQA confirmed students’ past work and predicted grades were slashed purely because of where they live.The exam body - which this year had to find a new way of grading students performance in absence of the usual exams - controversially also looked at each school’s previous history of results.This downgraded the pass rate for the poorest pupils by 15.2 per cent,

Government snub to their coronavirus efforts.While other public sector workers will be rewarded with pay rises, the nurses on the frontline – and other hospital staff – have been excluded because they are midway through a three-year pay deal.Karen, 46, of Bathgate, West Lothian, said: “The reason we are protesting is because our NHS needs protected.“It is currently run on the goodwill of people who start before their time, finish after their time, stay back to complete tasks and miss their

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.NHS Lanarkshire expects a number of changes in its winter flu programme due to the coronavirus pandemic.The health board has red flagged its vaccination programme as “very high risk”.The Scottish Government is finalising plans to make the flu jab available to more people this winter, potentially anyone over 50, in preparation for a possible second wave of Covid-19.In official documents, NHS Lanarkshire warns that

cancer. Holly Blake, 35, dialed NHS 24 after a persistent pain in her right calf and breathlessness, which she initially feared was a pulmonary embolism - a type of blood clot in the lungs.

People in West Lothian who are facing money worries as a result of coronavirus are being urged to take full advantage of the support available.The coronavirus pandemic has led to more people facing challenges around bills, rent and job security.The Scottish Government, in partnership with the Citizens Advice network in Scotland, is raising awareness of the support available for those who need it during these difficult times.

Church of Scientology, which counts Tom Cruise and John Travolta among its celebrity followers, is offering free “personality tests” on flyers pushed through Edinburgh doors.

excess deaths in Europe between the end of February to the middle of June, official analysis shows. The Office for National Statistics showed England had the longest period where deaths were above average during the coronavirus pandemic, and so overall had the highest levels of excess deaths in Europe.

coronavirus are being urged to take full advantage of the support available. The Covid-19 pandemic has led to an increase in people facing challenges around bills, rent and job security.

East Kilbride where we operate Tony Macaroni and Tony2Go.

hereThe P2000 Archer Class Patrol Boat, along with HMS Charger and HMS Express, support University Royal Naval Units (URNUs).The trio of vessels have been in Northern Ireland waters this week on a training operation which also saw them off the west coast of Scotland.At just over 20 metres long, they are among the smallest vessels in the Navy’s fleet.At the start of the lockdown in March, they were in Wick on the north coast of Scotland and had to navigate around England to return to their base