I asked the FM today about when the numbers of vaccinations of staff & residents completed in our care homes can be published. Its a key issue for relatives. She said it would happen, but didn’t give a commitment on when. The full exchange: Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Lab): Will the First Minister publish the rate …
At the turn of the year there was rightly anxiety about the reality of Brexit and concerns about how that would play out. But the pandemic has eclipsed that. We all know the human cost not just in terms of the numbers of deaths or the long term impact on people’s physical health through long …
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Despite all odds, let’s try to enjoy this festive season and take a much needed break from what has been a very tough year. Merry Christmas to everyone!
Last week, we had an excellent briefing from NHS Lothian and we’re given the following information regarding the vaccine rollout. As supply of the Pfizer vaccine is limited, in the first Wave of the vaccination plan which will run until the end of January 2021, we will see the following groups being given priority: Vaccinators …
My question to the Cabinet Secretary – very disappointed that she denied underfunding of local government even though we know that the SNP Government didn’t just experience austerity, they doubled it and passed cuts on to our councils.
At FMQs, I called on the First Minister to act following the recent racist attack at Edinburgh University campus.
Data published this week showed that 155 drug related deaths occurred last year in the Lothians, an increase from 2018. Scotland continues to have the highest drug-related death rate in Europe and a rate almost 3.5 times the UK rate as a whole. Every drug-related death is an avoidable tragedy. The scale of the crisis …
My question to the Cabinet Secretary: when will support be available to hospitality businesses and their staff?
