PPE

Asbestos is the greatest cause of workplace deaths in UK - still risky

The National Covid Memorial Wall on the banks of the Thames in London (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Fife’s COVID impact in numbers – four years on from UK’s first pandemic death

'Sick of the lies': Michelle Mone breaks silence on covid PPE scandal

Martin Burrell (Pic: Neil Hanna Photography)

Mossmorran: Fife Ethylene Plant manager retires at plant where career started

Almost 4 in 10 Brits admit to leaving litter on a beach - and say they will cont...

12.6 billion PPE items are stored in the UK as central stock, which costs around £6.7 million per week (Photo: Getty Images)

Taxpayers will be paying costs of pandemic for decades - with Covid bill already...

The latest updates on Covid-19 in Scotland and around the world.

Live Covid Scotland RECAP: Thursday's updates

Boris Johnson’s former aide Dominic Cummings has published a WhatsApp exchange in which the Prime Minister appeared to describe Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s performance as “totally f***ing hopeless” (Photo: Shutterstock)

Johnson called Hancock 'totally f***ing useless' in WhatsApp messages, Cummings ...

The government was not as prepared as it could have been for the Covid pandemic, the National Audit Office found (Photo: Shutterstock)

Government did not have ‘detailed contingency plans’ in place for pandemic

Porsche Macan EV

Porsche Macan EV pictured testing on public roads

Steve Gunn, mobile hairdresser, Glenrothes

Your year in lockdown: Mobile hairdressers count down to late April return to wo...

More than one million face masks issued to NHS workers may fail to meet safety standards, the Government has warned (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

NHS told to stop using over a million masks issued to workers that ‘may not meet...

Matt Hancock acted unlawfully over pandemic procurement contracts - what happens now? (Photo by Molly Darlington - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Matt Hancock acted unlawfully over pandemic procurement contracts - what happens...

Personnel from the Royal Army Medical Corps have begun assisting NHS Fife COVID-19 vaccination campaign based at Templehall Community Centre, Kirkcaldy, and East End Park, Dunfermline.

Army medical corps drafted in to help Fife’s COVID vaccination campaign

A multitude of healthcare bodies in the UK are asking the Government for better personal protection against Covid-19 (Photo: Shutterstock)

UK health workers want the government to update 'inadequate' Covid PPE guidance

St Andrews respected all of the safety guidance ahead of the shutdown, so now want some clarity on a return date. Pic by Blair Smith

United call for league clarity
St Andrews United, like all other clubs in the East of Scotland League, won’t be playing again this weekend.
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Emma McCurrach argues that the specialist hair loss treatment she offers should be classed as an essential service.

Fife salon owner argues unique hair loss treatment should be an 'essential servi...

The most commonly recorded symptom was flashbacks of the patient's time in hospital (Photo: Shutterstock)

Around a third of Covid patients thought to experience PTSD symptoms after being...

Neale Hanvey, MP for Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath, has been appointed as the SNP’s Shadow Spokesperson to the Under-Secretary of State for Covid-19 Vaccine Deployment, a position that sees him promoted within the Inclusion & Wellbeing team.

Kirkcaldy MP appointed to new role as shadow vaccine spokesman

Pic: John Devlin

Fife householders’ COVID fears lead to 180 gas safety inspections being cancelle...

More than 850 health and social care workers have died of Covid in England and Wales since the pandemic began (Photo: Shutterstock)

More than 850 health and social care workers have died of Covid in England and W...

Meeting others outdoors still poses Covid risks - could it be banned?

17 residents and seven staff at Chapel Level Care Home in Kirkcaldy have tested positive for coronavirus.

Seventeen residents, seven staff have tested positive for COVID after outbreak a...

Jill Mathieson of CGI with Stevie Nerdon at the Fife Foodbank. Picture by Stewart Attwood

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Fife foodbank volunteers given much-needed PPE donation

£122m worth of Covid PPE bought for the NHS has never been used

Coronavirus in Fife: 26 residents and 22 staff test positive for covid-19 at Fife care home

26 residents and 22 staff test positive for covid-19 at Fife care home

1st and 2nd class stamps are going up in price - here's how much you'll have to ... Helen Johnson

Experts warn that the nation is in for a big freeze – as gas engineers expect to...

NHS doctors and nurses will get a pay rise next year - how much will staff get?

Uber Eats launches in Fife town

The First Minister denied that the travel ban was a 'red herring' as claimed by Richard Leonard.

Nicola Sturgeon responds to criticism of the travel ban

Companies recommended by MPs were handed billions worth of Covid contracts - acc...

Fire services are giving this advice to people with fireplaces and chimneys

New danger for wildlife...face masks and gloves cannot become part of the new normal in our throwaway society.

Scottish beaches awash with discarded PPE

Earlsferry care home

Fife care home staffing levels showed ‘lack of understanding of basic care needs...

Return of full dentist treatments from November 1

Full dental treatments return to Fife surgeries

Care homes will be prioritised for testing. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Care homes will be given free PPE until March under new coronavirus plans

A study in China found that people who wear glasses appear to be at lower risk of catching COVID-19 (Photo: Getty)

Does wearing glasses or goggles protect you from coronavirus?

The care home has since expressed gratitude to the MP for raising the issue (photo: Shutterstock)

The care home which sacked an employee over claims of lack of PPE has admitted i...

Care homes can resume face-to-face care from a wide range of health and social care professionals, including podiatrists, physiotherapists, optometrists, dentists, social workers and mental health and disability specialists.

New guidelines to allow health professionals to visit care homes

Driving tests set to restart in Scotland, here’s when you can book a new test

MSP Willie Rennie and MP Wendy Chamberlain.

Fife Council urged to expand PPE funding scheme for businesses

Fife MSP claims schools can’t afford photocopying because of PPE ’drain’ on reso...

Green light for driving lessons and tests in Scotland to restart - here's when l...

Social distancing markers in stores (Pic: Lisa Ferguson/TSPL)

£100 for Fife town centre businesses to help with COVID rules

Work takes place earlier this year on the famous Princes Street floral clock in Edinburgh, which for its theme in 2020 thanks NHS staff and keyworkers. Photo: Lisa Ferguson

Health union demands a pay rise for NHS staff

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Ayanda Capital supplied 50 million faulty face masks to the UK - this is what th...

Opticians can now offer routine tests

Routine eye appointments return after lockdown

If small businesses fail, who will help our local economies and communities?

Gowrie House Care Home, Kirkcaldy.

Fife care home criticised for PPE and cleanliness offered help

Gowrie House Care Home in West Albert Road, Kirkcaldy.

Unannounced inspections reveal 'significant' concerns' at Fife care home

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When driving lessons and tests can restart and why you'll have to rebook your te...

A new kitemark will verify when face coverings are of a certain quality (photo: BSI)

This is the new Kitemark logo to check if your face mask is effective and breath...

Are you in the market for some face masks? (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are 8 of the most fashionable face masks you can buy - from Nanotech to Re...

Ministers consented to the change after receiving assurances this would not cause shortages of PPE for NHS staff. Photo: John Devlin

Close working now allowed on Scotland’s construction sites