Covid is at its highest level yet, according to new figures. That’s prompted accusations that Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has taken his eye “off the ball” over how the health crisis is affecting young people.
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Government, has said that children and elderly people will be vulnerable to endemic viruses at the end of the year. Another health expert and Government advisor warned that there may be the need for winter lockdowns if hospitals become “overwhelmed” at some point.
On Sunday, Professor Semple told Times Radio: “I suspect we’ll have a pretty miserable winter because the other respiratory viruses are going to come back and bite us quite hard. But after that, I think we’ll be seeing business as
.Covid is at its highest level yet, according to new figures. That’s prompted accusations that Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has taken his eye “off the ball” over how the health crisis is affecting young people.
pandemic, with residents now expected to live an average of just two years. The study by top academics also warned about the impact of visiting restrictions on care home residents’ quality of life.
after being hit by a van on a Scots road. Police and ambulance crews were sent to the B9097 near Kinross around 1.10pm today after the woman was knocked off her bike by the vehicle.
Clydebank, is desperately trying to trace the driver and now fears she has been left with "life-changing" injuries. The 32-year-old had stopped at traffic lights on Kilbowie Road around 4.45pm on Sunday when a vehicle crashed into the back of her red Ford Focus.
Get the latest Scotland Now stories sent straight to your inbox with our twice-weekly newsletter.An NHS chief has said that clearing the backlog of hospital operations will take years 'will take years'.Professor Caroline Hiscox, who is the chief executive of NHS Grampian, said the current workload from the rising numbers from the coronavirus pandemic has left staff "exhausted".NHS Grampian is urging people in the region to help relieve pressure on the health service, reminding patients they
Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Dog walkers and wild swimmers have been warned about toxic algae which has been discovered at a Scots beauty spot.A popular walking trail, people visiting the Balgray Reservoir near Barrhead are being urged to be careful after a high concentration of blue-green algae – also known as cyanobacteria - was found in the water.People are being warned not to swim or paddle in the water, while pet owners have
Covid-19 jab. Sarah McCutcheon, who runs Wellness and Wellbeing With Sarah, made the statement on her Glasgow business’s page, insisting: “We will not conduct treatments on any vaccinated person.” But a national beauty trade body yesterday said the policy goes against Government guidance, which should be followed to keep customers safe.
Universal Credit (UC) is on the rise. According to the latest Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) figures the number of people being given a choice about how their UC is paid rose by 175,190 in just five months.
primaries may be demoted if plans for new “superheads” get the go-ahead. And other teachers may be forced to work in schools other than the one where they are currently employed in if a new school leadership model gets the go-ahead.
Tik Tok chef 'learn to cook' after he ended up putting a full breakfast wrap creation in the bin. Josh Durnion aka 'Wrap God Official' has gone viral many times for his wrap ideas, including a mince n tattie wrap and the ham, nutella and cheese wrap.
ambulance crews raced to the scene of an 'on-going incident' on a North Lanakrshire road, which was locked down. Photos shared with the Daily Record show officers and paramedics on Muirhouse Road in Motherwell this afternoon, Friday July 9.
missing Scots nurse say specialist divers are now assisting with their search. Gillian Ballantyne vanished from her home in Coneypark Place, Banknock, at around 10am on Tuesday July, 6.The 50-year-old nurse anaesthetist, at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, was later spotted around 12.45pm on Napier Road, Wardpark Industrial Estate in Cumbernauld that same day.
missing teacher Alice Hodgkinson after she vanished eight days ago in Japan. The Edinburgh University graduate had failed to make contact with her loved ones back in the UK since an email on June 30, her family confirmed.
fast food restaurant on Thursday when she captured the gull launch its attack. Poor Matthew, 17, has been left traumatised after the bird swiped his meal straight from his mouth.
Scots dog who was sentenced to death after allegedly killing another canine has been saved from death row. Rocco was suspected to be a pit bull-type dog, an illegal breed to own in the UK.It is understood that he was involved in an incident where his former owner left him at home in Kirriemuir, Angus for 48 hours without food or water and in the company of a smaller dog, unknown to him.
drone, a report has found. The helicopter was travelling over Kelty in Fife at around 2.15pm on April 17 when a paramedic on board spotted the device outside the pilot’s window.
hospital after their gallbladder became inflamed - but was refused surgery and placed on a waiting list. The patient, named as C in documents, said they were left in 'chronic and excruciating pain' with no follow-up appointments forthcoming from NHS Fife.
Largs and Millport Weekly News her husband was cutting a tree recently when he was bitten above the eye by a false widow spider. Within 48 hours of the agonising bite, his eye had become swollen and he lost full control of his body.With his condition deteriorating, Margaret rushed her husband to hospital where doctors revealed he had inflammation of the brain.
mum claims the Scottish Government has ignored her pleas to make lifesaving cannabis oil available on the NHS for her son. Lisa Quarrell's eight-year-old son Cole Thomson has drug-resistant focal epilepsy - a condition which means he suffers from severe seizures which cannot be stopped or controlled by conventional medication.
metal plate in her face, has been caged for 15 months. Ryan Boyle, 26, shattered Angela Casey’s eye socket in a savage attack.