The hospital’s Intensive Psychiatric Care Unit (IPCU) has gained the Quality Network for Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit. Patients in the unit have severe and complex mental illnesses.
Month: January 2020
AHOY THERE YOU OCEAN EXPLORERS …
More than 90 young people from across Oban and Lorn had an informative and fun day out when they attended an ‘Under the Sea’ Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) event at The Ocean Explorer Centre in Dunbeg.
WEST DUNBARTON FOURTH IN DEPRIVATION LEAGUE
Responding to the SIMD research, Communities Secretary Aileen Campbell said more than £1.4bn had been invested in helping low-income households in 2018-19, with ministers also set to bring in the new £10-a-week Scottish Child Payment for poorer families from the end of 2020.
THE BISTO KIDS SNIFF OUT PENSIONER’S LIFE SAVINGS
“It really was a frantic couple of hours. We did our very best to retrieve the money. At the end of the day Tony and I saved the day for an old pensioner and it made us feel good.”
JOHNSTON DECIDES TO BODY SWERVE THE MEDIA
“In a free and liberal democracy it is always best that the government engages with the media rather than attempt to bypass it. In the end, only the public is the loser when open access to those in power is closed off or restricted.”
WATCH OUT FOR COUNTERFEIT £50 BANK NOTES
The forgeries are readily identifiable as they do not have any watermark or foil hologram. They are just a plain copy the note and they do not have a security thread either. If you suspect someone is trying to pay for something with a counterfeit note, my advice is to decline it and contact the police.”