Over 30,000 Scots in mental health crisis turned to A&E last year. Two thirds were not admitted
Lives are being lost because people are failing to get mental health support when they most urgently need it, a Ferret investigation has found.
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The official FFS Show Halloween celebration podcast is finally here.
Just four days before All Hallows Eve, we are looking at the very real horror of the Scottish Government’s missed climate emissions targets with Ferret journalist, Paul Dobson.
Then Sam tries to catch out Ali with another fiendish quiz.
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Listen to episode 18 below and subscribe to The FFS Show on your favourite podcast platform.
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