An Isle of Skye care home at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak had "sufficient" protective equipment for staff and residents, a Scottish Government minister insisted.
Union demands inquiry into Dumbarton care home after Covid-19 outbreak
14.04.2020 - 15:33 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The union representing staff at a Dumbarton care home where a number of residents has died from Covid-19 have called for an independent inquiry into the facility.
GMB Scotland Secretary Gary Smith has penned a letter to the Care Inspectorate urging the probe to take place and allow Castle View workers to give evidence “without any fear that they will be victimised”.
The Lennox Herald reported last week how staff were left distraught after a number of residents at the Dumbarton East home died from
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04.05.2020 / 12:15
Covid-19 care home deaths account for 75 per cent of Renfrewshire's total
Deaths in Renfrewshire’s coronavirus-hit care homes account for nearly three quarters of the region’s tragic total, the Paisley Daily Express can reveal.
dailyrecord.co.uk
03.05.2020 / 22:37
Scots nurse quits care home job over lack of PPE saying 'my children need me alive'
An experienced Scots nurse with young children quit her job in a care home due to not having access to proper PPE and said 'my children need me alive'.
dailyrecord.co.uk
03.05.2020 / 19:05
Isle of Skye care home becomes coronavirus hotspot with explosion of 54 cases
An Isle of Skye care home has become Scotland’s covid-19 hotspot with an explosion of 54 new cases of the deadly virus.
dailyrecord.co.uk
03.05.2020 / 11:51
Son rejects claim mum died from coronavirus in Scots care home after receiving death certificate
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.
dailyrecord.co.uk
28.04.2020 / 19:29
Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard's uncle died of coronavirus in care home
Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard has said his own uncle died of covid-19 in a care home last week.
dailyrecord.co.uk
28.04.2020 / 07:45
Prison college shuts down after Covid-19 outbreak
The Scottish Prison Service’s training college was shut down after a suspected outbreak of Covid-19.
dailyrecord.co.uk
22.04.2020 / 07:19
New Scots care home residents to be tested for coronavirus after government U-turn
The Scottish Government did a U-turn on coronavirus testing in care homes yesterday – announcing that all new residents would be checked.
dailyrecord.co.uk
21.04.2020 / 21:43
West Dunbartonshire Council "completely reject" Dumbarton care home claims
A Covid-19 outbreak at a Dumbarton care home has been described as “utterly shameful and completely unacceptable” by health secretary Jeane Freeman.
dailyrecord.co.uk
21.04.2020 / 19:56
Coronavirus Scotland: Time to thank our care home heroes facing COVID-19 fight on the frontline
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.
dailyrecord.co.uk
21.04.2020 / 13:59
'Six residents' die from coronavirus at Aberdeen care home
Six people suspected of having coronavirus have died at a Scots care home.
dailyrecord.co.uk
20.04.2020 / 20:33
Dumbarton care home stops admitting residents after '15 die from coronavirus in a month'
A care home has stopped admitting new residents after reports 15 people with confirmed or suspected coronavirus there have died in the last month.
dailyrecord.co.uk
20.04.2020 / 19:51
Two OAPs in their 90s beat coronavirus at Scots care home
Two Scots ex-servicemen have received a heroes welcome after beating coronavirus aged 93 and 91.
dailyrecord.co.uk
19.04.2020 / 12:03
Leaked documents reveal coronavirus patients to be treated in care home in plan branded 'madness'
Plans to move patients with coronavirus into a care home have been uncovered by the Sunday Mail.
dailyrecord.co.uk
17.04.2020 / 23:15
Nine residents die of suspected Covid-19 at Clydebank care home
Nine residents have died at a Scots care home from suspected coronavirus with over a dozen more displaying symptoms.
dailyrecord.co.uk
17.04.2020 / 20:27
Coronavirus: Scots mum separates from young family and moves into care home to protect residents during lockdown
A hero Scots mum has made the decision to separate from her family and move into the care home where she works during lockdown.
dailyrecord.co.uk
17.04.2020 / 18:49
Coronavirus Scotland: care home confirms third death this week
Another resident at an East Kilbride care home has died after displaying symptoms of Coronavirus.
dailyrecord.co.uk
17.04.2020 / 16:49
Care home boss blasts Nicola Sturgeon for "inaccurate and misleading" comments on Coronavirus testing
A boss of a care home that has lost 9 residents to coronavirus has blasted the Scottish government on the lack of testing for covid-19.
dailyrecord.co.uk
17.04.2020 / 06:49
Test everyone with suspected Coronavirus and hospitalise care home residents, says WHO
Scotland is failing to meet world renowned scientific advice on testing and the treatment of care home residents.
dailyrecord.co.uk
16.04.2020 / 19:03
Two residents die from suspected coronavirus at Scots care home - with three others making a full recovery
Two elderly residents at a Scots care home have sadly died from suspected coronavirus.