Ministers must improve the way they use and communicate science advice or risk repeating mistakes made during the coronavirus crisis. This paper draws on interviews with key players including current and former officials, scientific advisers and SAGE members.
Guidance on new stay at home regulations coming into effect on 5 January 2021. Stay at Home To minimise the risk of spreading the virus, you must stay at home as much as possible.
Urgent action to bring virus under control. Mainland Scotland is to go into lockdown from midnight tonight with a new legal requirement forbidding anyone from leaving their home except for essential purposes.
Statement given by the First Minister to the Scottish Parliament. I'm grateful to you, Presiding Office for this recall of Parliament today.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's address to the nation on coronavirus on 4 January 2021. Since the pandemic began last year, the whole United Kingdom has been engaged in a great national effort to fight Covid.
GPs in Dundee start administering first doses to over-80s. Patients in Tayside have been among the first in Scotland to receive the Oxford/Astrazeneca coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine.
A joint statement from the UK Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) recommending that the UK COVID-19 alert level move from level 4 to level 5. Following advice from the Joint Biosecurity Centre and in the light of the most recent data, the 4 UK Chief Medical Officers and NHS England Medical Director recommend that the UK alert level should move from level 4 to level 5.
COVID-19 tests available at haulier information advice sites around England. 10 new testing centres for HGV drivers open across country, with more to open over course of week, as Army is deployed to offer support.
Local groups in Caithness are reminded that the closing date for Your Cash Your Caithness applications is drawing near and to be in with a chance of receiving a share of £10,000.00, forms need to be received by 5.00pm on Sunday 2nd February 2020. £10,000 of funding is available to let the local community decide for themselves which projects are needed in their area.
This article mainly applies to England. Scotland has its own governing regulations in the areas mentioned.
The ‘tampon tax' has been abolished - with a zero rate of VAT applying to women's sanitary products coming into effect today (1 January 2021). tampon tax abolished - from today (1 Jan 2021) VAT no longer applies to women’s sanitary products.
Nearly 2.4 million people were tested at least once between 17 and 23 December. Everybody who needs a test is still able to get one, despite huge increase in demand.
Dear colleagues, Thank you for your remarkable commitment to the health of our nation in the most difficult of circumstances; the COVID-19 pandemic is undoubtedly the biggest health crisis in a generation, and certainly in our professional lifetimes. We are at a critical point in the pandemic as the emergence of a novel variant of SARS-CoV-2 with a markedly higher growth rate is rapidly shifting the epidemiological curve in the wrong direction across much of the UK in the middle of winter.
Kent travel update, 31 December 2020. Thanks to the support of the army, the backlog of HGVs in Kent has been cleared and hauliers making their way to Dover and the Eurotunnel continue to be tested swiftly and safely.
The latest stats from Scottish Government show - 1,372,469 people in Scotland have been tested for #coronavirus The total confirmed as positive has risen by 2,622 to 127,453 Sadly 68 more patients who tested positive have died (4,578 in total) 70 people are in intensive care with recently confirmed COVID-19 1,174 people are in hospital with recently confirmed COVID-19.
We wish that 2021 improves for all of you..
Please be advised that Subsea 7 are about to commence the launch of a pipeline bundle into Sinclair's Bay. This operation will take between 24 - 36 hours and we require to open the Wester Bridge on the A99 to allow towheads to pass under and out to sea.
Four people in The Highland Council area have been awarded in the Queen's New Year Honour's list for their services in health, community care, sport and athletics and response to their communities during COVID-19 response. Highland Council Convener Cllr Bill Lobban said: "I congratulate all four recipients of the Queen's New Year Honours this year for their services and commitment among their communities.
Following the announcement from NHS Highland yesterday that the number of positive cases of Covid in the Highlands had tripled in just a few days, the Leader of The Highland Council is reminding everyone to follow all guidance and to remain extra vigilant. Councillor Margaret Davidson said: "Up until now the low Covid numbers we have had in our area has been due to very high levels of compliance with the restrictions and the excellent partnership work across Council, NHS Highland and Police to successfully deal with local outbreaks.
The Leader of The Highland Council and the Chair of the Communities and Place Committee have expressed their heartfelt thanks to all council staff, community groups and volunteers helping with the COVID-19 emergency response. During the original lock down, in March, staff from across all council services volunteered for new roles that included delivering food and essentials, processing business grants and welfare applications, taking calls on the Council's dedicated helplines and contacting the most vulnerable members of our community.
