Chiara Pollock

4 weeks ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Chiara Pollock |Rory Cassidy

"I realised then that if I didn’t stop smoking, I would end up in the same position as my dad"A Scot who took up smoking at the age of just 13 - and continued despite watching his dad die from lung cancer - has backed calls for Scotland to become "smoke-free". Gower Tan took up the habit while he was still at school. And he is now campaigning for an end to the harms caused by tobacco, and supporting the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

4 weeks ago | msn.com | Chiara Pollock

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1 month ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Chiara Pollock

"I was told by the hospital that their patients are a priority, but my son is my priority and I feel overlooked. I don't know what to do."A mum has been forced to make 24-mile round trips to a major Scots hospital to pick up an "emergency supply" of vital medication for her disabled son's "only source of food". Nicole Barrett has had to pay for taxis five days in a row from her Newton Mearns home to the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow amid the supply shortage.

1 month ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Chiara Pollock |Ruth Suter

The hospital ensures children have a gentle start to their medical journey. A Scots 'teddy hospital' is aiming to transform the experience for young people and their families. Glasgow's Royal Hospital for Children (RHC) is ensuring children have a gentle start to their medical journey. In doing so, it is making sure one of the first places families visit is the beloved teddy hospital. This unique space helps patients prepare for medical procedures through play.

1 month ago | autism.einnews.com | Chiara Pollock

A talented Coatbridge schoolgirl has topped Amazon's best sellers list with her rhyming book which speaks of a rather sensitive subject. Grace McLuckie published her book 'Tom and the Monster Hospice' to Amazon on May 7 and by night-time it was already in the top 12 for children's books on death and dying. And it was also just a few copies away from beating David Walliams’ Gangsta Granny and Gangsta Granny Returns.