Scottish Government should appoint dedicated minister to tackle Covid-19 crisis in care homes, say Tories

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Covid-19 care home crisis could have breached the Human Rights Act, experts have claimed. The Scottish Human Rights Commission said the scandal has raised “serious concerns” under Article 2 of the act.

Scottish Conservative leader Jackson Carlaw has called on health chiefs to get on top of care home staff testing in Ayrshire.Mr Carlaw challenged Nicola Sturgeon on the matter at First Minister’s Questions after Sturgeon revealed only a fifth of staff had been routinely tested across the country.Scottish Government statistics reveal that across Scotland’s 14 health boards, only 11,195 care home staff have been tested out of an estimated 50,000 across the country.In NHS Ayrshire and Arran 689

Amazon should be targeted with a windfall tax to help the economy recover from coronavirus, Scotland’s finance secretary claimed. Kate Forbes said she’s open to the idea as MSPs probed the financial crisis caused by the global pandemic.

coronavirus crisis is a fall in rough sleepers. Edinburgh-based Very Rev Dr Russell Barr said that getting so many people into hotels and hostels showed that homelessness wasn't 'inevitable'.

Covid-19 and ethnic minorities.A full picture of the impact on people from black, asian and minority ethnic communities (BAME) is still not available.A review by Public Health England found the risk of dying among those diagnosed with Covid-19 was higher in BAME groups.The Office of National Statistics also revealed in May that black people are four times more likely to die from coronavirus than white people south of the border.However, comparisons with Scotland are difficult as the data is more

Scottish Government has its "head in the clouds" over plans for staff to return to work at schools across the country, a union has claimed. The GMB - which represents support workers like cleaners and caterers - said that guidance issued by ministers "poses more questions than answers".

Scottish Government has been called on to apologise after a letter was sent to almost 18,000 Scots shielding at home telling them the wrong date for when it would be safe to go outside.The blunder saw those most at risk from Covid-19 being told they could leave their homes as of today - when the actual date agreed by health experts is June 18.The letter was sent by the NHS in April but clarification was only posted last week after concerned Scots flagged the mistake.One posted on Twitter: "My

Nicola Sturgeon names a reopening date and warned that up to 280,000 jobs could be wiped out.The industry also warned a two-metre social distancing rule would sound the death knell for thousands of venues and leave whole areas of cities abandoned.Hospitality chiefs in England have been told they can partially reopen on July 4 if Covid-19 cases are under control. A reduced one-metre rule is also under consideration.

There is a "consistent disconnect" between promises from the Scottish Government and what ministers actually deliver, Richard Leonard has claimed.

The Scottish Government has been accused of letting down care homes "all over again" after figures showed that staff were still not being tested for Covid-19 on a regular basis.

A Labour MP has claimed the coronavirus pandemic provoked a tirade of online abuse at a level not seen since the 2014 independence referendum campaign.

Calls for public ownership of care homes have been made after figures showed covid-19 infection rates are higher in the private sector.

Scotland’s top civil servant has said she does not know who used a Scottish Government social media account to criticise Tory politicians.

The man at the helm of Crieff Hydro has called on the Scottish Government to do more to help businesses like his survive.

A care home was targeted by organised criminals who intercepted a £10,000 payment for vital protective clothing.

Nicola Sturgeon should make daily updates on the Covid-19 crisis to MSPs instead of at media briefings, the Scottish Labour leader has said.

West Lothian has backed national calls on the Scottish Government to release extra funds given by Westminster.

A Scottish Government adviser on coronavirus has called for the policy on "shielding" the vulnerable by "cocooning" them indoors to be scrapped.