Ministers have been urged to set up a special fund for care home staff who take a financial hit if they contract covid-19.
28.04.2020 - 19:29 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard has said his own uncle died of covid-19 in a care home last week.
The Central Scotland MSP revealed his heartbreaking loss at First Minister’s Questions today.
Raising concerns about testing in care homes, he told Nicola Sturgeon:
“Let me return to residential care homes. Families across the country are deeply concerned about the situation in our care homes.
“I speak from personal experience. On Friday last week, I lost my own uncle to covid-19. He was living
Ministers have been urged to set up a special fund for care home staff who take a financial hit if they contract covid-19.
A number of residents at an Aberdeenshire care home have died following an outbreak of coronavirus.
The Scottish Government has unveiled new powers to protect care home residents amid the coronavirus crisis.
A total of 22 residents have died of confirmed or suspected coronavirus at a Lanarkshire care home.
Ten residents at a Scots care home have died from suspected or confirmed cases of coronavirus.
A third resident has died at a coronavirus -stricken care home on the Isle of Skye.
Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie is to return to Scottish Labour’s shadow cabinet 18 months after she was sacked by leader Richard Leonard.
A second resident has died from Covid-19 after an outbreak at a Scottish island care home, we can reveal.
An Isle of Skye care home has become Scotland’s covid-19 hotspot with an explosion of 54 new cases of the deadly virus.
A son whose mum died in a care home has rejected claims she died from coronavirus despite the killer bug being written on her death certificate.
A rise in targeted fire attacks on vital communication equipment in Scotland may be linked to false conspiracy theories about 5G and the coronavirus.
Scottish Labour’s new deputy leader has landed a plum job in the shadow cabinet - eighteen months after Richard Leonard fired her.
Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard has said there should be a “cross border” approach on a Coronavirus exit strategy.
The Scottish Government did a U-turn on coronavirus testing in care homes yesterday – announcing that all new residents would be checked.
After one of the darkest weeks in the history of our care homes, we want to thank our carers for the amazing job that they do.
Six people suspected of having coronavirus have died at a Scots care home.
A care home has stopped admitting new residents after reports 15 people with confirmed or suspected coronavirus there have died in the last month.
Two Scots ex-servicemen have received a heroes welcome after beating coronavirus aged 93 and 91.
Plans to move patients with coronavirus into a care home have been uncovered by the Sunday Mail.
A hero Scots mum has made the decision to separate from her family and move into the care home where she works during lockdown.