MSP demands urgent inquiry into "reckless" discharge of Covid positive patients from Ayrshire hospitals to care homes

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThere are 377 registered sex offenders living in Ayrshire residential areas- latest Police Scotland figures show. Another 123 sex criminals are in custody or hospital - according to statistics released at the end of July.South Ayrshire Council said it has a legal obligation to consider housing applications for them.Ayrshire has the fifth highest number of registered sex offenders in the community

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Scotland’s Health Secretary was joined by the nation’s clinical director last week as they paid a visit to the town’s hospital.Health Secretary Jeane Freeman MSP, joined by National Clinical Director Jason Leitch, visited the University Hospital Hairmyres on (Monday, August 31) to thank staff for their efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic and to see how the hospital has changed as services recover.They

Russell Wilson, 31, may be getting back in the game with the Seattle Seahawks this NFL season, but he’s keeping a close eye on himself when it comes to COVID-19. The professional football player is “excited” to go back on the field and understands the precautions he must take to ensure he and his family, including wife Ciara, 34, and their children, stepson Future, 6, daughter Sienna, 3, and one-month-old son Win, stay as healthy as possible.

Italian media mogul and former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who has COVID-19 and a history of heart and other medical problems, was admitted early Friday to a Milan hospital, where tests found that he has the "beginnings" of pneumonia, state radio said. Earlier, one of his top aides, Sen.

East Ayrshire Council HQ for the final time in January 2021 she says it’ll be the first time in her life she’s never had a plan.The chief executive says her 43 years of public service has genuinely been her life.After 16 years at the helm of the council, Ms Lees is leaving at a juncture where profound uncertainty reigns and the local authority faces the biggest economic challenge in its history.On top of serialised cutbacks to its operating budget, the council will have to contend with the

East Ayrshire Council in the region of £11 million this year alone.Initial projections suggested that the COVID-19 crisis had cost around £6.3 million between April and June.But the unprecedented cost of the health crisis could almost double before the end of the year.The local authority has forked out around £2m on personal protective equipment (PPE), the council’s chief executive said this week.Fiona Lees also warned that the council would have to “accelerate” plans to downsize the

East Ayrshire police officers are now able to patrol remote and rural areas of the community in an effort to target crimes and offences thanks to a joint initiative with the council.New quad bikes can be utilised by specially-trained officers to prevent and detect a variety of crimes, including fly-tipping, thefts of high value machinery, fuel theft and wildlife crime.The local authority’s corporate enforcement officers have also been trained in order to facilitate joint patrols.Chief Inspector

As the coronavirus crisis took hold and chaos ensued in care homes across the country, carers in Wigan were keen to keep spirits sky high.Care homes closed their doors early on as public health professionals struggled to contain Covid and the lockdown later came into force.Members of staff would move into their workplaces whenever an outbreak occurred to make sure residents were safe and relatives were reassured.But with no outside visitors allowed for months, many carers took on new roles

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens The text is understood to be in response to reception staff working under increased pressure facing an influx of verbal abuse from patients phoning the surgery throughout the coronavirus pandemic.GP surgeries across Renfrewshire are treating more patients remotely to reduce the risks of spreading Covid-19.There has been an increase in cases reported of the virus as businesses and schools continue to reopen this month.Currently, more than 200

NHS Lanarkshire and NHS Tayside have ruled out indoor visiting. Meanwhile many care homes have missed the deadline for setting out their proposals for meetings inside which had been set by the Scottish Government for Monday, August 24.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.Over 7500 coronavirus tests have been carried out on care home staff and residents in West Dunbartonshire.According to figures in an official report set to be presented at a full council meeting (tomorrow) the “vast majority” of the screenings have returned a negative result.The report also lays bare the devastating impact on the council as a result of the pandemic including a £17.147million financial

East Ayrshire Council's chief executive and depute chief executive are set to quit their posts, it has been announced today.Fiona Lees and Alex McPhee, who is also the local authority's chief financial officer, will both retire.Fiona Lees, who has held the position of chief executive since April 2004, will step down in January 2021 with Alex McPhee leaving in December 2020.The pair have 85 years of public service between them and arrangements for the recruitment of a new chief executive will

Perth and Kinross care homes to entertain isolated residents during August and September.Devised during lockdown thanks to funding from the Corra Foundation’s Community Wellbeing Fund, the 30-minute acrobatic outdoor show will thrill residents with trapeze, aerial silks and hoop, juggling, handstands and hula hooping.Takeaway food brings cheer to Perth residents after floodGlencairn House activity co-ordinator, Julie Davies, initially got in touch with Adventure Circus to discuss ideas to help

Covid-19 were knowingly discharged from hospitals to care homes. Monica Lennon, the party's health spokeswoman, has written to the Lord Advocate to request confirmation a Crown Office unit tasked with investigating care home deaths will examine the impact of hospital discharges.

hospital patients to care homes after it was exposed nearly 40 were moved following a positive Covid test. Labour and Conservatives called for urgent statements in the Scottish Parliament in the latest revelations on patient transfers in the pivotal early days of the pandemic.

A protest was held Aug. 11 at the state capitol. (Photo courtesy of the PBFC)