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The Kaye Adams Programme: 02/03/2017

02/03/2017

BBC Radio Scotland - The Kaye Adams Programme, 02/03/2017

Kaye Adams asks if people should expect good quality food in hospitals and schools.

Kaye asks if people should expect good quality food in hospitals and schools, plus she asks listeners for their experience of support in schools for children with additional needs.

The BBC has learned that some Scottish hospitals are spending just 94p per patient meal.
NHS Grampian spent £3.50 per day which it said broke down as 94p for each of the two main meals and £1.62 for snacks and drinks.
And school children in some parts of the country are eating chicken produced 6,000 miles away in Thailand.
What do you expect from food in our schools and hospitals?

Almost half of Britons gamble, according to a recent Gambling Commission study. That statistic may not shock you but, within the research, they found that more than two thirds surveyed believed it is dangerous for family life.
Former Cowdenbeath Footballer, Dean Brett, has direct experience of the family impact of gambling when he was recently suspended for betting against his club on match days.

MSPs have been told that a member of staff at a Scottish school was told to "watch The Big Bang Theory" as training to deal with a pupil with Asperger syndrome.
What's your experience of support in Schools across the country for children with additional needs?

GP Dr Fiona Kinnon joins us to examine the week's big medical stories and answer your questions - if you've got something you'd like help or advice on get in touch now: call 0500 92 95 00, text 80295, email kaye@bbc.co.uk
Stories include
- Early warning signs of heart attacks 'being missed
- An increased risk of 11 types of cancer linked to being overweight, researchers warn
- Could a new 'viagra style' spray on help men who suffer from premature ejaculation 


It's World Book Day and thousands of children will be going to school today dressed as characters from their favourite books to join in with the celebrations.
Journalist Harry Wallop, was challenged to dress one of his sons as Wellington, the dog stabbed with a garden fork in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

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