‘Curious’ Scots nurse sacked after accessing private records of 28 patients at Edinburgh hospital

Edinburgh church. Officers were called after the 17-year-old victim was sexually assaulted near the South Leith Parish Church on Constitution Street.

coronavirus.Craig Meikle, who owns Edinburgh's Saltire Soft Play, hit out at a lack of government support and said the closures were 'devastating' for the sector.In an impassioned video released on the centre's Facebook page today he said his firm was 'going down the pan' and that the industry was facing 'utter disdain'.He made the claims on the day that Nicola Sturgeon announced a new five-tier lockdown system to come into force in an effort to battle coronavirus.Craig told the Record he had

Fife road.Emergency services raced to the scene on the A985 near Cairneyhill at around 1.50pm on Monday following reports of a one vehicle accident.A red Vauxhall Corsa, which was being driven by a 74-year-old man, had left the roadway and collided with a tree.Both pensioners were taken to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary where medics described their conditions as ‘serious’ and ‘critical’.Police Scotland have now confirmed that the 74-year-old female passenger has sadly died from her injuries.A

schoolboy who is battling a life-threatening condition which leaves him unable to eat are desperately appealing for help to stay close to his hospital 70 miles away from their home. Little Ryan Cairnie was diagnosed with intestinal failure when he was just two-years-old after projectile vomiting everything he ate.

Glasgow man was left furious after discovering 'scumbag' thieves had robbed his house before making off with his late wife's jewellery.Steven Cowan, 33, returned to his Darnley home last Saturday night at around 10.30pm to find two men ransacking the property he shared with his wife Nicole, who died in May after a long battle with cancer.Steven said the 'rats' had broke down the front door using a crowbar and were raiding the place as he pulled into his driveway.The suspects had already been

Covid – all while a patient in Scots hospitals.Joseph Gorman’s children were called to the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley, on Thursday to say goodbye to their father – who only went to hospital after a problem caused by his cancer medication.He died the following day.Joseph’s son Joe, 62, spoke yesterday about his father’s treatment at the Vale of Leven Hospital, Dunbartonshire, and the RAH after reading in the Record about 18 nurses and 14 patients at the RAH becoming infected with the virus

Renfrewshire home.

coronavirus which concerned staff are blaming on ineffectual PPE.Nurses in Scotland, apart from those dealing with patients requiring aerosol- generating procedures such as ventilators, are only issued with surgical masks.They have been denied access to the higher grade FFP3 masks which properly protect the wearer.Now nurses at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley have voiced fears about their safety following the outbreak of the virus on ward 23 – an orthopaedic ward – and ward 27 – a

GP who was sacked while taking time off to care for her dying father has been given £16,000 compensation.Dr Alison Sneddon was working part-time at Tranent Medical Practice in East Lothian when her dad was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2019.He moved into her home in North Berwick, East Lothian, but the toll of caring for him left her feeling unable to work and she was signed off by her GP.Dr Sneddon offered to take unpaid leave but the offer was declined and, three days before her dad died,

hospital. Maureen Nicholson was just 64 when she passed away after fighting a chest infection at Glasgow Royal Infirmary last month.

by a gang of intruders who had smashed their way into their house.The 45-year-old was forced to listen as the gang set about her son and left him with serious injuries including a punctured liver, two abdominal wounds, one to each buttock and his thigh.Detectives have launched an investigation and are treating the incident, which happened in Edinburgh last night shortly after 11pm, as attempted murder.Police sources said the drama kicked off when the 19-year-old victim and his brother were

Bake Off contestant Peter Sawkins had a bit of a nightmare on last night's show as his Edinburgh bread creation failed to impress the judges. As it was bread week, 20-year-old Peter decided to refer back to his Scottish roots in the first round and also for his ' showstopper '.

family their son had died in a horrific crash. The (unnamed) 18-year-old was badly hurt when a red Ford Fiesta veered off the road into a field in Aberdeenshire.

Wishaw last night before setting fire to two cars. Police say the homeowners of the property on Saffron Crescent, Netherton were left terrified after the alarming incident at around 11.30pm.

crash in Aberdeenshire has left one teen dead and another fighting for life in hospital. Police and paramedics were scrambled to the A90 between Crimond and St Fergus gas terminal at around 7.30am this morning.

coronavirus continued on his rounds after developing symptoms.The doctor, who can’t be named for legal reasons, is understood to be a locum physician.