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Mind to Mind launches to help people deal with life’s challenges
NHS Lothian has backed a new campaign designed to help people in the area look after their mental wellbeing. The Mind to Mind, campaign features over 30 online videos of people talking about their own...
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Resource Spending Review: Ambitious but realistic?
An ‘ambitious but realistic’ public spending framework has been published which outlines how more than £180 billion will be invested to deliver priorities for Scotland. The Resource Spending Review,...
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Low Emission Zones introduced across Scotland’s biggest cities
Low Emission Zones (LEZs) to protect public health and improve air quality have now been formally introduced across Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen. Plans have been agreed at the local...
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Scotland leads the way on university students from deprived areas
Widening access an “unambiguous success” Scotland continues to “set the pace” when it comes to students from deprived areas getting into university, the Commissioner for Fair Access has said. The...
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Evictions response shows Scottish Government “asleep at the wheel”, says...
Last week I asked the Scottish Government about the rates of evictions after the COVID-19 pandemic, and if they would comment on evidence heard at the Scottish Parliament’s Social Justice and Social...
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SNP announce record social security spending for Edinburgh
HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS EDINBURGH TO BE SUPPORTED BY £23 BILLION As communities across Edinburgh recover from the pandemic and face a Tory made cost of living crisis, yesterday the SNP Government’s spending...
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Reshaping unscheduled care services
People needing urgent and unplanned hospital care will benefit from a new national improvement programme aimed at reducing waiting times. The Urgent and Unscheduled Care Collaborative will see health...
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Family visits made easier for care home residents
Continuing to support people in adult care homes to connect with others New guidance reinforcing the expectation that people in adult care homes should be able to see their friends and family without...
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Warm welcome for Ukrainians settling in Scotland
A total of 3,747 displaced Ukrainians with a sponsor location in Scotland have arrived in the UK since the war in Ukraine began 100 days ago. There have now been almost 10,901 visas issued with a...
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Scots get back to the beach as summer season opens
Scots get back to the beach as summer season opens and two new locations added this year. Seaside and coastal locations play a major role in Scotland’s tourism industry – bringing international and...
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Diagnostic test waiting times: cancer patients waiting too long, says charity
Cancer Research UK’s has responded to the latest diagnostic test waiting times statistics published by Public Health Scotland. Eight tests are considered in the report, including several that are...
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Financing the transition to net zero
Tackling climate crisis prioritised in future spending plans Net Zero Secretary Michael Matheson has pledged to maximise the use of public funding to accelerate the delivery of plans to tackle climate...
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Protecting and enhancing nature
More funding for local nature restoration projects Projects that support biodiversity and improve the health and wellbeing of local communities are set to benefit from further funding. All local...
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Best Start Grant School Age Payment applications now open
Families have been urged to check whether they are eligible and apply for the Best Start Grant School Age Payment as applications open for children old enough to start primary school This one-off...
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On your feet! New WHO report shows health and environmental benefits of...
Scottish Government welcomes study, co-authored by Edinburgh Napier University academic, that highlights the societal advantages of walking and cycling A new report from the World Health Organisation...
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Carers Week 2022: Rising pressures on unpaid carers as public backing for...
4.68 million unpaid carers concerned for physical and mental health2.2 million carers worried about ability to cope financiallyMore care is being provided than ever before – even more than during the...
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£5M fund to boost sustainable travel in Scotland now open
A multi-million pound grant fund has opened to support people across Scotland to travel in more active and sustainable ways. Community, public and third sector organisations can now apply to the...
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Scotland’s Census ‘ready to move to next stage’
Almost 2.3 million households completed census – Opposition says the process has been shambolic The extension to the census collection period saw an additional 200,000 households complete their...
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Candidacy rights for foreign nationals
Bill passes allowing nationals from certain countries to stand as local councillors An electoral reform bill allowing nationals from countries where a relevant treaty has been agreed, including...
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Scotland set for a Summer of Strikes?
Public sector workers seem set on a collision course with local and national government over inadequate wage rises … The General Secretary Designate of teachers union the EIS yesterday urged all of...
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