Most GP practices excluded from Scotland ’s new safe staffing law
Requirements of the new health and care safe staffing legislation in Scotland will differ across general practice settings according to the operating model of individual practices. The Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019 came into effect this month, setting out requirements for safe staffing across NHS and care services. The scope of the act... Read moreThe post Most GP practices excluded from Scotland’s new safe staffing law appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - April 5, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
News diary 8-14 April: Alan Bates at Post Office inquiry, US solar eclipse, Olivier Awards
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News. Leading the week This week’s row over Scotland’s new hate crime laws may be replaced by a new front in the transgender debate next week as the final report from Dr Hilary Cass’ review into NHS gender…#foresightnews #scotland #dr #hilarycass #nhs #cass #tavistockclinic #nhsenglands #postofficehorizon #alanbates (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ransomware gang leaks UK city council ’s confidential files
Leicester City Council is finally admitting its "cyber incident" was carried out by a ransomware gang and that data was stolen, hours after the criminals forced its hand. The attack began nearly a month ago on March 7 and since then, the council has continually refused to say whether ransomware…#leicestercitycouncil #incransom #richardsword #leicestershire #nhsdumfries #scotland #lockbit #alphvblackcat #cybersecurity #dominicalvieri (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘Mary & George ’ Review: Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine in Starz’s Juicy Period Soap
Early in Mary & George, George Villiers (Nicholas Galitzine) halfheartedly attempts suicide in protest of his family’s refusal to let him marry the lowborn Jenny (Emily Fairn), despite his insistences that she’s no mere servant girl “in my heart.” When his mother, Mary (Julianne Moore), finds him,…#marygeorge #georgevilliers #nicholasgalitzine #juliannemoore #dcmoores #jamesvi #tonycurran #scotland #ireland #starz (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hormonal Birth Control Doesn ’ t Deserve Its Bad Reputation
Almost two-thirds of U.S. women of reproductive age use some kind of contraception, according to the latest federal data. And millions of them use methods that contain hormones, including birth control pills, intrauterine devices (IUDs), rings, implants, injections, and patches.
Although the specifics vary from method to method, hormonal birth control generally works by halting ovulation and/or changing conditions in the uterus or cervix to prevent pregnancy. And it works well: efficacy rates approach 100% when these methods are used correctly.
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Source: TIME: Health - April 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen Explainer healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Shocking video shows toddler vaping and coughing as they exhale in front of a group of adults
The two incidents allegedly took place in Ayrshire, Scotland, and have been reported to Police Scotland and the Social Work Department. Two 19-year-old women have since been charged. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Brickbat: Don't Forget Your Lines
Training materials for Scottish police say that actors performing a play could run afoul of the nation's new hate speech law, which bans communication that could stir up hatred of protected groups. Supporters of the law had claimed it would only apply to producers, directors, and others involved…#reasoncom (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
EnteroBiotix Initiates Phase 2 Study of EBX-102-02 in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
GLASGOW, Scotland, April 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EnteroBiotix Limited, a clinical-stage biotechnology company focussed on developing best-in-class full-spectrum microbiome therapeutics, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in a multi-centre randomised double-blind placebo…#glasgow #scotland #enterobiotixlimited #ibs #unitedkingdom #functionalgutclinic #amplatm #gmp #jamesmcilroy #enterobiotix (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Scotland proposes UK's first ban on caging laying hens
But there are still more than 1.1m chickens in Scotland kept in "enriched cages", which provide birds with more room to nest, roost and scratch than the smaller battery cages. A survey in 2020 found that almost nine out of 10 people (88%) in the UK believed that using cages in farming was cruel.…#scotland #luxembourg #austria #markborthwick (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
GP practices and care homes at wrong end of Covid PPE ‘hierarchy’, inquiry told
A ‘hierarchy’ around personal protective equipment (PPE) in the early days of the pandemic left staff working in primary care, general practice and care homes with a lower standard of protection, the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry has heard. Norman Provan, associate director (employment relations) at Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Scotland, told the inquiry that ‘there... Read moreThe post GP practices and care homes at wrong end of Covid PPE ‘hierarchy’, inquiry told appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - April 2, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Children are waiting up to FOUR years for an autism diagnosis: Ministers slam 'harmful' delays that stop kids 'getting the help they need'
One youngster in Scotland waited 1,518 days for their diagnosis while tens of thousands of children in England are similarly waiting too long according to official health service guidelines. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tory chaos under Sunak has cost UK taxpayers £8.2bn, says Labour
Conservative turmoil under Rishi Sunak has cost the taxpayer £8.2bn and nearly a year in lost time, according to calculations by Labour’s political attack team. On Tuesday the Labour party unveiled a website and a bill totting up the cost of ministerial reshuffles, policy U-turns, byelections and…#rishisunak #labour #sunak #homeoffice #ministryofdefence #michelledonelan #hamas #commons #newlabour #scotland (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
JK Rowling Could Be Imprisoned For " Misgendering " Trans People Under New Law
JK Rowling Could Be Imprisoned For "Misgendering" Trans People Under New Law Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Modernity.news, Author JK Rowling could be prosecuted for “misgendering” trans people under Scotland’s odious new hate crime law that comes into force today, an SNP minister has…#jkrowling #pauljosephwatson #authorjkrowling #scotland #snp #siobhianbrown #rickygervais #aberdeen #xmodernitynews (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘This hits the wrong people. Rich second home owners who can afford to let them sit empty will carry on’
Jen Boyle, a 64-year-old widow from Falkirk, owns and runs two small holiday lets on the Scottish island of Cumbrae, home to about 1,300 people. In the last tax year, the properties generated £15,000 in turnover, though Boyle’s personal profit was only around £5,000 after expenses. “I pay for…#jenboyle #falkirk #cumbrae #boyle #jeremyhunt #georgeosborne #observer #fhl #victorians #cate (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 31, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The 4-day workweek could be here sooner than you think
Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BI The four-day workweek has gained rapid momentum in recent years. The number of companies experimenting with variations of a flexible workweek is on the rise. Researchers predict shorter weeks could be normalized in the next five to 10 years. The much-coveted four-day…#berniesanders #richardnixon #alexsoojungkimpang #pang #philmcparlane #scotland #remote #kickstarterpanasonic #dimitricavathas #lowershoreclinic (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
