Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Calls have been made for more contact tracers to be recruited in Lanarkshire.According to the latest Scottish Government statistics, there are just 31 contact tracers in the region – less than every mainland health board except NHS Highland and NHS Dumfries and Galloway.NHS Lanarkshire is the third-biggest health board in Scotland behind NHS Lothian and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, which have three and six
Shotts MSP is warning of scammers posing as NHS contact tracers
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With evidence of fake callers pretending to work for Test and Protect, Mr Neil has stressed that NHS Scotland contact tracers will not ask anyone for information about bank accounts or medical records, and they will not try to sell you anything. The data gathered will be stored securely by and safely destroyed as soon as possible after the pandemic concludes.
Test and Protect, which was rolled out in May, is helping gradually change the restrictions in order to suppress COVID-19. When
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06.10.2020 / 15:58
Nicola Sturgeon rules out full Scottish lockdown but warns new restrictions are coming
coronavirus. The First Minister said the Scottish Government is still working out how to respond to soaring infection levels, with a statement at Holyrood expected tomorrow.
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05.10.2020 / 15:48
Nicola Sturgeon warns Scots that stricter lockdown restrictions may be necessary to halt spread of Covid
Nicola Sturgeon has given the clearest indication yet that Scotland may have to enter a stricter period of lockdown to deal with the rising number of people testing positive for Covid.The First Minister said it was "possible we will have to do more" after a further 697 people were confirmed as having the virus yesterday.The SNP leader will meet with health officials later today to assess the latest data from across the country but stressed no final decision on entering stricter lockdown had been
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04.10.2020 / 19:19
Neil Lennon in Odsonne Edouard Celtic warning as striker told to 'settle down' amid transfer speculation
Odsonne Edouard as he refused to be drawn on a move for Robert Snodgrass. The Celtic boss wants to land West Ham and former Scotland star Snoddy for the season and is targeting another left back ahead of Monday’s transfer deadline.
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02.10.2020 / 11:36
Dumfriesshire MSP Oliver Mundell ejected from Holyrood chamber after calling Nicola Sturgeon a liar
“So unless the First Minister provides whatever material the Salmond inquiry requests, as she promised, then she has plainly lied to Parliament.”The Scottish Government has said it “strongly rejects any suggestion of obstruction” in the Alex Salmond inquiry and is seeking to initiate legal proceedings to allow release of papers to the committee.
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30.09.2020 / 20:04
SNP Government was warned of possible Covid outbreaks on university campuses
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30.09.2020 / 16:25
Tory MSP Graham Simpson backs calls for indoor soft plays to reopen
East Kilbride, this week reiterated his call for a U-turn on the Scottish Government to delay reopening until at least October 5.
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29.09.2020 / 19:39
Michael Gove 'paving the way to Scottish independence' with Brexit plans, pro-Union MSP warns
Brexit and a devolution "power grab". The claim by a Labour MSP was made during a tense grilling for the UK Government minister over laws which will set an internal market once powers return from the EU to Westminster.
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26.09.2020 / 20:59
Nicola Sturgeon issues stern 'complacency' warning to Scots after highest daily rise in cases
First Minister has warned Scots that there is “absolutely no room for complacency” as the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases continues to soar. The Scottish Government earlier reported that a further 714 people have tested positive for coronavirus overnight - the highest increase since the start of the pandemic.
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24.09.2020 / 15:06
No sanction for Labour MSP Sarah Boyack after ‘minor’ breach of Code of Conduct
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23.09.2020 / 13:54
Scots mums warned vaping during pregnancy can cause behavioural problems
pregnancy increases the risk of having a child with behavioural problems, Scots mums have been warned. According to new research, exposure to flavoured e-cig chemicals in the womb leads to hyperactive offspring.
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19.09.2020 / 16:52
Scot Squad's ‘hardest cop’ sends stark warning to young covidiots
police officer has teamed up with the NHS to send a clear message to youngsters flouting strict covid rules. PC Jack ‘Shagger’ McLaren - star of the BBC’s Scot Squad - ordered ‘bams’ who are hosting raves during the pandemic to ‘knock it on the head’.
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18.09.2020 / 23:41
Perthshire MSP raises concerns fraudsters could target Scotland's Test and Protect system
Perthshire politician wants people in the region to know what to expect if they are called by an NHS contact tracer in a bid to prevent fraud.
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18.09.2020 / 14:49
Nicola Sturgeon coronavirus update LIVE as First Minister warns of 'tough decisions' on lockdown
coronavirus cases continue to rise, according to a new poll. A study carried out by YouGov spoke to 2,690 people across the UK about a possible return to restrictions seen over March, April and May.
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14.09.2020 / 17:27
Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie "welcomes" BBC decision on daily Covid-19 briefings
Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.BBC Scotland’s decision to axe the televising of daily Covid-19 briefings has been welcomed by a local politician.Labour MSP Jackie Baillie previously met with BBC chiefs to express her concerns that the briefings were becoming too focused on politics rather than the pandemic, with the broadcaster announcing last Thursday that it would decide whether or not to broadcast the updates based on “editorial
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14.09.2020 / 13:31
BBC Scotland decision to drop daily media briefings branded scandalous by MSP
Ayrshire MSP has branded BBC Scotland's decision to axe live TV coverage of the First Minister’s briefings as scandalous.Willie Coffey hit out at the broadcaster after announcing that they will instead decide whether to air them based on “editorial merit”.The Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley politician has written to the head of BBC Scotland and urged them to reverse the decision.Hundreds of fresh coronavirus cases are now being recorded each day in Scotland.Ayrshire has also been reporting a