Vivienne Aitken
Assistant News Editor at Scottish Daily Record
Health and Education Editor/theatre critic at the Daily Record
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3 days ago |
dailyrecord.co.uk | Vivienne Aitken
Paramedic staff launch petition over plan to cut 'gold standard' breathing tube. Paramedics fear patients could die after a vital piece of kit has been removed from ambulances. Last year, the Record exclusively told how five pieces of equipment fail every day, causing potential harm or death. Crews also said they were concerned about a proposed reduction in the supply and use of endotracheal intubation (ETI) hampering efforts to save lives.
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1 week ago |
dailyrecord.co.uk | Vivienne Aitken
Moulin Rouge, Edinburgh Playhouse Reviewed on April 30 2025 *****FABULEUX, fantastique, formidable - just three of a plethora of French adjectives to describe this incredible musical. In a world of grey gloom this is a veritable kaleidoscope with costumes and performances all rich in colour. Numbers like Toxic, Firework and the Sound of Music may not be an obvious soundtrack for a musical set in the Victorian era but somehow it works.
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2 weeks ago |
autism.einnews.com | Vivienne Aitken
Sir Rod Stewart has stepped in to help a Scots boy who was caught in a 'blackhole' waiting for an autism diagnosis. The move came after it was reported there is a lack of CAMHS appointments for children with conditions like autism and ADHD. Children were removed from waiting lists because health chiefs no longer put young people with these conditions on a waiting list, which left kids waiting years for diagnoses.
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2 weeks ago |
dailyrecord.co.uk | Vivienne Aitken
The Daily Record had previously highlighted the lack of children and adolescent mental health service appointments for children with conditions like autism and ADHD. Singing legend Sir Rod Stewart has stepped in to help a little Scots boy who is caught in a “blackhole” waiting for an autism diagnosis. The Daily Record highlighted last week the lack of CAMHS (children and adolescent mental health service) appointments for children with conditions like autism and ADHD.
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2 weeks ago |
dailyrecord.co.uk | Vivienne Aitken
Overworked medics say they have had enough as workloads are rising and budgets have fallen. Scotland's GPs are threatening to strike in a dispute with the Scottish Government that could cause chaos in surgeries. Doctors’ union the BMA says its members are at the end of their tether, with rising workloads and the inability to employ more staff to help.
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Moulin Rouge at Edinburgh Playhouse truly is a spectacular spectacular! #edinburgh #theatre #playhouse #moulinrouge #comewhatmay https://t.co/NeCC80Mqrm
There are musicals and then there is Les Miserables and then there is Les Mis with Michael Ball and Alfie Boe. Emotion overload! @AlfieBoe @mrmichaelball @LesMiserables @ovohydro #theatre #musicals #Glasgow #lesmiserablesarenaspectacular https://t.co/mAMzhxbMYV
This beautiful little musical gives hope to us all. #comefromaway #theatre #glasgow #musicals #gander #newfoundland #canada @kingsandroyal https://t.co/AAqD1DObhV