A tale of two very different Covid inquiries
In London, ministers have been in the spotlight whereas the Scottish inquiry has focused on the victims. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - December 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘Complete disregard’: Charities condemn Barclays over frozen bank accounts
Barclays has been accused of “a complete disregard” for its customers by charities and community groups that have had their accounts frozen without warning, throwing them into financial chaos. A charity that helps young people suffering with cancer, and another that drives elderly people to…#guardian #barclays #charitiescommission #wales #scotland #northernireland #sophieepstone #alanhutson #lloyds #rhondda (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NEC hears of shocking conditions imposed on migrant care workers
Meeting in London and online yesterday, UNISON’s national executive council (NEC) condemned the resumption of violence in Gaza and repeated the union’s call for an immediate ceasefire.
General secretary Christina McAnea and president Libby Nolan told the meeting how emotional they had found addressing some of the recent peace rallies. They stressed how important it was to explain the union’s position on the war in the Middle East.
The NEC discussed and agreed a new statement on the Gaza-Israel conflict.
Elsewhere, the general secretary updated the NEC on various pay disputes across the UK. Ms McAnea said it was “ut...
Source: UNISON Health care news - December 7, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: Simon Jackson Tags: Article News care NEC Source Type: news
Practices to slash thousands from heating bills after £2m green grant
Thirteen GP practices in Scotland could slash thousands of pounds from their heating and lighting costs after benefiting from a £2m grant from a public sector energy efficiency scheme. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - December 6, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice News Source Type: news
Quirk in our galactic neighborhood may explain cosmological mystery
The Milky Way galaxy in which our solar system lies may exist in a "giant void", where space is about a fifth as dense as the universal average. This is the conclusion of a team of researchers from the U.K. and Germany, who argue that such may explain a puzzle relating to how we measure the rate…#bigbang #doppler #cmb #hubble #scotland #newtoniandynamics #mond #newton #liciaverde #spain (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Q & A: Who could be entitled to thousands in unpaid wages?
Many UK workers could be entitled to thousands of pounds unfairly taken from their pay following a landmark Supreme Court ruling in a successful challenge brought by UNISON.
The case was between police workers (officers and staff) and their employer: the Northern Ireland police force. Formally titled Chief Constable of Police Service of Northern Ireland v Agnew, the case was about underpayment of holiday pay over a period of 25 years.
UNISON intervened in the case and the workers won. Here, the union’s head of legal services, Shantha David, explains exactly what happened – and what this means for all workers.
How did t...
Source: UNISON Health care news - December 4, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: Janey Starling Tags: Article News employment law supreme court unison legal Source Type: news
Can we save £15,000 stamp duty on our home purchase if we get married sooner?
are looking to buy a property together in joint names. We both own homes separately under our individual names. We live in my partner’s property as our main residence and let out my property as I’m currently on maternity leave and have had issues selling it. We are selling his property to fund the…#customs #northernireland #sdlt #wales #scotland (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UK union leader ’s mass defiance warning over ‘attempt to ban strikes’
New government anti-strike laws for public sector workers could prompt the start of a campaign of mass defiance not seen since the 1970s, a union leader has warned. Matt Wrack, the general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union, said the minimum service levels legislation passed earlier this year…#mattwrack #firebrigadesunion #guardian #tuc #paulnowak #tradeunionmovement #fbu #humzayousaf #scotland #labour (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
US outlines measures to cut methane emissions by 80% in next 15 years
The United States has announced a major crackdown on methane emissions as part of a new effort by several countries at the Cop28 summit to curb the “super pollutant” that is responsible for turbocharging the climate crisis. The US has used the climate conference, which is administered by the UN…#cop28 #dubai #sharp #michaelregan #angola #kenya #romania #kazakhstan #turkmenistan #scotland (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Glasgow Airport runway open, flights to resume after heavy snow
Glasgow Airport on Saturday said its runway was now fully operational and it would resume flights after planes were grounded earlier due to heavy snowfall. "Our runway is now fully operational again and we are working with our airline partners and their handlers to resume flight schedules,"…#glasgowairport #metoffice #scotland #spfl #rosscounty #newcastleracecourse (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Primary care will need bigger share of NHS funding in future, Scottish health secretary says
The share of NHS funding that goes to primary care will have to increase if the health service is to cope with the challenges of an ageing population, the Scottish health secretary has said. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - December 1, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Scotland Source Type: news
A 5,000-ton cargo ship crashed into a Scottish island while the officer on watch was'snoring loudly' after a night of drinking, report finds
The BBC Marmara sustained "significant damage" after it ran aground the west coast of a Scottish island in July 2021 when a crew member fell asleep on watch. Courtesy of The Marine Accident Investigation Branch A cargo ship crew member fell asleep on watch as the vessel ran aground in 2021, a new…#westcoast #scotland #portuguese #ireland #eileantrodday #poland #brieseschiffahrt (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ex-UK finance minister Darling, who fought financial crisis, dies
[1/2] Former UK finance minister (Chancellor of the Exchequer), Alistair Darling, poses for a photograph in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain, Aug 31, 2018. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Former British finance minister Alistair Darling, who…#exchequer #alistairdarling #edinburgh #scotland #gordonbrown #worldwartwo #northernrock #royalbankofscotland #lloyds #hbos (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Matt Hancock ‘was not told about eat out to help out scheme until day it was announced’ – as it happened
This live blog is now closed, you canread more on this story hereHancock is now deploying the defence previewed in the Observer on Sunday. (See9.58am.)He says from the middle of January the DHSC was “trying to effectively raise the alarm”. He says:We were trying to wake up Whitehall to the scale of the problem and this wasn ’t a problem that couldn’t be addressed only from the health department. Non-pharmaceutical interventions cannot be put in place by a health department. A health department can’t shut schools. It should have been grasped and led from the centre of government earlier. And you’ve seen evidence...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 30, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Sparrow Tags: Politics UK news Covid inquiry Matt Hancock Coronavirus Conservatives Rishi Sunak Climate crisis Boris Johnson Dominic Cummings Health Science Infectious diseases Alistair Darling Alba Scotland Scottish politics Source Type: news
General practice in Scotland 'in serious trouble', warns BMA Scotland GP chair
General practice in Scotland has reached a tipping point, with demand far outstripping capacity and many GPs working beyond safe limits, according to BMA Scotland's GP committee chair. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - November 30, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Scotland Source Type: news
