786,427 people have received first dose. A total of 786,427 people have now received their first Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination in Scotland, including 93% of over-80s living in the community. Some 99% of older adult care home residents have received a first dose, along with 89% of staff in older adult Read more…
Supervised quarantine and expansion of testing as gradual schools return announced. A series of new measures aimed at driving down coronavirus (COVID-19) rates in Scotland have been announced. Current restrictions, including the ‘stay-at-home’ requirement, are set to remain in place until at least the end of February and schools will Read more…
Savings for people with dementia and other care needs. Adults who pay for their residential care in Scotland will be better off from April as a result of a change to the rates of allowances they receive for personal and nursing care. Those who ‘self-fund’ their residential care receive an Read more…
COVID support for teachers. Hundreds of teachers who are new in post, or working in pastoral or child protection roles, are to be offered support to manage the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Education Scotland and the General Teaching Council for Scotland have partnered with social enterprise organisation KnowYouMore Read more…
CAMPERDOWN COMMUNITY GROWING HUB TO RECEIVE REGENERATION FUNDING Dundee’s SNP MSPs Joe FitzPatrick and Shona Robison have welcomed funding to support the Camperdown Community Growing Hub in Dundee through the Scottish Government’s Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF). Schemes around Scotland are to receive a share of £25 million from the Read more…
Additional £750,000 investment will help people take a break from caring roles. An investment of £750,000 in local carer centres will increase support for unpaid carers of all ages, helping them to take a break from caring and access other much-needed help. This recognises some of the challenges faced by Read more…
Additional capacity to ensure urgent treatment continues. Five independent hospitals are supporting NHS Scotland with elective care from this week, to ensure clinically urgent patients can continue to be seen and treated. This additional support comes on top of the extra capacity already being provided by NHS Golden Jubilee and Read more…
Measures to maximise the impact of lockdown. Further measures to help stop the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and limit non-essential contact will be introduced this weekend. Nobody who lives in a Level 4 area should leave or remain outside their home except for essential purposes. Working from home arrangements will Read more…