NHS Tayside defends waiting to give administrative staff the COVID jag

Michelle McManus beamed behind her face mask today as she got her first dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca jab. The singer posted a snap on her Twitter and Instagram pages as she got the covid vaccine at the Carmichael Hall in Giffnock.

Scottish Government, appeared in private on Monday.

link.This can be for a number of reasons such as not being 28 days post Covid infection, being unwell on the day of vaccination or are new residents.As a result, further visits to care homes are taking place to ensure all residents are fully vaccinated as they become eligible.A 90-year-old former carer became the first resident of a care home to get the Covid-19 vaccine in Scotland, back in December.Annie Innes got the initial dose at Abercorn House in Hamilton.

Celtic failed to win the title and and the defender reckons there are some painful lessons that need to be learned from this term.

Covid jabs to Scots health workers also helps protect everyone in their house against the disease, a study has found.

There were seven people in hospital with less than five in intensive care.There have been cases across the region in the past fortnight, with figures from Public Health Scotland showing more than half of new cases in the past seven days have been in the Sanquhar area.

Scottish Government’s  £500 bonus to NHS workers like porters, catering staff and cleaners. The government announced in December that all  health  and social care staff would receive the bonus as a thank-you for their hard work during the pandemic.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The state of the region’s mental health support for young people has branded a “scandal” as more than 1,000 referrals still wait for treatment.According to the latest data on the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) from Public Health Scotland, Forth Valley still has the worst rate in Scotland for cases being dealt with during the 18-week target period.Only 37.4 per cent were seen within that

NHS workers after seeing them upset over Covid-19 on the news.Paddy Joyce became overwhelmed by the virus death statistics and started to pen letters to front line workers to help ease his anxiety.The 17-year-old, from Glasgow, has hand-written 663 individually named cards to members of the Glasgow Royal Infirmary to send them his support for their hard work during the pandemic.Paddy, who has autism with significant global development delays, is hoping to send more than 5,000 cards by the end of

Covid variant.They all tested positive for coronavirus after flying into Aberdeen Airport.Yesterday Health Secretary Jeane Freeman confirmed that 34 people on the flight with three Scots infected with the new Brazilian variant remain ‘unaccounted for’.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The driving force behind a brand new state-of-the-art gym in Wishaw is patiently kicking his heels waiting for the day he can throw open its doors for the first time.Mark McTeggart, 31, is all set for the launch of Transformation Central, a health and wellness facility in Netherton Industrial Estate.

Scottish Government won't offer the full legal advice to the Holyrood committee looking at the handling of sexual misconduct complaints against Alex Salmond.The Scottish Conservative MSP took to Twitter last night claiming the material being released by the government to the inquiry won't "give the full picture" and will "paint them in a good light".It comes after the Tories tabled a no confidence motion, which was backed by other opposition parties at Holyrood, in the Deputy First Minster John

East Kilbride store will not reopen to clear stock, the retail giant has announced.Nearly 650 Scottish staff are to be made redundant in the latest blow to retail.It comes after the department store folded and a £55million takeover by online retailer Boohoo in January saved the iconic name - but not the shops.While stores in stores in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will re-open for a short period to complete its stock liquidation process when the relaxation of restrictions allow, the same

mutant strain of coronavirus first found in Brazil.NHS Grampian released a statement to "reassure" those in the area after the Scottish Government this evening revealed cases of the variant were identified in the north east of the country.All of the people who tested positive with the strain traveled from Brazil via Paris and London to Aberdeen in early February.The three Scottish residents all returned a positive test for the virus while they were doing their 10-day period of

covid despite fears it would kill him is now “waiting for his life to start” as delays caused by the pandemic have halted life-changing treatment to get him a new kidney.Lucas Webster, 20, has been undergoing gruelling dialysis three times a week since March last year and has so far had one of many surgeries which will make him eligible for the transplant list.The Paisley man, who was born with renal failure and other health issues, has since beat Covid-19 which his worried mum Sandra, 52,

NHS.Peter Hunter, Senior Unison manager, suffered in agony for 12 hours at home before finally calling an ambulance.The 56-year-old was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) where he underwent life-saving surgery to remove infected tissue from his bowel, caused by a severe internal hernia.Now, three weeks later and back home recovering, Peter is warning others not to hold off seeking help if they have severe symptoms.Peter said: “How do I begin to thank staff when they’ve