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AN East Renfrewshire politician has urged Nicola Sturgeon not to forget about care homes as her government attempts to roll-out delivery of personal protective equipment (PPE).

Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, said care homes have been raising concerns that they haven’t been supplied with enough PPE for their staff as the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic continues.

“Much of the attention has understandably gone on hospitals and GPs when it comes to the provision of PPE but the SNP government needs to remember that care homes are on the frontline too," said Mr Carlaw, who is also leader of the Scottish Conservatives.

“Many of them feel they’ve been treated like second-class citizens amid this pandemic and things aren’t changing quickly enough.

“We know from our own work that care homes across the country simply don’t have the equipment they need to save lives and protect their hard-working staff.

“And when they do have PPE equipment, they’re fearful of it running out soon.

“At a time when we’re seeing some care homes record alarmingly high numbers of deaths, it’s something Nicola Sturgeon must focus her attention on as a matter of urgency.”