Nurses' fury after Covid vaccine given to office staff before Scots medics

Oxford/AstraZeneca jab was rolled out in more than 1,000 locations across Scotland. The total number of people vaccinated by the end of the month will be just under 560,000, she said.

care homes have been identified after nineteen residents tested positive for the bug. NHS chiefs have confirmed they are investigating the two separate clusters at the homes in Invergordon, which have also resulted in several staff being told to self-isolate.

Covid-19 travel restrictions after being forced to rescue a stranded family with young children. The Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team, who cover the Scottish Borders and Lothians area, were tasked to help the stricken travellers on Saturday night.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.NHS Lanarkshire is getting ready to vaccinate those aged 80 years of age and over as it rolls out the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine into GP and community settings from January 11.With mainland Scotland now in lockdown, Mark Russell, Associate Medical Director from NHS Lanarkshire today reminded those eligible who will be invited in the coming weeks, that getting the COVID-19 vaccine is a permissible

early morning blaze. Emergency services raced to the scene in Peterhead after the static caravan went up in flames just before 7am on Wednesday.

coronavirus vaccine scam described by police as 'very believable'. South Lanarkshire Council alerted residents to the con as Scots desperately try to secure their jab to protect themselves against the virus.

Glasgow's Royal Infirmary after a coronavirus vaccine blunder. Hospital workers stood outside in freezing weather conditions after an administration error meant vaccination staff failed to show up.NHS bosses issued an apology and promised to reschedule missed appointments this week.

school has called for the immediate return of pupils to the classroom while branding Covid restrictions on kids “the stuff of nonsense”.Rod Grant, who runs the Clifton Hall School in Edinburgh, penned an impassioned plea entitled “children no longer matter” and said youngsters were fast becoming lockdown’s “collateral damage”.The head claimed he had seen a dramatic spike in pupils self harming and contemplating suicide at his Newbridge school, which charges almost £13,000 a year for seniors, and

Nicola Sturgeon revealed the number as she confirmed a second vaccine, which could be the key to restoring relative normality to people's lives, will be rolled out from Monday.

nurse who became infatuated with a patient and tried to strike up a sexual relationship with him has been struck off. Anita Watson was caught kissing the man in the garden of a hospital and would spend her break time alone with him in his room.

Ayrshire region has the highest coronavirus case rate per 100,000 population in Scotland. The latest data from the festive period shows that East Ayrshire has the worst infection rate in the country over the past seven days.

works with Covid patients'.The NHS worker went to get her brows waxed at Benefit Cosmetics' counter in Glasgow's House of Fraser but was allegedly turned away by a staff member on December 23.It is understood she was told she would not be able to receive her treatment because she is a nurse who works with Covid patients.Her friend took to Facebook to slam the 'disgusting' treatment of her pal who has been saving lives on the frontline.She said: "Cannot believe this just happened.

new strain, which is causing concern due to its infectiousness, is much more widespread currently in London and the south east of England.However, it is also present in Scotland and Nicola Sturgeon has announced sweeping preventative measures to stop it spreading further.Dr Smith told the daily media briefing he had been in contact with Public Health Scotland, adding: “They were able to tell me that the current figure for Scotland is 18 cases who meet this case definition.

He was nominated by the mother of a nine-year-old girl who he has treated since she was born with complex needs.

Santa’s Grotto at a Scots hotel resort have tested positive for coronavirus sparking a warning to visitors. Hotel guests and members of the public who took part in ‘festive activities’ at the Macdonald Aviemore Resort since December 11 are being warned to be alert for virus symptoms.

Jason Leitch said further research was required on the latest mutation of the virus but added experts were so far confident it would not be able to resist the jabs currently being rolled out to health workers and care home residents. It comes as UK health secretary Matt Hancock warned today the country faced an “enormous challenge” controlling the new strain after scientists found it was able to spread more rapidly.

mum -of-four is refusing to send her kids to school 'until Covid is completely gone' after her household was struck down with the deadly virus. Andrea Mason, 32, her son Stuart, 13, and one-year-old twin babies, Khloe and Keeva have all tested positive for coronavirus.

Christmas tree. Emmet McCann, 24, who works in the acute medical unit in Paisley’s Royal Alexandra Hospital,turned into the green-eyed monster when he found his ex-partner Louise McDermott, also a nurse, in the company of another man.