Hundreds of Scots care homes ban indoor visits as families face 'hidden catastrophe'

care homes.Professor Jason Leitch was speaking on a live radio interview today about the rising number of positive tests for coronavirus north of the border and the potential impact on the social care sector.Appearing on BBC Good Morning Scotland, the national clinical director was asked if he was concerned by the situation in Scotland's care homes."Concerned in the sense I want to protect them as much as I can from this virus," he said."We've learned both in Scotland and around the world, the

care home has admitted it was at fault over the death of a multiple sclerosis sufferer who choked on a sausage roll. Richy Passmore died after being left to eat lunch on his own, despite clear instructions that he should always have been supervised.

Covid-19 in a Scots care home hopes legal action will prevent other families enduring a similar ordeal. Colin Harris passed away in April after catching the deadly bug.

coronavirus shutdowns.Figures released yesterday show the number of people referred for the quarter ending June 2020 was 69 per cent down on the same time in 2019.Just 547 patients were seen at a chronic pain clinic compared to 4,972 for the quarter ending June 2019 and 52.9 per cent of patients had been waiting more than 18 weeks compared to 15.4 per cent the previous year.Those with chronic pain are begging the Scottish Government to end their suffering and reopen pain management clinics as a

greenhouse so he could continue working and still protect his family.David Young, from Caithness in the Highlands, knew how important it was to remain at work while the battle raged against coronavirus but he was also aware of the possible dangers of transmitting the virus – so he moved out of the family home into the greenhouse in his garden to allow him to continue working throughout the pandemic.His incredible commitment to his job was one of hundreds of stories being told on Friday to

prosecution of two Brits accused of a role in the death of her 44-year-old husband in 2014.The 50-year-old, who lives in Croatia, said: “I feel forgotten about.“There’s been close to zero contact from the British authorities in the last four years.“No one has been thinking about me or keeping me up to date.“David’s death was very high-profile and there are a number of families, like mine, who were affected.“Are they being supported? Not if I’m anything to go by.“I don’t think I should be

Covid-19. The cases were detected at Parkdale Care Home in Perthshire.

X Factor contestant Cher Lloyd has donned a 'Disgustang' face mask on her TikTok account and told her fans she's forever linked with the famous Scottish 'Disgustang' meme. The iconic video, which went viral a few years back is remembered by many and includes two young Scottish girls who prepare to sing a cover of ‘Oath’ (not Cher Lloyd) by  Cher Lloyd.

missing airman Corrie McKeague has said that police have been unable to reassure her that bones found in bin bags in a Suffolk river are not her son's. Nicola Urquhart said she was "trying to keep a sensible head on" after the discovery of human remains in the River Stour in Sudbury on August 27.Mr McKeague, of Dunfermline, Fife, was 23 when he vanished on a night out in Bury St Edmunds, around 16 miles north of Sudbury, on September 24 2016.

dementia pensioner who recorded a charity single is back on the microphone after music 'saved her' during lockdown. We told how a video of Margaret Mackie performing Frank Sinatra's My Way at her care home in Edinburgh went viral in late 2019.

Tourists have been slammed for hanging dirty face masks, thongs, socks and bras from trees at an ancient pilgrimage beauty spot in the Scottish Highlands.Pictures taken at the Munlochy Clootie Well in Ross and Cromarty have been branded branded "rank" after visitors tied their dirty laundry to branches in a bid to ward off sickness and bring them luck.Traditionally, Clootie Wells are places of pilgrimage in Celtic areas where strips of cloth and rags are left as part of an ancient healing

coronavirus in a strongly worded memo to staff.And they warn that wearing masks will be made mandatory if police officers continue to be “complacent” while carrying out their duties.The unsigned memo, which was sent out to officers and posted on the force intranet, said: “Comprehensive guidance has already been issued to every officer and staff member on the importance of physical distancing and the use of PPE and masks.However, I have been made aware of a degree of complacency setting in where

pen pals for lonely residents hoping to make new friends after lockdown restrictions eased. The Dalmellington Care Centre in Ayr has issued a public appeal for open letters and pictures to be sent to their residents after visiting was prohibited for months during the coronavirus pandemic.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.Residents from a Hamilton care centre have been keeping in touch with each other by showing off a variety of their talents.Throughout the pandemic, Lornebank Care Centre’s priority has been ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all its residents and staff.Whilst the home’s units remain isolated from one another in the best interest of residents and staff, the care centre has continued to encourage a

midges and managed to escape without a single bite while camping in the Highlands.

Morrisons has announced it is recruiting for hundreds of positions in stores across Scotland. The supermarket giant is hiring everywhere from Edinburgh to Stranraer and Aberdeen to Dumbarton in a whole host of different roles.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterSecondary school pupils in Ayrshire will be told to wear face masks from Monday (August 31).The Scottish Government confirmed this morning that they would be implementing the guidance following a review of safety measures.Pupils will have to wear face coverings in corridors and communal areas but there will also be exemptions, the Government has said.Education Secretary John Swinney told BBC Good