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£3 million awarded to long COVID projects
Projects to improve the care and support available for people with long COVID are to benefit from an initial tranche of £3 million of Scottish Government funding. Following a thorough planning process...
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Mesh reimbursement fund opens in June
Removal surgery costs to be repaid A dedicated fund to repay mesh removal costs will open for applications on 6 June. The Transvaginal Mesh Removal Reimbursement Scheme will enable women who have paid...
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School uniform: have your say
New national guidance to be developed Pupils, parents and carers are being asked to give their views on school uniform to help shape new national guidance. A key aim of the guidance will be to reduce...
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Shared Challenges: First Minister meets Michelle O’Neill at Bute House
Meeting to discuss shared areas of interest First Minister Nicola Sturgeon welcomed Michelle O’Neill MLA to Bute House today (Friday 20 May). The meeting, which was arranged at the request of Michelle...
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Annual health checks for people with learning disabilities
Health boards are to share £2 million to deliver annual health checks for all people with learning disabilities. The new service will help to address health inequalities and ensure that people in this...
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Foster carers appeal
Bid to increase numbers Children’s Minister Clare Haughey is encouraging more people to consider fostering. Currently, around 500 additional foster families are required to provide stable and...
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Police: Firearms Surrender appeal
Firearms and ammunition can be surrendered at police stations across Scotland as part of a UK-wide firearms surrender campaign. Running from Thursday 12 May until Sunday 29 May, people in possession...
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Breathtaking film with a powerful message for Scottish bikers: ‘Take your...
Bikers from Evolution Women’s Motorcycle Club rolled out the red carpet and declared ‘Action!’ on the latest film from motorcycle safety campaign Live Fast Die Old, by The Scottish Government and Road...
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Best Start, Bright Future: Poverty Alliance webinar on the Scottish Child...
Best Start, Bright Future – a Poverty Alliance Webinar Monday 6 June 2022: 10am – 1pm Scotland is a country where compassion is strong, but where child poverty is an ongoing injustice that we have to...
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Scotland to modernise breast screening services
A major review of Scotland’s breast screening programme which makes 17 recommendations to strengthen and improve it has been published. The report recommends ways to make the breast screening...
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Edinburgh cabbies sign up to carry naloxone as part of SAS campaign
The Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) has launched an initiative with Edinburgh’s Central Taxis to equip its taxi drivers with the life-saving drug naloxone, which temporarily reverses the effects of...
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Ten years of success for Scotland’s Family Nurse Partnerships
More than 10,000 young mothers and their children have been helped by a decade-long programme since it began as a pilot in NHS Lothian. An analysis report on the Family Nurse Partnership shows...
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Scottish Government announces latest plans for children’s rights legislation
Plans to progress Scotland’s ground-breaking children’s rights legislation have been announced by Deputy First Minister John Swinney. The UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill was backed unanimously...
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Most vulnerable households will get over £1000 of help with cost of living
MORE SUPPORT NEEDED, SAYS SCOTTISH FINANCE SECRETARY The most vulnerable households across Scotland will receive support of over £1,000 this year, including a new one-off £650 cost of living...
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Funding to support Edinburgh Festival Fringe producers
£1.275m Fringe 2022 Resilience Fund developed, thanks to support from the Scottish Government’s Platforms for Creative Excellence (PLACE programme) The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society is pleased to...
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Guidance for people hosting refugees from Ukraine
Are you hosting someone from Ukraine? Scottish Refugee Council is holding free online info sessions on the Scottish Government’s Super Sponsor scheme. If you have questions about the process, join us...
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Dementia Awareness Week: Policy to be shaped by people living with dementia...
People living with dementia are being invited to join a new panel to help shape policy and delivery. The national, independent group will also be open to unpaid carers to be sure that Scottish...
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Kate Forbes: Setting spending priorities for a stronger Scotland
‘We face a very difficult financial position over the new few years’ Prioritising public spending is essential to grow a stronger economy as Scotland recovers from the pandemic and faces up to the...
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Six things to look out for in Tuesday’s spending review and fiscal forecasts
Tomorrow (Tuesday 31 May) the Scottish government will publish a Spending Review and a Medium Term Financial Strategy. At the same time, the Scottish Fiscal Commission will publish updated economic...
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Scottish Government launches consultations on Circular Economy
New measures will help cut waste and preserve precious resources Proposals to help tackle the climate and biodiversity crisis by supporting Scotland’s transition to a zero waste and circular economy...
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