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Dramatic rise in deaths of those with home care prompts inquiry calls
The number of people receiving home care who have died over the last year has increased by 71 per cent, prompting calls for scrutiny.
Fact check: Politicians’ claims about PPE shortages
Ferret Fact Service looks at claims from Nicola Sturgeon and Matt Hancock about PPE supplies during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Highland test centre staff claim ‘catalogue of failures’ led to Covid-19 outbreak
Mitie workers at a Covid-19 test centre in Inverness have alleged "failures” by the company contributed to multiple staff falling ill.
Care providers hit by ‘100-fold increase’ in PPE price gouging
Care providers have warned they are “swimming in shark infested waters” after experiencing a “100-fold increase” in companies offering personal protective equipment at extortionate prices.