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NHS Lothian given £27 million in extra COVID funding
NHS Lothian has been given £27 million in extra COVID-19 funding from the Scottish Government as part of a £380 million package allocated to health boards across Scotland. This comes on top of the...
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Supporting vulnerable young people with complex needs
A national service dedicated to supporting young people with very complex social, emotional and behavioural needs has received £280,000 of Scottish Government funding. The Interventions for Vulnerable...
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Help with school clothing costs
Eligible families can apply for a grant of at least £120 to help with the cost of school uniforms. The Scottish Government and local authority leaders have reached an agreement to increase the...
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£250,000 Childminding initiative supports Edinburgh families back into...
The Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA) is seeking a bank of childminders to match with the parents and carers of school age children, who are looking to get back into employment. The ‘Access to...
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Funding for Nature
£10 million for local and national projects Projects that restore nature, safeguard wildlife and tackle the causes of biodiversity loss and climate change will get a share of £10 million through a new...
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More opportunities to get “Jagged in July”
Mobile vaccination timetable extended The vaccination bus run by NHS Lothian and the Scottish Ambulance Service will operate this weekend to reach as many over 18s as possible. The mobile unit is...
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Applicants to Scottish universities reaches record high
11% rise in individuals applying from most deprived areas Scottish universities have seen a record number of prospective students applying to study for the academic year ahead, according to new...
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‘A moment for care and caution’
Statement given by the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at a media briefing in St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh today (Thursday 8th July): Good afternoon everyone. As you can see, I’m joined by the Chief...
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£1.6 million to support community-based drugs projects
Grants worth a total of £1.61 million have been allocated to community-based drugs organisations and support services providing access to treatment and residential rehabilitation. The Local Support...
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More staff to bolster Scotland’s Test and Protect system
Changes are working, insists Health Secretary Scotland’s Test and Protect contact tracing system will see its workforce bolstered with the deployment of additional staff over the coming week to help...
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Do not ease COVID restrictions, warn doctors
The British Medical Association (BMA) has urged the UK Government this week to rethink its plan to relax all restrictions owing to the surge in COVID-19 infection rates. The association has been a...
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Another £12 million to health boards for emergency care
The Scottish Government has released £12 million in additional funding to health boards across Scotland to support non-COVID emergency care. This immediate action will help put measures in place to...
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A ‘modified’ level zero: Covid rules relaxed but masks to remain
Level 0 from 19 July People should continue to follow public health measures to protect one another as all of Scotland prepares to move to Level 0 at 00:01 on Monday 19 July. Confirming the change to...
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Research highlights challenges for Scotland’s unpaid carers and carer support...
. Carers Trust Scotland today is releasing research about the experiences of the pandemic among unpaid carers and carer service support workers across Scotland. More than 500 participants shared the...
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Balearic Islands removed from travel green list
Changes take effect from 19 July Rising case rates have led the Balearic Islands – Majorca, Minorca and Ibiza – to be removed from the international travel green list for Scotland. The decision was...
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Then Play On: Music tuition and core curriculum fees removed
Fees for children learning a musical instrument at school will be removed thanks to more than £7 million funding from the Scottish Government. Councils will also receive £6 million to waive core...
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Government announces increased funding for affordable homes
Scotland’s councils are to share more than £3.2 billion in grant funding over five years to deliver more affordable homes. Local authorities will benefit from an increase of more than £541 million on...
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£698,000 set to support 6,821 families in Edinburgh to buy school clothes
The Scottish Government has set to support 6,821 school children in Edinburgh with £698,000 of support to buy school clothes through the School Clothing Grant. The School Clothing Grant was increased...
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First dose phase of vaccination programme nears completion
Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has visited a drop-in vaccination clinic in Arbroath as the national programme nears completion of first doses for all adults who attended their scheduled appointments on...
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From Scotland with love
Vital equipment on it’s way to fight Covid-19 crisis in Malawi, Rwanda and Zambia A grant of more than £270,000 from the Scottish Government’s International Development Fund will fund the supply of...
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