Thousands of Scots suffering 'Long Covid' with no plans for clinics to offer treatment

tumour in her brain stem two years ago.She's survived two tumours and a heart attack that nearly killed her since then.The young girl is now blind in one eye and fed through a tube.After years of operations, Megan had to teach herself how to walk, talk and sleep all over again.Medics say that reaching adulthood will be a struggle.Megan's mum, Michelle Reid, is determined to raise cash for potentially life-saving treatment in America.Proton beam therapy is a targeted treatment which could rid

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Almost half of consumers are planning to cut back on Christmas spending this year, according to a poll.A survey by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has revealed that 45 per cent of people in Scotland are planning to splash out less this festive season than they did last year.But the research by YouGov also revealed that 16 per cent will take on debt to buy gifts, despite the coronavirus crisis squeezing

Christmas.But when pandemic travel restrictions made this year’s pilgrimage to the Midlands impossible, Jason took to social media to seek help.The 30-year-old from Dumfries was inundated with offers - including from a woman who lives just five minutes away from his dad’s resting place.Coincidentally the woman faces a similar problem as she lives in the Midlands but her mum is buried in Moffat, just 30 minutes away from Jason's home.So the pair have agreed to visit the plots of their respective

parents have reacted to leaked proposals to extend the Christmas school break further into January. A two-page COSLA document details Scottish Government proposals to close schools earlier than planned and send children back a full week later on January 11, in a bid to stop the virus spreading after the five-day Christmas relaxation.

torched outside a Scots home. Firefighters from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service were spotted at around 6am this morning, November 27, on Duntocher Road in Clydebank.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Johnstone Town Hall has been chosen to host Scotland’s first mass Covid-19 testing centre for asymptomatic people, the Express understands.The Church Street venue will be used to test up to 12,000 people who are not currently displaying symptoms of the virus.The pilot is currently proposed to launch on Wednesday and last for one week.Those taking part will, it is understood, undergo a lateral flow test which

Jeane Freeman said today the vaccine would not be made be made compulsory for Scots but added ministers would actively work to reassure the public the simple procedure was entirely safe. There has been concern among health chiefs around the world over the impact of online disinformation which makes false claims over vaccinations.

who will get vaccinated first in a statement to the Scottish Parliament on Thursday.

breakthrough drugs are given the formal green light in time.Scotland's health secretary Jeane Freeman set out the timeline and who will get vaccinated first in a statement to the Scottish Parliament.She said one million people could be vaccinated by the end of January.Freeman said it will be among the "biggest civilian logistical challenges in our lifetime".The first wave of vaccine distribution, from December to February, will go to frontline health and social care staff, older residents in

East Kilbride mum has said her children are terrified to come home after her partner's van was destroyed in an early morning blaze.The family say they have been left with virtually no source of income just weeks before Christmas after the works van was "torched".The distraught family have taken to Facebook after the terrifying blaze on Monday night shortly after 6pm at Turnberry Place in Greenhills.Most of the tools in the van are now damaged beyond repair and the charity volunteer mum has said

Child Disability Payment is set to replace Disability Living Allowance (Child) and will be the next new benefit to be introduced by the Scottish Government.In an update to the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday, Cabinet Secretary for Social Security, Shirley-Anne Somerville, said Social Security Scotland will start taking applications from summer 2021 as part of a pilot scheme, ahead of a full roll-out across the country from autumn 2021.This will be followed by the introduction of Adult Disability

babies she’s delivered – only that it runs into ­thousands.June, 69, trained as a nurse in 1969 and has been a midwife since 1974.The majority of her career has been in Glasgow, firstly at Belvedere Hospital then the city’s Southern General and more recently in the communities of Pollokshields and Govan.Celebrating 50 years of nursing and midwifery, June said: “Looking back, it’s been such a privilege to look after so many women at such a special time in their lives.“Women are remarkable and

NHS are pleading for new Covid-19 vaccine volunteers to participate in a clinical trial. The Tayside health board and the University of Dundee need hundreds of Scots to sign up as they search for a coronavirus cure.

@ScotlandNT men are off to a major tournament. What a lift for the country.

Daily Record of the horrors she witnessed during her career as a carer, which began at the age of 18 in 2004 and lasted until 2016 when she began a new chapter as a teacher.Residents left sitting in their own urine, going hungry for hours and violent physical assaults were commonplace occurrences during Fiona’s time in the industry.She described private homes as running like “factories” and said “skeleton” staff numbers amounted to widespread neglect.Fiona believes a national care service is

Nicola Sturgeon has welcomed an increase in the Living Wage rate which will see more than 40,000 Scots handed a pay rise. The First Minister said it was a welcome boost for workers at a "really tough time".

mental health so far during lockdown. Since coronavirus restrictions were imposed in March, Childline held 2,432 counselling sessions with children in Scotland about emotional and mental health issues including loneliness and low self-esteem.

Covid-19. Thousands of veterans, serving military personnel and members of the public took to their doorsteps to observe the two-minute silence in a moving tribute to the fallen.

Covid outbreak was filmed doing a striptease at a boozy lockdown party.Billy Fowler and four other staff members are now under ­investigation by Scottish Borders Council after footage of the ­gathering emerged online.The care home where the five work, Saltgreens in Eyemouth, Berwickshire, has lost eight ­residents to the virus while another 16 residents and staff have tested positive.The party took place in September when Government guidance stated up to six people from only two households could

coronavirus eight months ago.  Brighid O Dochartaigh has issued a warning to other people about the devastating long-term impacts Covid-19 can have. The 47-year-old geologist, who lives in Edinburgh, was previously a fit and healthy person who enjoyed exercise outdoors.