Marine Scotland News list
Blood donor criteria updated
Fairer risk assessment to be implemented.
Care home vaccinations to start this week
Older residents set to receive Covid vaccine first
Hospital and care home visiting update
Keeping residents and patients safe over Christmas and New Year period.
Reduction in self-isolation
Changes to public health requirements for positive contacts and overseas arrivals.
Opening of specialist eye facility
First of Scotland's National Elective Centres.
UK Government urged to match climate ambition with action
Climate Change Secretary sets out key asks ahead of Climate Ambition Summit.
Tackling social isolation and loneliness
Funding promotes inclusion and wellbeing.
Extra funding for student associations
£750,000 to assist with more welfare advice on campuses.
Helping industry cut emissions
Scottish Industrial Energy Transformation Fund opens.
Forensic Medical Services Bill passes unanimously
New law will let rape victims access examinations without reporting crime.
Canary Islands designated for public health quarantine
Further updates to public health foreign travel rules.
New standards for short-term lets
Extra time for hosts to prepare.
Common travel area restrictions updated
Non-essential travel remains discouraged.
Emergency funding for sport
£55 million to help cover lost ticket revenue.
Belief in rape myths falls
Official Statistics published.
Extra support for families on low incomes
£3.3 million to help children’s charities this winter
New £185 million package for business
COVID-19 assistance targets sectors in need.
Investment for cancer services.
New Action Plan for the recovery and redesign of cancer care.
Investing in islands infrastructure
£49 million package for new Stornoway Deep Water Terminal.
Setting housing standards to cut climate change emissions
Views sought on proposed rules requiring zero emissions heating systems in all new build homes.