Adult mental health lived experience video transcript. [As two people sit down on a bench the following words appear on screen: As part of our audit, we spoke to people with experience of adult mental health services.
Research by Solace, the organisation that represents Scottish council chief executives, estimates that at least 125,000 more homes are required to meet the current demand of 243,603 currently on the waiting list. The target of 110,000 homes by the Scottish Government by 2032 will not even meet half the need.
The latest quarterly Scottish Government Workforce Information statistics have been published today by Scotland's Chief Statistician. These statistics cover the numbers of workers, staff sickness rates, and the diversity of staff up to the most recent quarter ending June 2023.
FORT WILLIAM, Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd., (September 13th) sold 376 spring born calves and store cattle. Bullocks (198) averaged 301.4p (+19.2p) and sold 400.0p per kg for 180kg Charolais cross from Dunlichity, Farr and £1120 gross for a 450kg Limousin cross from Luriginish Farm, Appin.
New government-backed projects will clean up industrial processes and reduce business energy costs. New government-backed projects will clean up industrial processes and reduce business energy costs.
Government backs calls to help customers buy British when they shop online. Food and Farming Secretary Therèse Coffey has today provided a boost to British farmers with a package of measures to help people "buy British" and provide farmers with the cashflow they need to invest in their businesses.
A new supercomputer set is to be built in Bristol, in a move to drive pioneering AI research and innovation in the UK. UK AI Research Resource dubbed Isambard-AI will be one of Europe's most powerful supercomputers.
There were 23,346 all-sector new build homes completed in Scotland in the year to end June 2023, according to quarterly statistics on housebuilding and affordable housing supply published today by Scotland's Chief Statistician. This is an increase of 7% (1,481 homes) on the 21,865 completions in the previous year, and the highest annual figure to end June since 2008.
Over one billion pounds has now been delivered to scale up small businesses through the government backed Start Up Loan scheme. Over one billion pounds has now been delivered to scale up small businesses through the government backed Start Up Loan scheme.
Up to 25,000 people will benefit from new employment support starting today as part of the Government's flagship Universal Support programme. New support starting today will help 25,000 out of work long-term sick and disabled people who face barriers to employment.
New recruits with skills in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are in high demand to harness the benefits of emerging technologies in the UK space sector, according to a new survey. The latest research into space skills across businesses, government and academia shows that nearly all space organisations experience some skills-related issues (95%), well over a third (37%) are missing expertise in software and data analysis, and nearly a quarter (21%) are expressing the need for AI and machine learning specifically, higher than any other technical area.
The Student Loans Company (SLC) is urging students to be aware of fraud and smishing scams as the new academic year starts. The Student Loans Company (SLC) has issued a smishing reminder to students as the academic year gets underway.
The Highland Council, with support from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, is inviting Highland businesses to apply for funding to support the costs of green skills training for their workforce. Cllr Ken Gowans, Chair of the Council's Economy and Infrastructure Committee explained: "This Challenge Fund has been set up to support Highland businesses who wish to invest in their workforce and develop their green skills.
Scotland's electricity infrastructure urgently needs more capacity if national net zero targets are to be met. That is the view of a Holyrood Committee in a new report published today.
The number of vacancies in June to August 2023 was 989,000, a decrease of 64,000 from March to May 2023. Vacancy numbers fell on the quarter for the 14th consecutive period in June to August 2023, down by 6.0% from March to May 2023 with vacancies falling in 13 of the 18 industry sectors.
May to July 2023 estimates show a decrease in the employment rate compared with the previous quarter (February to April 2023) while the unemployment and economic inactivity rates increased. The UK employment rate was estimated at 75.5%, 0.5 percentage points lower than the previous quarter and 1.1 percentage points lower than before the pandemic (December 2019 to February 2020).
In May to July 2023, annual growth in regular pay (excluding bonuses) was 7.8%, the same as the previous three-month period and the highest regular annual growth rate since comparable records began in 2001. Annual growth in employees' average total pay (including bonuses) was 8.5% in May to July 2023; this total growth rate is affected by the NHS and civil service one-off payments made in June and July 2023.
The UK employment rate was estimated at 75.5% in May to July 2023, 0.5 percentage points lower than February to April 2023. The quarterly decrease in employment was mainly driven by full-time self-employed workers.
Early estimates for August 2023 indicate that median monthly pay was £2,260, an increase of 6.7% compared with the same period of the previous year. Following a general trend of increasing pay growth between mid-2015 and mid-2018, pay growth tended to fluctuate around 3.6%, until 2020 when it became negative.
Total public sector employment increased in June 2023 compared with the previous quarter and the previous year; central government is the main contributor to the rise with smaller increases in local government and public corporations. There were an estimated 5.87 million employees in the public sector in June 2023, which is 36,000 (0.6%) more than in March 2023 and 133,000 (2.3%) more than in June 2022.
