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Drugs and Alcohol Policy Minister receiving cancer treatment
Christina McKelvie will take medical leave Drugs and Alcohol Minister Policy Christina McKelvie is undergoing treatment for secondary breast cancer and will take a period of leave, it was announced...
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Consultation on offshore marine conservation measures
Fisheries management measures proposed in existing Marine Protected Areas to further protect and restore ecosystems Fisheries management measures could be introduced for 20 sites in Scotland’s...
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‘Hugely concerning’ increase in Scotland’s drug misuse deaths
Figures show 12% rise Health Secretary Neil Gray has said that the level of drug misuse deaths remains “hugely concerning”, as the latest statistics showed an increase of 121 deaths compared with...
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Education Secretary welcomes female Afghan medical students
Nineteen female Afghan medical students have arrived in Scotland after they were banned from completing their studies by the authorities in Afghanistan. The Scottish Government amended student funding...
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Pay offer to NHS Agenda for Change staff
5.5% pay increase for nurses and NHS workers in 2024-25 Nurses and healthcare staff across Scotland have been offered a pay increase of 5.5% that will ensure they have the best pay package in the UK....
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Improving cancer care
Funding for projects to benefit patients and clinical staff A total of £1.5 million funding in 2024-25 is supporting 12 projects to continue providing direct and personalised support to patients with...
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Celebrating three years of funded childcare in Scotland
Helping children get the best start in life This month marks three years since funded early learning and childcare (ELC) was nearly doubled for eligible two-year-olds and all three and four-year-olds...
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Creative Scotland’s Open Fund: Sign the petition!
1500 folk signed already! “We are the people of Scotland. We live and work here. We value the arts and the artists who make it.” Please sign and share if you live in Scotland and value the arts:...
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‘There is no future for the Fringe without art. There is no art without artists’
FRINGE BOSS WADES IN TO ARTS FUNDING FURORE To whom it may concern: As the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe comes to a close, an open letter from SHONA McCARTHY, Chief Executive of the Edinburgh...
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Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence Bill: What You Said
CONSULTATION ANALYSIS PUBLISHED Last year the Scottish Government launched a consultation on a proposed Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence Bill. Find out what people told @ScotGov in...
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Starmer: Fixing the Foundations? Or AUSTERITY 2 – the sequel?
Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivered a speech in the Downing Street garden today on fixing the foundations of our country When I stood on the steps of Downing Street – just over there – two months...
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Five years supporting families in Scotland
£90.6 million paid in benefits supporting school and food costs Two benefits providing extra money to families with the cost of healthy food and starting school, are turning five years old. Best Start...
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Need to register for Self Assessment? Top 5 myths – debunked
Anyone who needs to complete a Self Assessment tax return for the first time to cover the 2023 to 2024 tax year, should tell HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) by 5 October 2024. There’s plenty of myths...
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Funding for Big Noise
Musical learning and nurture supported for thousands Almost 4,000 children and young people will have the opportunity to realise their potential through music education supported by £2.6 million of...
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Pre-eclampsia: Scottish Government to provide funding for blood testing
Health Secretary @NeilCGray has announced @Scotgov funding for all health boards to provide a blood test for pregnant women who need it, to help identify pre-eclampsia. More information about...
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GMB Scotland accepts council pay offer and halts strikes
Union: Ministers must not blame spending cuts on public service pay Ministers must not blame public service pay deals for spending cuts, according to GMB Scotland. The warning comes as the union...
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Arts funding crisis: Ben Macpherson’s letter to Cabinet Secretary Shona Robison
BEN MACPHERSON writes: For clarity and completeness, this is the full letter I sent on behalf of many affected constituents who wrote to me. The Scottish Government is very strongly committed to...
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Delivering a ‘wealthier, fairer and greener Scotland’
Swinney to publish Programme for Government on Wednesday Plans to deliver a wealthier, fairer and greener Scotland despite difficult financial challenges will be announced by First Minister John...
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No under 18s in Scotland’s Young Offenders Institutions
All under 18s who were previously detained in YOI Polmont have now been moved into secure care settings. New regulations came into force on 28 August and as of that date, there will be no new...
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Second Mother and Child Recovery House opens
Children’s charity Aberlour helping mothers through recovery A second residential rehabilitation service to support women and their children through recovery from addiction / substance use has been...
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