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Comment So often the rights of older people are overlooked. It is time they were put front and centre in our society MORE than one million people in Scotland have now had their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine and nearly all residents in our care homes have been vaccinated. This is a tremendous achievement, and we should all applaud our Health Secretary Jeane Freeman and all the NHS and care staff who are working so hard to get the vaccines into people’s arms quickly. But while there is cause to celebrate, many older people are still suffering the terrible effects of isolation from their loved ones. The problem is particularly acute for older people in care homes who have been unable to have in person visits.
Highland health campaigners urging Holyrood to give Scottish patients equality By Tom Ramage Published: 07:30, 15 December 2020
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Rhoda with Mary Ramsay (right)
Health campaigner Mary Ramsay and MSP Rhoda Grant are calling for Scottish patients to have the same access as English patients to a new treatment for Essential Tremor.
Mrs Ramsayâs petition will again be heard by the Scottish Parliamentâs Public Petitions Committee recently when consultant neurosurgeon Professor Dipankar Nandi, a leading medical expert in his field, is due to speak on the ground-breaking technology.