At the Scottish government’s daily Covid briefing this afternoon, health secretary Jeane Freeman said: “JCVI, of course, looked at a range of risk factors such as occupation, gender, ethnicity and deprivation. But they conclude that - even among groups with a heightened exposure or vulnerabili...
Please note, all pupils will be exempt from charges for the year 2024-2025 as the Scottish Government have agreed to continue funding instrumental music tuition fees... Closes 31 May 2025 See All Open Consultations Forthcoming Consultations Holidays and In Service days for the academic years...
The offshore wind sector’s priority must be the establishment of a collaboration framework focused on building confidence amongst Scottish ports, so that required investment is brought forward in time. The immediate priority of such a collaborative framework is supporting the creation of a Scot...
Scottish Government (2021) Prison population: social care needs. https://www.gov.scot/publications/understanding-social-care-support-needs-scotlands-prison-population/pages/2/ Scottish Government (2017a) Health and Social Care Standards: my support, my life. https://www.gov.scot/publications/health...
“The UK government strategy is to say no. Do you have a way around it?” “My strategy is to say yes.”[smirks] Readers might be forgiven for wondering how long it’s going to take the SNP to accept that that “strategy” is a failure, if seven years and three First Ministers is...
Congress believes that the UK government, as an architect of the 20-year conflict that has led to the current crisis, has specific responsibility to the Afghan people. Congress calls on the STUC to pressurise the Scottish and UK governments to: ...
“I look forward to championing the voice of vets on priority issues affecting animal health and welfare and the veterinary profession. This includes climate change, a topic that I’m passionate about. I hope to be able to contribute to the Scottish Government’s agricultural transition development...
concerns about poor quality researchandlack of trust in government. The top tweets were not just about covid-19.Tackling racismin healthcare was discussed before lockdown started. Gabapentinoids in managing pain were the subject of apopular infographic. Theimpact of trade agreements on the NHSwas...
reducing the higher education access gap has become a key government policy priority. This study investigates synergies and tensions in contemporary Scottish policies aimed at widening access to higher education. The data for analysis consisted of 35 key Scottish policy documents on widening access to ...