Over a thousand people were vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), following the recent measles outbreak in Lothian. The measles outbreak is now officially over.
Positive reaction to measles outbreak
Care Day roadtrip for Childcare Minister
Minister for Childcare and Early Years Mark McDonald spent the day travelling across the country to meet with care experienced young people as part of National Care Day yesterday. The journey formed part of the Scottish Government’s commitment to have a conversation with 1000 care experienced people during the next two years. Continue reading Care Day roadtrip for Childcare Minister
Your voice, your choice: participatory budgeting project in Muirhouse
The Old Kirk and Muirhouse Parish Church to host PB pilot project
See below for details on how you can get involved:
Porty shares in Land Fund Awards
Communities the length and breadth of Scotland have been given the green light to realise their ambitions to take ownership of and redevelop local land. The Scottish Government’s Scottish Land Fund has awarded 11 projects a total of £2.1 million to allow local groups to purchase land for community ownership. Continue reading Porty shares in Land Fund Awards
Walking football kicks off at Ainslie Park on Monday
The beautiful game … just a little bit slower
Four million welcomes
Scotland’s historic sites break tourism record
Scotland’s staffed heritage attractions have drawn in more visitors than ever before. Over the last 11 months a record-breaking four million people have flocked to historic sites across the length and breadth of the country – and more than 1.6 million of them visited top attraction Edinburgh Castle. Continue reading Four million welcomes
Macpherson: Voting plans would disenfranchise the poorest
UK government plans to require compulsory ID for voting have been described as a “Tory ploy that would disenfranchise the poorest” – with more than half of adults living in low-income households not owning a full driving license.
Continue reading Macpherson: Voting plans would disenfranchise the poorest
Join the Cheyne Gang!
If you have a long term condition that affects your breathing such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), severe asthma orbronchiectasis for example then did you know that singing can have a positive effect on your lung capacity and help you to control your breathing?
The Cheyne Gang is a singing group set up by Practice Nurses based on research that proves the benefits of singing on physical, mental and social health. Our 2 hour sessions are facilitated by a professional voice coach who teaches breathing techniques to help your lung condition and we sing popular songs which you will recognise and which are tailored to your voice and breathing.
Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership is supporting us over the next 6 months with a grant and with this we have been able to move to a more suitable venue.
See our flyer (above) for more details and please feel free to come along to one of our sessions to try it out!
The name game
Can you think of a better name for new health facility?
Construction of the North West Edinburgh Partnership Centre in Muirhouse is well underway and the new facility is due to open by Spring next year. While the work continues, however, NHS Lothian has something else to consider – a name for the new building.
Mininimum wage abuse employers named and shamed
Fifteen Scottish firms are among more than 350 UK companies to have been “named and shamed” by the UK government as national minimum and living wage offenders yesterday. Andthat lenghty list could have been even longer – HMRC is currently investigating more than 1,500 open cases. Continue reading Mininimum wage abuse employers named and shamed