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Public health messages to those at risk from Covid must improve, say MSPs

A Holyrood committee has said the Government must improve its public health communications for those at the highest risk of coronavirus. The Covid-19 Recovery Committee said those previously on the Highest Risk List have reportedly received “mixed ...

24 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

John Swinney: Omicron wave came close to ‘tipping over’ NHS in Scotland

The NHS came close to “tipping over” as a result of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, Deputy First Minister John Swinney has said. The new variant emerged in December, quickly becoming the dominant strain across the UK and much of the world, with ...

24 Feb 2022 at 15:55

Scotland

This week could be worst for health service since pandemic began, warns Sturgeon

Health board bosses believe this week could be the worst since the beginning of the pandemic, the First Minister and Health Secretary have said. A recent spike in cases led to the number of people being admitted to hospital and testing positive ...

17 Mar 2022 at 15:55

Scotland

Covid Bill backed by Holyrood committee after convener uses casting vote

Legislation that aims to make permanent some of the emergency powers introduced during the Covid pandemic has been backed by a Holyrood committee – but only after the convener used her casting vote. Three SNP members on the Scottish ...

22 Apr 2022 at 13:25

Scotland

John Swinney: School pupils will sit exams in Scotland this year

School pupils in Scotland will sit exams this year, the Deputy First Minister, John Swinney, has said, despite high absence rates due to Covid-19. Speaking before the Covid-19 Recovery Committee, Mr Swinney confirmed the first full ...

31 Mar 2022 at 12:55

Scotland

Views sought on Bill to extend emergency Covid powers

A Holyrood committee is seeking public views on legislation that would make emergency powers granted to the Scottish Government during the pandemic permanent. The Covid-19 Recovery Committee is one of four panels of MSPs to ...

03 Feb 2022 at 01:26

Scottish Government orders nightclubs to close for at least three weeks

The Scottish Government has ordered nightclubs to close for at least three weeks from December 27, Deputy First Minister John Swinney has said. An amendment to coronavirus regulations published on Thursday ordered clubs to ...

23 Dec 2021 at 11:16

Scotland

‘Too early’ to know full impact of pandemic on excess deaths, say MSPs

It is “too early” to know the full impact of the pandemic on excess deaths, a Holyrood committee has said. Recent statistics published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) show 12,314 excess deaths – deaths above the ...

29 Apr 2022 at 14:25

Scotland

Urgent action needed to tackle stigma around long Covid, ministers warned

Tackling long Covid stigma needs “urgent” action from the Scottish Government, a committee report said as ministers were urged to establish a single point of contact for sufferers in every health board. The Covid-19 ...

26 Apr 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Threat of future pandemics ‘very real’, experts warn

The threat of a pandemic within this lifetime is “very real”, experts have told Holyrood’s Covid-19 Recovery Committee. MSPs took evidence on Scotland’s pandemic preparedness from Professor Andrew Morris, chair of ...

04 May 2023 at 11:51

Scotland

NHS dentistry capacity down 52% since before pandemic, research finds

NHS dentistry in Scotland faces an “existential threat” as analysis shows more than half of capacity has been lost compared to pre-pandemic levels. The British Dental Association (BDA) will give evidence to ...

22 Jun 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Long Covid sufferer in plea over access to booster jabs

Long Covid sufferers should automatically be eligible for coronavirus booster vaccines, MSPs have been told. Michelle Powell Gonzalez, who developed the condition after catching Covid-19 in April 2020, ...

09 Feb 2023 at 12:28

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