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WEBAssociate feature: Community Nurses Preventing Cardiovascular Disease. Scottish charity, the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS), has recently supported four community clinical nurse experts to become Queen’s Nurses and to deliver lasting change in the health of local people to prevent CVD. by Chris Kenny, Chief Executive, MDDUS.
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WEBOver 50 Labour MPs avoid vote on winter fuel payment cut. Holyrood.com is the website of Holyrood , Scotland's fortnightly political and current affairs magazine that keeps Scottish politics informed with its award-winning and thought-provoking editorial.
Homelessness reaches highest level in over a decade
WEB8 hours ago · The latest statistics show 40,685 homelessness applications were made in 2023-24, up four per cent from the year before and the highest since 2011-12. The number of households living in temporary accommodation reached record levels, standing at 16,330 at the end of March, up nine per cent from the year before.
Police Scotland creates cyber division and champions AI in major …
WEB19 hours ago · Police Scotland will launch a new cyber and fraud division in response to the increasing rate of cyber-crime north of the border. The new specialist group will work with other UK agencies and partners to provide a co-ordinated approach against the cyber-related demand, which the force said it is likely to increase in "complexity” by 2030.
Scrapping of supercomputer could have a significant impact on …
WEB19 hours ago · The Labour government’s decision to scrap the exascale supercomputer being developed at Edinburgh University, will have “without a doubt” an “impact on the economic opportunities for Scotland”, experts claim. Speaking at Holyrood’s Public Sector, Cloud Infrastructure & AI conference, David Ferguson, head of data at ScotlandIS, said ...
Autumn Budget ‘must not repeat mistakes of the past’, says Shona …
WEB19 hours ago · Rachel Reeves has been urged to prioritise investment in next month's Autumn Budget by finance secretary Shona Robison. Robison warned against “repeating mistakes of the past” by cutting spending. Later today during a debate in the Scottish Parliament on the UK Budget and Scotland’s priorities, she …
Anas Sarwar: Time is up for the SNP - holyrood.com
WEB1 day ago · Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has said his party must “finish the job” it started at the recent general election by removing the SNP from power in 2026. Pointing to NHS waiting lists, high levels of rough sleeping and the persisting attainment gap, Sarwar said the “time is up for the SNP” while addressing Labour’s conference in ...
High growth unlikely to reduce poverty, analysis finds
WEB1 day ago · Rachel Reeves' growth strategy "will not move the dial on poverty" during this parliament, according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF). In her first speech as chancellor, Reeves said "sustained economic growth is the only route to the improved prosperity that country needs and the living standards of working people". But in new analysis, the JRF warns this may not benefit either working ...
Live: First Minister's Questions - Holyrood Website
WEBMay 27, 2021 · Live: First Minister's Questions. Share this page. Welcome to the first FMQs of the new parliamentary session. We'll bring you all the latest updates from 12 noon.
Live: First Minister's Questions - Holyrood Website
WEBSep 2, 2021 · 12:12pm: Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar says NHS staff were under-resourced and overworked before Covid, before criticising the government’s record on waiting times.The First Minister points to the waiting times recovery plan, which she said was having an impact before Covid. She says the pandemic has placed significant pressure on the NHS and before Covid, it was changing demographics ...