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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Our final episode before the Scottish Parliament election is here.
In a special election themed podcast, Ali and Mags took a look at some of the claims in the third leader’s debate on Channel 4, and interviewed a very special guest.
Politics professor at Strathclyde and noted polling expert John Curtice dropped in to tell us all about what polls can and can’t tell you, as well as what to be wary of when seeing polls reported in the media and online.
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