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Cricket Scotland chief ‘determined’ to solve racism issues within sport

The interim chief executive of Cricket Scotland has said he is “determined” to solve the issue of racism within the sport in order to make it a “welcoming place for everybody”. Holyrood’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee took evidence on ...

04 Oct 2022 at 12:48

Scotland

Holyrood committee to take evidence on racism in cricket

A Scottish Parliament committee is due to take evidence on racism in cricket. Cricket Scotland was placed into special measures earlier this year after a report found 448 instances of institutional racism, with the entire board of the body ...

04 Oct 2022 at 03:45

Grandfather, 85, taken to hospital after fall while waiting for care assessment

(adds final three pars) A grandfather fell, wounded his head and was taken to hospital while waiting for a social care assessment to enable him to go into a care home, his family said. Douglas Barton has been the sole carer of his father ...

17 Aug 2022 at 10:56

Scotland

Health and social workers to no longer require weekly Covid-19 testing

Health and social care workers will no longer require weekly tests for Covid-19 as asymptomatic testing pauses from Wednesday. The four chief medical officers in the UK have agreed it is now safe to halt weekly staff, visitor and carer ...

25 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Holyrood committee seeks views on women in sport

A Holyrood committee is looking for views ahead of an inquiry into women’s participation in sport. The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee launched its inquiry on Friday, looking for perspectives from individuals and organisations ...

30 Sept 2022 at 11:42

Health inequalities require ‘urgent’ action across Government, say MSPs

Urgent, co-ordinated action is required across all levels of Government in the UK in order to tackle Scotland’s health inequalities, a Holyrood inquiry has found. The Scottish Parliament’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee is ...

28 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Pharmacists ‘concerned’ over medicine shortages

Pharmacists have sounded the alarm over medicine shortages, with half believing patients have been put at risk, according to a survey. A poll of 1,562 UK pharmacists for the Pharmaceutical Journal found that more than half (54%) ...

11 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Patients to see a GP within two weeks, Coffey to say

GPs in England will need to offer non-urgent appointments within two weeks and urgent slots the same day under new plans from the Government. Health and Social Care Secretary Therese Coffey will also outline plans for patients ...

22 Sept 2022 at 08:09

Health Secretary pledges to tackle GP access and keep A&E target

The Health Secretary has promised a “laser-like” focus on NHS problems as she set out plans for patients to see a GP within two weeks and committed to keeping the four hour A&E target. Therese Coffey told MPs that “most of ...

22 Sept 2022 at 22:42

Calls for Liz Truss to honour pledge to put £13bn into social care

Councils are calling on the Prime Minister to honour her promise to put billions into social care as Government plans to scrap the newly introduced National Insurance levy were confirmed. Ahead of his mini-budget on ...

23 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Health Secretary pledges to be patient ‘champion’ over GP access

Patients will be able to get a non-urgent GP appointment within two weeks and a same-day urgent slot under new plans unveiled by the Health Secretary. Therese Coffey has pledged to use data so that patients can see ...

22 Sept 2022 at 12:00

Liz Truss: No-one will be forced to sell their home to pay for social care

Liz Truss has vowed that no-one will be forced to sell their homes to pay for social care. The Prime Minister’s commitment goes further than under Boris Johnson’s social care reforms when ministers had to concede ...

20 Sept 2022 at 23:30

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