World Cancer Day – Scotland’s drive to turn the Big C into the ‘wee c’
On World Cancer Day, Falkirk West MSP Michael Matheson has welcomed the strides taken in Scotland to bring cancer down to size since the launch of the ‘wee c’ initiative six months ago. The wee c, launched by the Scottish Government, in partnership with Cancer...MSP BACKS VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE BEFORE ELECTION
SNP MSP Michael Matheson has today backed a new campaign encouraging voters missing from the electoral roll in Falkirk West to register to vote in time for the Scottish Parliament election. A new campaign launched today by Shelter Scotland and the Electoral Commission...MSP welcomes latest delayed discharge figures
Official figures published show the number of days patients spent in hospital due to Delayed Discharge in November fell by 13% compared to the same time last year. ISD Scotland statistics published show that 47,862 bed days were occupied by delayed discharge patients...Matheson welcomes new college numbers figures
The number of Higher Education students studying full time for recognised qualifications at colleges has grown by 22 per cent since 2008-09. Figures published by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) on college performance show that in 2014-15, 23,717 students...MATHESON WELCOMES LATEST SCREEN TEST STATISTICS
People across Falkirk district and in Scotland generally answered Detect Cancer Early’s call to join the ‘bowel movement’ with new statistics highlighting that an additional 3,000 bowel screening tests were returned during September and October, compared to the...Photos
Cutting the ribbon at the opening of the refurbished Thomas Cook Call Centre in Larbert