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Monica Lennon
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Tory MSP asked 11 questions on abortion in a month
The Tories’ shadow equalities minister Jeremy Balfour has asked 11 questions this month of the Scottish Government about abortion.
December 22, 2020
NHS board gave different Covid-19 isolation advice to councils
Health officials for Glasgow and Clyde issued different Covid-19 isolation instructions to those in place in the rest of Scotland, The Ferret can reveal.
December 17, 2020
Revealed: Covid’s toll on hospital operations could ‘take four years’ to fix
The dramatic reduction to operations in Scotland across specialisms including cancer and cardiology has been revealed by new health board figures obtained and analysed by The Ferret.
December 11, 2020
Scottish care homes owned by the Chinese state in tax havens
Dozens of Scotland's care home buildings are owned by companies based in tax havens and controlled by global hedge funds, private equity and China
July 7, 2020
Calls to help drug users access services in Covid-19 crisis
Calls are growing for people with drug addictions to get urgent access to life-saving treatment and prescriptions to help them self-isolate during the pandemic.
April 8, 2020
NHS struggled to recruit senior anaesthetists before coronavirus
Many Scottish health boards have struggled to recruit as many consultant anaesthetists as they need, making it harder to keep coronavirus patients alive.
March 29, 2020
Football clubs accused of ‘astonishing’ failures to protect children
Nearly two-thirds of the clubs in Scotland's top two divisions do not have a dedicated safeguarding officer with no other roles at the club, despite advice from charities and footballing bodies.
March 15, 2020
Illegal injection van ‘will prevent hundreds of drug deaths’
Canadian campaigner Garth Mullins has backed a Glasgow activist's plan to launch an injection centre in the city.
March 3, 2020
Elderly Scots face Christmas care chaos as private provider nears collapse
Thousands of elderly people in Scotland are facing “worry and uncertainty” because the company which provides their care is running out of money.
November 25, 2018