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NHS Lothian mental health spending tops £1 billion since 2007
Scottish NHS Boards commit nearly £8 billion to tackle mental health services over decade Latest figures have revealed that NHS Lothian spending on mental health services has totalled over £1 billion...
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Angela Constance: Tackling inequalities is core to everything we do
In a UK first, public bodies in Scotland will be required to put reducing poverty and inequality at the heart of their decision making. The introduction of a socio-economic duty was included in the UK...
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‘Ambitious’ City Deal to bring 21,000 jobs to Edinburgh
Keith Brown: ‘Ambitious’ city deal will deliver opportunities across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders. The Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal will deliver inclusive...
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To Haiti with love
Offenders completing Community Payback Orders have come together with former Edinburgh teacher and founder of Surplus Educational Supplies Foundation, David Hanschell, to send a container full of...
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Road works consultation underway
Have your say on road repairs A consultation on proposals to raise standards and improve the quality of road works has been launched. The consultation, announced by Transport Minister Humza Yousaf on...
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Schools: £45 million to close attainment gap
More than £45 million will be provided to primary and secondary schools in 2017/18 to help close the poverty-related attainment gap, Deputy First Minister John Swinney announced today. Nine local...
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Scotland welcomes Syrian refugees
One in four Syrian refugees settles in Scotland New figures have revealed that Scotland has welcomed just over 25% of the total number of Syrian refugees that have arrived in the UK through the Syrian...
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Scottish Welfare Fund provides ‘vital lifeline’: Jeane Freeman
A quarter of a million Scottish households use welfare safety net More than 254,000 individual households have been given grants totalling £132.6m to help them through difficult times since the...
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Boost for Scotland’s bees and butterflies
Ten-year plan to stop decline of pollinating insects A new strategy has been launched to make Scotland a more pollinator friendly place by protecting indigenous bee and butterfly populations. Since...
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Dennis the Menace says: “Away and play!”
Iconic Beano comic character, Dennis the Menace, joined Mark McDonald MSP, Scottish Government Minister for Childcare and Early Years, to launch a new campaign highlighting the benefits to children of...
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Exam Results Helpline ready for calls
Today is SQA results day A free national helpline offering advice, information and support for young people and their parents has gone live, ahead of SQA results day. Skills Development Scotland’s...
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Funeral Poverty: Government commits to Ten Point Plan
Scottish Government moves to make funerals more affordable A 10-point plan to help people struggling with debt to manage funeral costs has been set out by Equalities Secretary Angela Constance. The...
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Record number of students from deprived areas get in to University
Lucky for some – acceptances up 13 per cent A record number of students from Scotland’s most disadvantaged areas have successfully gained a place at university according to UCAS statistics published...
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Cycling Without Age to be rolled (wheeled?) out across Scotland
The team behind an innovative project which helps older people benefit from cycling is to receive additional Scottish Government support. Officials will work with Cycling Without Age to ensure it has...
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Helping people make healthy choices
Health Minister Aileen Campbell visits Pilton Community Health Project Public Health Minister Aileen Campbell visited Pilton Community Health Project today ahead of the Scottish Government’s...
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Safety advice issued on eve of Baby Box roll out
Parents are being encouraged to consider safe sleeping practices by Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer and the Scottish Cot Death Trust. The advice comes as Scotland’s Baby Box scheme is rolled out...
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Starts today: baby boxes for all
All babies in Scotland due from today will be gifted a box full of essential items aimed at tackling inequality and promoting health. The boxes signal of the Scottish Government’s determination that...
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Have your say on Social Security Bill, urges Poverty Alliance
Social Security: What’s the point? With just over a week until the consultation deadline on the Social Security (Scotland) Bill, the Poverty Alliance has written to its members and civil society...
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One stop shop for Forth bridges
New Forth Bridges website goes live With the countdown underway for the Queensferry Crossing opening, a new website for the Forth Bridges has been launched by the Minister for Transport Humza Yousaf....
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More funding for science festivals
£250,000 to support Scotland’s science festivals Science festivals will receive £250,000 of Scottish Government funding to support them in bringing science alive in a fun and accessible way, Science...
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