By Gordon Aikman Tuesday, February 9 Every day, every few hours, from now until I die, I will see a carer. They will wash, dry, dress, feed me; help me live what is left of my life. Council funding rarely gets the juices flowing, but this year is different. Heart racing, I am beaming from…

By Gordon Aikman   Bang! Two players collide, head-on, at speed. Wheelchair basketball is fast and ferocious. The players tear around the court, crash and are regularly thrown to the floor. I feel myself nudging my wheelchair closer and closer to the TV screen. Adrenaline coursing through my body, I am taken back to my…

A few years ago the phrase Postcode Lottery was used almost continuously to describe the differences between health care from one area to another. A few weeks ago I found out for myself that this is still unfortunately fairly accurate. For the last couple of years I’ve had occasional issues with my hip due to…

By Jamie Walker Mental Health is one of the biggest challenge we face in Scotland. The barriers and inequalities facing Scots with mental health conditions should remind us why we need to continue to fight the stigma and discrimination that exists in 21st century Scotland. I spoke about this recently at the first ever SNP…