National charity Heart Research UK has raised £37.500 with their ‘anonymous heART project’, auctioning unique anonymous artworks by a host of celebrities, artists and designers. Continue reading Art for hearts: Heart Research UK raises over £37,000 with art-inspired fundraiser
Leith Walk music bar Leith Depot has been given a further extension. Continue reading Happy New Year? Further extension for Leith Depot
The City of Edinburgh Music School is a National Centre of Excellence funded by the Scottish Government and does not charge fees.It is unique in Europe as it is the only specialist music school that caters for children aged P1 to S6.
The senior music school is at Broughton High School and the primary music school is at The Flora Stevenson Primary School.
Applications are encouraged on behalf of children who display an above average ability when learning an instrument and/or show a heightened awareness and response to music.
The closing date for applications is Friday 10th January 2020.
We have an Open Day on Saturday 2nd November which is open to all and is held at Broughton High School between 11 am and 2pm.
Please visit our website for more information and how to apply:
www.edinburghmusicschool.co.uk
Quarriers have said ‘thank you’ to supporters who helped more than 1,000 disadvantaged children across Scotland enjoy some much-needed summer fun over the holidays.
The leading social care charity asked people to donate £15 to give a child a day to remember and over the summer months children and young people from Moray down to Stranraer have been camping, building dens, visiting the seaside and participating in arts and crafts. Continue reading Quarriers say ‘Thank You’ to supporters who made ‘Summer Appeal’ shine
Edinburgh Active Citizen Group
Free public seminar
Thursday 31 October 7 – 9pm at The City Chambers
A law firm from Edinburgh is aiming to raise vital funds for nine of the UK’s best loved charities, after signing up for Will Aid, the annual charity will-writing campaign.
This is the first year Quill Legal has signed up to the scheme, which runs throughout November. Continue reading Edinburgh Law Firm joins will-writing charity initiative
A global panel of exercise oncology experts has published new guidance recommending the systematic use of an “exercise prescription” to help cancer patients cope with treatment side effects and lower the risk of developing certain cancers. Continue reading Cancer treatment plans should include tailored exercise prescriptions, says expert panel
Dear Bookworms,
Tomorrow (Friday 18th October) from 3 until 4 we will be doing some witchcraft.
Even better … we will be having a witch craft session!
Join us for a reading session of Julia Donaldson’s classic “Room on the Broom” and a monstrous craft session after! Ages 4 – 11.
As usual sessions are free but please book in advance!
Ask a member of staff, call 0131 529 5595 or email blackhall.library@edinburgh.gov.uk
A joint letter from Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer and the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer has been issued to health and social care professionals providing them with further advice on ensuring medicine supplies in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit.
If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, new controls on the entry of goods from the EU into the UK will need to be introduced. This is likely to cause delays at ports of entry and a slow-down in the flow of medicines and medicine supplies into the UK.
The letter outlines what steps are being taken in Scotland to ensure continuity of supply of medicines and medical devices and to support prescribers if shortages arise.
Commenting on the letter, Health Secretary Jeanne Freeman said: “Brexit is a crisis created by the UK Government, made worse by their refusal to rule out a disastrous ‘no deal’ exit. The reality is the supply of medicines and medical devices to Scotland will be impacted if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, meaning there is a risk of shortages.
“As a responsible government we are doing all we can to prepare as much as possible for the consequences of ‘no deal’. The joint letter from our Chief Medical Officer and Chief Pharmaceutical Officer sets out clearly what preparations have been made to mitigate as best we can and provides our health and social care professionals with as much reassurance as possible.
“If the UK leaves the EU without a deal and some shortages occur, the NHS will manage the situation and, if necessary, provide advice on suitable alternatives or other treatment options while supply is restored to normal levels.”
Letter from the Chief Medical Officer and the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer
Information on the mygov.scot/eu-exit website is also available.
Back in August, the UK Government announced that the Department of Health and Social Care was to strengthen its Brexit preparations with a £25 million contract to set up an express freight service to deliver medicines and medical products into the country.
The department is leading a procurement exercise for an express freight service as part of the government’s plans to support continuity of supply when the UK leaves the EU on 31 October.
The service is intended to deliver small parcels of medicines or medical products on a 24-hour basis, with additional provision to move larger pallet quantities on a 2- to 4-day basis. The service will be available to the whole of the UK.
While the majority of goods will be standard medicines and medical products, the express freight service can also deliver temperature-controlled products if needed.
The contract will run for 12 months, with a possible further 12-month extension.
The service will provide an additional level of contingency as part of necessary preparations to leave the EU on 31 October whatever the circumstances, supported by an additional £2 billion from the Treasury across government.
This money includes £434 million to help ensure continuity of vital medicines and medical products through freight capacity, warehousing and stockpiling.
The new service will support existing plans already in place, including:
UK Health Minister Chris Skidmore MP said on 15 August: “I want to ensure that when we leave the EU at the end of October, all appropriate steps have been taken to ensure frontline services are fully prepared.
“That’s why we are stepping up preparations and strengthening our already extremely resilient contingency plans.
“This express freight service sends a clear message to the public that our plans should ensure supply of medical goods remains uninterrupted as we leave the EU.”
