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Concerns raised over private firms obtaining medical reports for gun licences
Concerns have been raised over private companies obtaining medical reports from GPs for people seeking a firearms licence from Police Scotland.
GPs working at ‘unsafe levels’ as patient numbers soar at a third of practices
GPs said they were being forced to work at “unsafe levels” with duty doctors in average practices clocking up to 75 appointments in one day.
Growing patient lists and unsafe working: patients and doctors speak out from the front lines of primary care
Amid rising concerns over heavy patient lists and unsafe work conditions in primary care, patients and doctors share their experiences of a system under strain.
Revealed: Tobacco firms lobbied politicians at Holyrood 34 times
Tobacco companies have intensified their lobbying efforts at Holyrood ahead of a potential tightening of smoking legislation, The Ferret can reveal.
Claim governments admitted Covid-19 virus was not real is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim that governments have admitted the Covid-19 virus does not exist.
Claim that Brexit allowed faster vaccine rollout is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim about the impact of Brexit on the vaccine rollout.
Hundreds of cervical cancer cases go undetected as Scottish screening rates fall
Hundreds of cervical cancer cases are going undetected in Scotland each year due to missed routine screenings, The Ferret can reveal.
Claim vaccine causes more harm than Covid-19 is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim comparing adverse effects from the vaccine to Covid-19.
Tens of thousands of vulnerable Scots left without heat or electricity last winter
Tens of thousands of the poorest Scots households went without power for heating, hot water or light in the coldest months of last winter, new figures suggest.
