New approach to urgent care will keep people and NHS Scotland safe. Changes to the way people access A&E will be tested in NHS Ayrshire and Arran ahead of a national redesign of urgent care to help people get the right care in the right place.
The UK will showcase the best of British at the third China International Import Expo (CIIE), following a record-breaking year of £100 billion in trade between the two nations. Over 100 brands will be featured at UK's 300sqm Food is GREAT pavilion, showcasing regions across the UK from 5 to 10 November 2020.
Martin Lewis goes through the updated Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, recently announced by the Chancellor. More about Grants HERE.
Members at yesterday's meeting of Highland Council homologated its response to the Scottish Government's consultation on the proposals for the regulation of short-term lets in Scotland. The response was submitted by the 16 October deadline following consultation with the chairs of the Tourism and Licensing committees.
Travellers from Cyprus and Lithuania to self-isolate on arrival in Scotland. Travellers from Cyprus and Lithuania must quarantine on arrival in Scotland for 14 days from 4am on Sunday (1 November 2020).
Martin Lewis goes through how much you can claim and reconfirms details of working-from-home tax relief. See an article on this topic HERE.
A business support programme aimed at developing the next generation of entrepreneurs is to be extended across the Highlands and Islands. IMPACT30 is currently operated by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) in the Highland Council area, as part of the Inverness and Highland City-Region Deal.
Fiona Duncan has been appointed by The Highland Council as Executive Chief Officer for Health and Social Care, taking over from Fiona Malcolm who has been undertaking the Interim ECO role since early September. Ms Duncan is due to take up the position in January 2021.
The transition period is ending on 31 December 2020 and there will be no extension. The current rules for hiring workers from the EU will change.
National influenza and COVID-19 report, monitoring coronavirus (COVID-19) activity, seasonal flu and other seasonal respiratory illnesses. The main points from the weekly national influenza and COVID-19 surveillance report for week 44 (data up to week 43) are: COVID-19 Case rates increased in every age group except for those aged 10 to 19, which saw a small decrease.
New Guidance. Air, sea, road and rail transport from January 2021: New guidance on working in and travelling to the EU from 1 January 2021 for transport operators, workers, visitors and passengers.
Following a motion put forward by the Caithness Committee, today Highland Councillors have given their commitment to continue to work to secure the sustainability of Wick John O'Groats Airport and to press for Public Service Obligation (PSO) status as a matter of urgency. Wick has had commercial services from its airport since the 1970s, with services connecting to Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
Nine businesses from the Highlands and Islands will start the latest edition of the Pathfinder Accelerator programme today (29 October), which aims to put them on the fast track to success. Developed by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), the established support programme nurtures growth in life science and technology and helps bring new business ideas to market quicker.
Guidance on school safety has been updated to take account of public health advice and Scotland's new approach to suppressing coronavirus (COVID-19). The guidance, which outlines additional protection measures at all five levels in the Strategic Framework, comes into force on Monday 2 November.
Similar to the rest of Scotland, and indeed the UK, the number of COVID cases in Highland, Argyll and Bute are increasing. With the number of COVID cases across the whole of NHS Highland having now passed 900 since the start of the pandemic NHS Highland is reminding everyone on the importance of self-isolating for those who have confirmed COVID and those who are identified as close contacts.
New protection levels that will apply in each local authority area in Scotland from Monday 2 November 2020. Highland is allocated to Level One.[b] [b]COVID-19 Protection Level: 1 Socialising (different rules apply for children, further guidance will be issued shortly) 6/2 indoors (at times, depending on circumstances, we may need to stop indoor socialising in Level 1 in an area) i.e.
The Scottish Government has produced a face covering exemption card, to support those who are unable to wear one to feel more confident and safe when accessing public spaces and using public services. Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People Shirley Anne Somerville said: "Everyone who can do so is legally obliged to wear a face covering where it is mandated by law.
Many local businesses have made it through extremely testing times and now have a stronger, and more loyal, customer base than ever before. In the height of lockdown, many consumers began to see it as their duty to help support local businesses and see them thrive against all odds.
None of the selected eight public sector roles would be able to live in London. An NHS GP is the only public sector job that could solely afford a mortgage in eight regions across the UK.
Fusion energy is a step closer with the start-up of the MAST Upgrade tokamak at Culham Science Centre. Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak (MAST) Upgrade device will tackle one of fusion's biggest technical challenges.
