In 1978 the Board outlined the need for a new district general hospital, on the site of the Lewis Hospital, but recognising that this was likely to be a long-term goal, it proposed that in the mean time a new operating theatre should be built. The Common Services Agency (CSA) had by ...
Education webpages and programmes for primary and secondary schools. National Air Quality Alert Service for Scotland (Know & Respond-Scotland) and Apps for IOS and Android. Results Mapping of air quality throughout Scotland is undertaken and modelled as part of project delivery, in addition to cal...
I have known Joe for many years. He was a great patriot and a long-term fighter for the Cause of Scottish Independence. A prolific writer to the press, Joe’s letters were always concise and cogent, a style I longed to copy but failed in miserably. Always gentlemanly and polite, Joe...
In 2024, economic activity is expected to benefit from the recent labour market recovery and the fall in inflation, which, after peaking at 12% in summer 2022, fell back to 3.5% in December 2023. Short- and medium-term trends thus remain encouraging and growth is expected to stay above 2%...
According to theMet Office, the UK’s average mean temperature during last summer was 14.4°C, which is 0.2°C cooler than the long-term average. The last time the summer temperature was this low was in 2015, with an average of 13.9°C. Summer 2024 was even chillier in Scotland, with...
“Understanding long-term care options and the costs associated with care are critical first steps toward being prepared for whatever you want your aging journey to look like,” —Jamala Arland, President and CEO, Genworth Their 2023 survey found that the costs of long-term care services have ...