Humza Yousaf pledges National Care Service will be operational in Scotland within 5 years

Scotland has recorded a weekend spike in the number of Covid patients being treated in hospitals across the country.Figures published by the Scottish Government and Public Health Scotland today show 158 people are currently being treated for the virus in the nation's hospitals compared to 128 on Friday.The rise comes as a further 1,250 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Scotland in the last 24 hours – including 112 in Ayrshire.Public Health Scotland say the national figure is lower

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.West Dunbartonshire’s Covid-19 rate has crept above the national average, with Dalreoch currently the worst hit area locally.Public Health Scotland data shows that more than three cases have been reported in every local neighbourhood apart from Whitecrook in Clydebank over the last seven days, with rates at their highest in Dalreoch (18 cases, 323.3 per 100,000), Bonhill (16 cases, 270.2 per 100,000),

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Matt Hancock is known to be in favour of the move, while England's chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty, has said doctors and care workers have a "professional responsibility" to protect their patients.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.Boris Johnson’s former aide Dominic Cummings has published a WhatsApp exchange in which the Prime Minister appeared to describe UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s performance as “totally f***ing hopeless”.The former Downing Street adviser renewed his attacks on the UK Health Secretary on Wednesday in a blogpost detailing evidence of what he described as the "covid disaster" caused by Hancock.Cummings,

mum who survived losing five litres of blood, a haemorrhage and emergency hysterectomy, is backing a campaign to urge Scots to give blood and 'save lives'. Annie Kenyon from Aberdeenshire would love Scots to back the Pledge a Pint campaign off the back of World Blood Donor Day on June 14.

A popular Scottish brewery has teamed up with LGBTQ+ rights charity, Stonewall, to celebrate diversity with a new beer launch.As part of Pride month in June, Cold Town Brewery in central Edinburgh has just released a new limited edition ‘Proud as Helles’ lager for National Beer Day (June 12).The brewing team say the special beer is part of its ongoing support for lesbian, gay, bi and trans people across the UK.In addition to raising awareness with the beer, which comes in Pride Flag packaging,

Dr Gallacher added: “A lot of people were locals and they hadn’t been to Threave before or hadn’t been in decades, so there was a bit of community renegagement going on.“For a lot of them it was the first time they had been out to something for some time.”

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BBC radio interview that 10 children, between 0 and nine, were hospitalised "because of covid" in Scotland between May 24 and 30.Yousaf used the data to warn parents not to travel to another council area to allow their child to attend a soft play area.Under current rules the areas are not permitted to open in Level 2.Following the statement the Scottish Conservatives wrote to the statistics watchdog alleging the use of the data could cause “needless alarm and were a misuse of statistics”.In

Humza Yousaf wrote to UK health chief Matt Hancock over his concerns about the supply of the Pfizer vaccine. In his letter he urged Hancock to take action to ensure Scotland could meet its target of vaccinating the entire adult population by the end of July.

Kilmarnock last night. Police, paramedics and fire crews were called to the scene, near New Mill Road, after the alarm was raised at around 6.40pm.

coronavirus jab in Scotland. In what has been a tumultuous year of the pandemic, the discovery of a vaccine sparked hoped across the world and signalled the light at the end of the tunnel.

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Gary Tank Commander, Jonathan Watson and Storm Huntley all make an appearance alongside veteran Scotland goalie David Marshall in the new LaFontaines video. The band released Scotland, Bonnie Scotland in time for Scotland's big matches in the Euros 2020 tournament and their celebrity Tartan Army has thrilled fans.

Humza Yousaf said the new organisation would work with regional health boards to ensure all buildings are designed with infection prevention and control practice in mind to protect patients. It follows the scandal of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus in Glasgow which has been plagued by serious infection issues since opening in 2015, despite costing the taxpayer £842m.

Level One restrictions from June 7 when the changes come into effect. Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has already indicated that some parts of the country may remain at Level 2 due to a higher number of cases, the test positivity and the people ill in hospital with the deadly virus.