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Record numbers of students from deprived areas enrol at university, figures show

A record number of students from the most deprived areas in Scotland are enrolling at universities in the country, the latest figures show. The Higher Education Student Statistics report, published on Tuesday, shows 16.7% of Scottish first-degree ...

25 Jan 2022 at 16:25

Attainment gap between most and least deprived areas widens, exam results show

The attainment gap between the most and least deprived areas of Scotland has grown wider since last year, exam result figures show. Figures from the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) show that for pupils in the 20% most deprived areas of ...

09 Aug 2022 at 17:39

Scotland

Health inequality indicators at highest level on record

Some indicators of health inequalities in Scotland have reached their highest level on record, a new report shows. Relative inequality in healthy life expectancy for both males and females is at its highest level since the reporting period ...

14 Mar 2023 at 16:42

Scotland and UK co-operation needed to end health disparities – Brown

Former prime minister Gordon Brown has warned the NHS will “not be able to cope” with increasing demand unless significant health inequalities are closed. A new report by Mr Brown’s Our Scottish Future think tank has urged Scottish ...

18 Jan 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Cancer cases rise by almost 15% after falling in first year of Covid pandemic

Cancer cases in Scotland rose by almost 15% in a year, after falling in the first year of the Covid pandemic, new figures showed. There were 35,379 new cases of cancer detected in Scotland in 2021 – with the data also showing the ...

28 Mar 2023 at 12:34

‘Youth centres have gone from warm banks to revision banks for children in need’

Young people are using youth centres as “revision banks” for summer exams due to a lack of access to internet and space at home, a charity has said. Having been warm banks for children in need over a winter that saw high energy ...

15 May 2023 at 09:00

Ireland

Deprivation gap widens between those from rich and poor backgrounds – report

The gap has widened between the levels of deprivation experienced by people who grew up in affluent circumstances compared to those who grew up in poverty over a nine-year period. This is according to a report that looked at ...

17 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Researchers given £300,000 for innovative trial to tackle foot ulcers

Podiatry researchers have been awarded almost £300,000 to trial an innovative way to tackle diabetes-related foot ulcers. Ruth Barn, Gordon Hendry and Jodi Binning of Glasgow Caledonian University have been given £299,751 ...

25 Dec 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Concerns raised about ‘shocking disparity’ in breast screening rates

Less than two-thirds of women from the poorest areas are attending for routine breast screening, new figures show, with concerns raised about the “shocking disparity in access to care”. Labour’s Carol Mochan is demanding ...

25 Apr 2023 at 20:17

Local News

Covid infection rates a third higher in most-deprived areas – report

Covid-19 infection rates were more than a third higher in the most-deprived areas relative to more affluent areas in Ireland, new research suggests. ESRI, in collaboration with Pobal, has launched a report examining the ...

04 Jul 2024 at 11:33

Scotland

People in most deprived areas 74% more likely to die from cancer

People living in Scotland’s most deprived areas are 74% more likely to die from cancer than those in the least deprived, figures show. Figures released by Public Health Scotland on Tuesday provided an annual update to ...

25 Oct 2022 at 14:34

Some children will have to wear coats and hats indoors this winter, says charity

Desperate parents are planning to dress their children in coats and hats indoors and overnight this winter in a bid to keep them warm, a charity which runs a baby bank network has said. Mothers and fathers struggling ...

14 Sept 2023 at 00:01

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