Category: public health policy
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Letter to Political parties ahead of Scottish elections
On 19th July, we held a public to discuss joint asks to political parties, which are now writing their manifestos for the 2026 Scottish elections. Below is a the text of the letter we have sent to Scottish Labour, Scottish Greens, Scottish Liberal Democrats and Scottish Conservatives and Unionists. We are writing to share with…
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Lasting Harm: The Impact of Long Covid on Scottish Health and Social Care Workers
A Survey by Scottish Healthcare Workers Coalition, in partnership with Thompsons Solicitors (Correspondence to scothealthcareworkerscoalition[at]gmail[dot]com)Date of publication: 8th April 2024 Executive Summary When Covid-19 emerged in early 2020, Health and Social Care staff were at increasing risk of contracting Covid-19 and of subsequently developing Long Covid or other post-Covid illness. Staff were inadequately protected from…
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Public meeting: Covid-19 and our immune system
Public meeting (via Zoom) on Saturday, 24th February, 2.30 to 4pm Please register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kdOGgqjwsG9PX7hXO_eQ6HD3uBprMnUeU Recently, many people have been suffering from frequent infections, complaining about themselves and their children getting one bout of cold or flu after another. More serious infections, such as Strep A, are also on the rise. Some newspapers still write…
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Report from our meeting on safe healthcare for all
Following a very informative public meeting #SafeHealthcare4All here are the speakers’ videos & slides. You can access Evonne’s slides as a PDF here and Natalie’s slides here. Here’s what’s happening next & what you can do to help put a stop to harmful ‘healthcare’ – 30th November online action.
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Online Action for Safe Healthcare in Scotland
Please join our online Action for Safe Healthcare in Scotland on Thursday, 30th November, between 12 noon and 2pm! Why? Covid-19 and other airborne viruses are circulating in Scottish health and social care without any meaningful measures to prevent infections. No patients or staff, not even those most vulnerable, such as transplant patients and patients…
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Public meeting: Safe healthcare for all!
Across Scotland, the last mitigations against Covid-19 and other airborne infections have been removed this year from health and social care. This is exposes all staff and patients – even those most vulnerable, such as transplant patients and patients undergoing chemotherapy – to constant risk of an infection. No infections disease kills and disables as…
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Public meeting: COVID – prevention is possible
2-3.30 pm, Saturday, 11th March, on Zoom Register here beforehand Since summer 2021, there has hardly been a week when the number of Covid-19 infections across the UK dropped below 1 million. With new variants spreading all the time, people are getting infected again and again, and the number of people suffering from Long Covid…
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NEW INEQUALITY, NEW EXCLUSION: IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY
Disability equality and inclusion expert and activist, and Zero Covid Scotland member Sally Witcher explains the lack of sense in the Scottish approach to Covid and its’ related harms whilst also touching on what an inclusive safe alternative should look like.
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Six covid myths debunked
Almost three years into the pandemic, myths and misinformation remain widespread. Here, a virologist, Stephen Griffin, and a public health researcher, Simon Nicholas Williams, debunk some common misconceptions about COVID. This article was originally published in The Conversation on 29th November 2022 under a Creative Commons License. Myth 1: The virus is becoming milder There’s…
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