Prize-winning nurse turns her compassion into poetry

Maggie wins 2018 Simon Pullin Award 

Margaret Joan Hampson Batchelor of Nursing with Distinction

A YOUNG nursing student was honoured for her outstanding caring skills after turning to poetry to articulate the demands of the job. Continue reading Prize-winning nurse turns her compassion into poetry

Delayed discharges up: Greens urge social care staff boost

Scottish Ministers are being urged by the Scottish Greens to “fast-track action” on social care staffing, as new figures show a further rise in patients stuck in hospital – the vast majority of them waiting for social care. [1]

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Nine arrests in Edinburgh on Bonfire Night

Public thanked after Edinburgh Bonfire Night policing operation

Police in Edinburgh have praised the support of the public and partner organisations following a successful Halloween and Bonfire Night policing operation. Continue reading Nine arrests in Edinburgh on Bonfire Night