NHS staff testing to be expanded with face coverings mandatory for hospital and care home visitors

Covid-19 crisis“difficult”.Employees told the Record they’ve been warned about their future as a union said bosses at the firm – including the US president’s sons – could be held liable for furlough cash if jobs are lost.Trump Organisation owns the 827-acre Turnberry in Ayrshire and the MacLeod lodge on the Menie Estate, Aberdeenshire.The 5-star sites employ hundreds of people.A hotel insider told the Record there had been a threat to jobs – although the Trump Organisation last night refused to

Gleneagles Hotel is offering frontline healthcare heroes some well deserved pampering with free bed and breakfast stays for the next five years. As a huge thank you to NHS Scotland staff working tirelessly through the coronavirus pandemic, bigwigs at the five-star Perthshire resort are offering them 365 free room nights each year until 2025.

Police have arrested three women following an investigation into the alleged mistreatment of resident in a Scots care home. A probe was launched into the Springvale Care Home in Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire last month.

Perth and Kinross Council “progressing well” with the roll-out of its childcare program Antibody tests are not currently being used for public testing in Scotland but are used to detect antibodies to the COVID-19 virus to see if you have previously had the virus.The test works by taking a blood sample and testing for the presence of antibodies to see if you have developed an immune response to the virus.Antibody tests differ to virus swab tests, which test to see if you currently have the

sex beast accused of posing as a bogus paramedic at a fatal nail bomb blast has failed in a legal bid to challenge conditions on his freedom.Christopher Readings - who was jailed for 13 years in 2011 for subjecting two children to horrific abuse - says his human rights are being infringed by “unlawful” conditions on his licence since his release last year.The 53-year-old launched a legal action at the Court of Session against the Parole Board for Scotland, where he fought to relax rules which

NHS workers are set to be rewarded with free holidays to Ibiza for their tireless work on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic. The Together for Healthcare Heroes initiative is hoping to provide 5,000 European healthcare staff  and their families with holidays across the continent - most of which will be on the Balearic party island.

disabled children were left in tears after a group of yobs covered a family room in human faeces and urine. Fabb Scotland booked one of their newly refurbished rooms for a 'family' who pretended to have an autistic child and needed a weekend break.

school in August after lockdown.The Scottish Government is examining safety options which would keep classes or whole year groups apart.It follows similar proposals unveiled by the UK Government for schools south of the border.Education Secretary John Swinney originally suggested schooling would resume on a part-time basis on August 11th.However, the ‘blended learning’ model, under which kids would be educated at home and in the classroom, was ditched after a parental backlash.Get all the top

NHS staff should be "properly rewarded" for their hard work during the Coronavirus pandemic, Matt Hancock has said.

Lewis Capaldi popped into the Forfar chain last night for a late night snack.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Leading trade union UNISON has urged care home bosses in Wishaw to “pay up now” to workers self-isolating with suspected Covid-19 who have been forced to survive on statutory sick pay of less than £96 a week.Many care homes and care-at-home service providers have failed to pay workers their full wages until they get the money up-front, despite the Scottish Government publicly stating funds would be available.Now the

NHS by joining in a nationwide round of applause to mark its 72nd anniversary. The national show of support was echoed Clap for Carers, which dominated Scotland’s streets every Thursday during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

Clap for Carers tonight to mark the 72nd anniversary of the National Health Service. People will be encouraged to clap at 5pm as a way of saying thank you to NHS staff who have worked throughout the coronavirus pandemic.

hospitality giant G1 have been made redundant for the second time amid the coronavirus crisis. In a letter sent by the company's CEO, workers affected were told their services are no longer going to be required because of the chaos caused by the virus on the struggling hospitality sector.

Inspectors slam Strathearn care home's coronavirus measures“The good weather has attracted people to these areas and informal camping will no doubt continue as we go through the summer months.“The time has come when we have to say enough is enough and introduce a by-law to restrict irresponsible activities.”Mr Fraser was backed by Cllr John Duff, who represents the Highland ward for the Scottish Conservatives.Murdo Fraser and Cllr John Duff’s wish to see action on the anti-social activities of a

pandemic on the frontline.With the NHS turning 72 on Sunday, they said the health service responded well under pressure, whether in Covid wards or with long-term patients cut off from visitors.They shone a light on life for staff and patients as Health Secretary Jeane Freeman penned a personal letter of thanks to everyone in the service, which is published in full below.Charge nurse Vicky Thomson, who works at Kelso Community Hospital in the Borders, said the impact of the virus has had a

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.A care home death linked to Covid-19 was recorded in West Dunbartonshire in the latest National Records of Scotland figures.The death, which was registered between June 22 and June 28, became the 123rd to be linked to the virus locally since the pandemic began, with it being the first recorded in a care home during the month of June.Statistics now show that 59 care home residents have had the condition mentioned on their

care homes under a phased plan announced by the Scottish Government. Health Secretary Jeane Freeman said restricting visitors during the pandemic was a decision “not taken lightly” but “significant progress has been made”.

coronavirus after being moved between care homes says it “should never have happened”. Margaret Laidlaw, 65, was diagnosed with Covid-19 in Midlothian, where she was transfered from an intermediate home “where she was happy”.

East Kilbride care home where 23 residents have died from coronavirus has been backed by the Care Inspectorate - despite urgent calls for an investigation.