Still some good skiing & boarding to be had at Glencoe and Cairngorm - here's a guide to making the best of late season snow conditions:
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#skiing #snowboarding #scotland #glencoe #cairngorm #snow
New piece of whether uk govt had abandoned pandemic preparedness:
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We’ve updated our Bluesky handle - you can now find us at @bjgp.org
If you were following @bjgp.bsky.social, nothing changes - just a cleaner address going forward.
Graphic shows a picture of Rob Peel and the words SMC welcomes new Chair Robert Peel
Robert Peel has been appointed as the new Chair of the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC).
Rob, a consultant nephrologist, based at the Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, takes over the three-year post from Professor Scott Muir.
The Ferret visited a Scottish golf course that's won plaudits for its eco-friendly management to learn about the relationship the industry can have with nature and the environment.
www.theferret.scot/natural-golf-course-could-help-shape-future-sport/
Scottish Covid-19 inquiry. The narrative record of the health and social care impact hearings has been published. www.covid19inquiry.scot/sites/defaul...
Front Page of The Scotsman newspaper has a headline about Scottish GPs asking for action on poverty
GPs urge next government to take drastic action on poverty @alistairkgrant.bsky.social covering RCGP Scotland survey findings- on the front page of the @scotsman.com
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Electronic patient record systems in England: what do NHS staff think? @healthfoundation.bsky.social report includes findings about staff reporting a lack of training in how to use EPR systems for their role and how to fix or troubleshoot problems. www.health.org.uk/reports-and-...
Electronic patient record systems in England: what do NHS staff think? | @healthfoundation.bsky.social
www.health.org.uk/reports-and-...
Graphic with a purple and blue border, showing data. Underneath logos of a tall building, a heart with a cross, and a tree, text reads: Every year walking, wheeling and cycling in Scotland’s cities makes a big impact. Prevents over 4,500 serious long-term health conditions. Creates almost £1.5 billion for the economy. Saves 93,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.
Our new #WalkingCyclingIndex shows what's possible when more people use #ActiveTravel.
❤️🩹 Healthier communities which reduce pressure on our NHS
💸 Thriving, sustainable local economies
🌍 Meaningful action on the climate crisis
🔗 walkwheelcycletrust.org.uk/scotland
Photo of a women cycling and smiling on a segregated cycle path in a suburban area. Text reads: 10% of the Scottish population now live within 500m of one of our high-quality cycle routes.
Photo of a person walking with a stick, on a path by a canal. Text reads: And perceptions of safety in these areas are up by 12%.
This is what a decade of work looks like 👇
Our #PlacesForEveryone programme has built 190km of safe #ActiveTravel routes across Scotland 🚶♀️👩🦽🚴♀️
Making it possible for more people to make healthy, affordable everyday journeys 💚
Find out more: buff.ly/UidAIcA
MyCare health and social care app set to launch next month after successful live trial in Lanarkshire. Scottish Government-sponsored programme, is on track for release in April with a range of new online services for citizens
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Digital Front Door is up and running for health and social care. Mycare.scot app is in use by people in Lanarkshire. Jonathan Cameron Deputy Director DHC giving an update at #FShealth. Care has been taken with clinical safety aspects before made available to whole population of Scotland next month.
📣 Health & Social Care Transformation 2026 📣
A key session is Unlocking Scotland's Digital Health & Social Care Future.
🗓 Thursday, 12th March 2026
📍 Technology & Innovation Centre, Glasgow
🌐 hubs.la/Q045_5r-0
#FSHealth
Time to start giving your kids their medication as tablets instead of liquids? Link to academic paper in article. By @oohgpwales.bsky.social
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BLOG - I am pleased to report that Police Scotland has submitted a report to COPFS relating to an offence to register in Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land. Apologies to blog subscribers as automated email failed to send (am investigating)
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The outdoors belongs to all of us to enjoy and take care of. Ramblers Scotland’s Community Champions scheme makes this possible by equipping refugees and people seeking asylum with the skills to lead walks in their communities. They visited the Cairngorms last year ➡️ bit.ly/4rb3RtE
Elon Musk vowed not to let Twitter become a "free-for-all hellscape" and yet...
Toxic X: Is it time for governments to leave the platform? www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...
“It shouldn’t be this hard”: Solving the NHS maze for patients and GPs. A joint report by the Royal College of General Practitioners and the Patients Association.
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Glasgow researchers develop AI safety and trustworthiness tool. PHAWM project aims to help address the urgent need for rigorous assessments of AI risks caused by the rapid expansion and adoption of the technology
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A stated aim of the new Scottish GP contract on 2018 was a reduction in GP workload and health inequalities, but has it improved GPs’ working lives in deprived areas?
➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...
Square graphic with a purple border. Text reads: "Scotland 2026 Election. Our manifesto asks". Beneath the text and to the right is a green ripple graphic that looks like wheel.
Today we launch our charity’s manifesto for the 2026 Scotland election.
Our 5 asks:
💰 boost investment in #ActiveTravel
🚸 enable active journeys to school
♿ empower Access Panels
👣 set up a Pavement Fund
🔀 connect Scotland via the #NationalCycleNetwork
#Holyrood26
A female professor presents in a conference hall with slides from a podium alongside an invited panel of experts
Triple helix partnership. Anna Dominiczak updating a large audience about life science strategy, including innovation work, decentralised clinical trials in Scotland and more. #DigiHealthCare26
A conference panel on stage
Off to a great start at #DigiHealthCare26 conference with @mareetodd.bsky.social Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy and Sport speaking as part of the first panel. Improving information sharing for better care is an important theme. @holyroodconnect.bsky.social
Clinical & support staff in modern general practice must work across in-person and digital modalities to deliver high-quality, safe care in a context of high workload, constant change and intermittent crisis... cognitively & emotionally demanding- requires complex teamwork. bjgp.org/content/earl...
Revealed: Wealthy use loophole to conceal value of more than £300m in Scottish land sales #landreform #greenlairds👇🏾🌲🏔️ www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Graphic using photos of people walking and cycling, The text reads: Investing in Scotland's future. A joint active travel manifesto for 2026. Thriving places, healthier communities, and saving lives.
📢 We’re one of more than 60 organisations supporting the Joint Active Travel Manifesto for 2026.
It calls on all political parties to support 5 commitments 👇
Glad to be able to share Continuity of Care report I was asked to create with colleagues from across Scottish NHS. realisticmedicine.scot/wp-content/u...
A series of medical royal colleges are stepping back from Elon Musk’s social media platform X after issues of abuse and hatred.
Three have left, and two more are reviewing their activity. @stokel.bsky.social reports
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
