Prescription Medicines Delivery Service – for Priority & Vulnerable Patients A priority home delivery service has been launched to help ensure that people unable to collect their prescription medicines are supported during the Covid-19 pandemic As part of NHS Fife’s ongoing Covid-19 resilience, the health board is working with community pharmacies and public and private […]
Please see the letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance on the announcement of a coronavirus business support fund:
Key primary sources: Scottish Government Coronavirus in Scotland https://www.gov.scot/coronavirus-covid-19/ NHS Inform Latest guidance about COVID-19 from NHS Scotland: https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/infections-and-poisoning/coronavirus-covid-19 Ready Scotland Ready Scotland have prepared a useful list of where to go to find additional support for you or someone you know, which will be updated on a rolling basis. https://www.readyscotland.org/coronavirus/where-to-find-additional-support/ Health, welfare and social […]
TAKE ACTION AND GET ADVICE ACTION The STUC wants to ensure that every worker gets what they are due and to keep campaigning with those who are not covered. In the adjacent panel is our latest advice on the government announcement. You need to talk to your colleagues! We can do our best to help […]
For details on all Fife closures and disruptions during this unprecedented time please follow the link below. This will give details on emergency education closures, emergency facility closures as well as other service closures and disruptions. https://www.fife.gov.uk/closures
At the moment, legislation is going through the UK Parliament at Westminster in relation to actions which will be taken regarding the current coronavirus pandemic. This will then be brought to Scottish Parliament where legislative consent is required on certain areas. The UK Government policy on why they are bringing forward this legislation is contained […]
The people who we support are very worried about what the next weeks and months might hold. Around one in five people in Scotland are living with chest, heart and stroke conditions, and they are at much higher risk of complications from the coronavirus. What are we doing? We’ve been busy getting new or updated […]
Please see the below information sent to all MSPs On behalf of the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, please find attached a copy of a press release regarding new measures to limit the impact of COVID-19 on the business community in Scotland. Immediate action in response to COVID-19. New measures to limit the impact of COVID-19 […]
Please see the latest testing update on coronavirus from the Scottish Government below: Published: 15 Mar 2020 08:15Part of: Health and social care, Coronavirus in Scotland Public should only contact GP or NHS 111 if symptoms worsen. Surveillance testing for COVID-19 (coronavirus) will be expanded to monitor the spread of the virus in the community. The programme will […]
Overview-Coronavirus (COVID-19) Contents Overview Stay at home advice COVID-19 is a new illness that can affect your lungs and airways. It’s caused by a virus called coronavirus. These pages are for the public. There is coronavirus information for health professionals on the NHS England website. Stay at home if you have coronavirus symptoms Stay at home […]