News Archive
3/4/2022
Improving Lives Through Employment Support
Further funding to provide a route out of poverty. Employability services to help those most at risk of long-term unemployment will receive up to £113 million of funding.3/4/2022
New Review Launched Into Vitamin D Intake To Help Tackle Health Disparities
Review will look into potential options of dietary supplements and fortified food and drinks. Around one in six adults in the UK have low levels of vitamin D, which can lead to rickets, bone pain and disabilities Call for evidence issued to the public, experts, industry and patient groups on innovative ways to boost Vitamin D levels A new review has been launched to promote the importance of vitamin D and identify ways to improve intake across the population, including through dietary supplements and fortified food and drink.3/4/2022
£25 Million Funding For Drugs Services
Almost 80 projects set to benefit. A total of 77 initiatives working with people affected by drug use are to receive awards totalling more than £25 million over the next five years.2/4/2022
Boosting Broadband Access
Five more companies to support future proofed broadband. Plans to deliver full fibre broadband across the country have been boosted, with five more operators pledging their support to maximise coverage through Scotland's Full Fibre Charter.2/4/2022
Nuclear Skills Showcased At Industry Awards Ceremony
Hundreds of nuclear professionals gathered at the 14th UK Nuclear Skills Awards at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel in Manchester. The NDA group was heavily represented with six finalists from Sellafield, Magnox and Energus.
2/4/2022
April Will Be Cruel To UK Households, But The Economy's Problems Are Much Longer Term
The poet TS Eliot famously proclaimed April to be the "cruellest month". Writing after surviving a pandemic - the Spanish flu of 1918 - he was referring to the familiar (often misguided) sense of hope that traditionally accompanies the arrival of spring.2/4/2022
Uk Space Command Marks One-year Anniversary - Watching Russia's Missiles
UK Space Command is today marking its first anniversary following formation in April 2021. Over the past year, UK Space Command - the Ministry of Defence's lead for space operations, space workforce, and space capability - has taken command of RAF Fylingdales in North Yorkshire and the UK Space Operations Centre at RAF High Wycombe.
2/4/2022
NHS Highland asks people to think about how they can help
NHS Highland is asking people to think about how they can help our teams care for people who need it the most. With many community services affected by COVID and staff shortages, it can take time for us to find the support people need to leave hospital.1/4/2022
NHS staff are angry that their annual pay increase has not materialised, says UNISON
UNISON, Scotland's health union, will tell Scottish Health Secretary, Humza Yousaf NHS staff are angry and disappointed that the pay rise they were due on 1st April has not materialised - when the minister speaks at their national conference today (Friday) UNISON members say they are particularly angry as workers are facing unprecedented cost of living increases. In an emergency motion the conference will also call on UNISON to mobilise a campaign to demand that health workers in Scotland secure a pay offer which meets their needs and is backdated to no later than 1st April 2022 UNISON submitted a pay claim in March 2022 along with other unions, which calls for the Scottish Government to make a significantly above inflation pay rise to address rising fuel and household costs; planned tax and national insurance increases; and to recover lost earnings due to years of real terms pay cuts.1/4/2022
Robot Goes Underground At Dounreay
A robot has successfully surveyed an underground radioactive ventilation duct in Dounreay's redundant laboratories. Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL) and the Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear (RAIN) Hub are working together to develop a robot capable of accessing areas that are inaccessible or unsafe for humans to work in.
1/4/2022
New Health And Social Care Standards For Care Homes
Reinforcing the rights of residents to have visits and care from loved ones. Changes to the national Health and Social Care Standards for Scotland's adult care homes will put Anne’s Law into practical effect while legislation is being prepared.1/4/2022
UK proposes anti-dumping measures on Cold Rolled Flat Steel from China and Russia be kept
The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has proposed that existing measures on imports of Cold Rolled Flat Steel from China and Russia be maintained. UK TRA proposes anti-dumping measures on Cold Rolled Flat Steel from China and Russia be kept for a further five years.
1/4/2022
Household Support Fund Doubled To Help Most Vulnerable Tackle Cost Of Living
Pensioners and families are set to benefit from the £500m extension to the Household Support Fund, as the government takes further steps to help with the rising cost of living. Household Support Fund doubled to £1 billion with £500 million of new funding, as government goes further to support families with cost of living.1/4/2022
Persistent Poverty Not Changed
Between 2016 and 2020, one tenth of people in Scotland were in persistent poverty after housing costs. Persistent poverty identifies individuals who live in relative poverty (have a household income of less than 60% of the UK median) for at least three years out of the last four.1/4/2022
Council Tax Discounts Protected Under Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme
Legislation to prevent households paying more. People who open up their homes under the Homes for Ukraine scheme will not be subject to an increase in Council Tax following changes to legislation.1/4/2022
Vision For Trade Annual Report
Work is underway to remove barriers to global trade as part of efforts to grow Scotland's international economic opportunities. The Vision for Trade annual report sets out steps taken to increase progress towards net zero through trade, while making it easier for businesses to access international markets.1/4/2022
Embedding Entrepreneurialism
Industry roundtable to focus on delivering economic ambitions. Economy Secretary Kate Forbes met with leading entrepreneurs and innovators in Glasgow to discuss working together to deliver the entrepreneurial ambitions of the National Strategy for Economic Transformation.1/4/2022
Blue Economy Vision Launch
Move to make Scotland a global leader in marine management. Scotland's ambition for a world-leading ‘Blue Economy' has been set out in a vision document.1/4/2022
Local government workers to be consulted on industrial action, says UNISON
UNISON, Scotland's largest union, will consult local government members on taking industrial action over pay. The decision was made today (Friday) at UNISON's national local government conference after members rejected an initial pay offer from COSLA.1/4/2022
