NURSING LEVELS AT SEVEN-YEAR LOW
The SNP Government has compromised patient care by allowing nursing levels to fall to a seven-year low, fewer than when they came to power. The latest figures show: The number of nurses and midwives has fallen to its lowest level...
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INDEPENDENT EXPERT PANEL PUBLISHES REFERENDUM QUESTION
The independent expert panel, tasked by the three leaders of the Scottish Labour, Scottish Conservative and Unionist and Scottish Liberal Democrat parties to advise on a referendum question, has today presented its findings. Professor Stewart Sutherland, Dr Matt Qvortrup and...
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Bid to improve pay of half a million Scots
Scottish Labour MSP John Park has today (Monday) launched his consultation on the Living Wage (Scotland) Bill. The proposed legislation will require private sector employees working on public sector contracts to be paid the Living Wage and seeks to tackle...
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Responding to the latest unemployment figures, Cathy Jamieson, Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury and MP for Kilmarnock and Loudon, said: “While the slight fall in unemployment over the last quarter is welcome, there are still too many people under-employed...
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