Month: January 2018

BHF awards Edinburgh scientists over half a million pounds to determine best treatment after heart attack

Every 20 minutes someone goes to hospital in Scotland due to heart attack

Nearly 20,000 people in Scotland will be included in a clinical trial to determine the best drug treatment after suffering a heart attack. The trial is being funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) which has awarded a grant of £630,000 to BHF Professor of Cardiology David Newby and his team at the University of Edinburgh. Continue reading BHF awards Edinburgh scientists over half a million pounds to determine best treatment after heart attack

Make a New Year resolution to tick off your tax return and avoid hefty fines, warns local tax specialist

Local small businesses are being urged not to miss the 31st January deadline to complete their online tax returns, or they could face hefty fines. Continue reading Make a New Year resolution to tick off your tax return and avoid hefty fines, warns local tax specialist

Health services under pressure: Flu cases are more than double last year’s figure

The number of people suffering from flu in Scotland has more than doubled compared to the same time last year. New statistics published by Health Protection Scotland (HPS) show around 46 Scots in every 100,000 were suffering from the virus during the last week in December 2017 – this compares to 22 in every 100,000 for the same week in 2016. Continue reading Health services under pressure: Flu cases are more than double last year’s figure

The soft skills gap is costing jobseekers, says new study

  • Over half of advertised vacancies specify soft skills as crucial to the job role, with management experience proving most popular
  • Employers also searching for talents in responsibility, communication and planning
  • But most jobseekers forget to mention crucial soft skills on their CV, most common soft skill cited, time management, only mentioned 20% of the time
  • Soft skills help future-proof a career as are harder for AI and robots to replicate

Four in five jobseekers may be missing the mark on job applications due to underdeveloped soft skills, according to new research by job search-engine Adzuna. Continue reading The soft skills gap is costing jobseekers, says new study

Full to bursting: Health services struggle to cope with 20% rise in numbers over Christmas

Accident &Emergency attendances in the week leading up to Christmas Day rose by almost 20 per cent compared to the same period last year. Across Scotland, 26,569 people visited A&E in the week ending 24th December, up almost 20% or over 4,000 attendances on the same week last year. NHS 24 also reported their busiest period in the service’s fifteen year history. Continue reading Full to bursting: Health services struggle to cope with 20% rise in numbers over Christmas

Quit smoking your way

A poster highlighting free NHS stop smoking services will be in every community pharmacy in Scotland from next week. The brand ‘Quit Your Way – with our support’ was created after research by Health Scotland found smoking cessation services should have one national identity to improve uptake. Continue reading Quit smoking your way