Jason Donovan beamed with pride as he attended his son Zac's graduation in Edinburgh. The Neighbours star posed for a photo with Zac in his graduation robes at Bristo Square as he graduated from the University of Edinburgh.
30.06.2023 - 03:51 / dailyrecord.co.uk
One of Scotland’s most influential experts on rehab has told how his own battle with addiction inspired him to help others to recovery.
Dr David McCartney recently marked 20 years of sobriety after falling into alcoholism as a GP in Edinburgh.
He faced a mountain to climb to put the addiction behind him and get his mind and body back on track, with residential rehab a key building block of his recovery.
Dr McCartney used his own trauma as a vital tool in helping others, completing for a Masters degree in alcohol and drug studies before forming the Lothians and Edinburgh Abstinence Programme (LEAP), Scotland’s only NHS therapeutic community rehabilitation centre.
The doctor announced details of a groundbreaking “peer bridger programme” - which has just recruited six workers to help steer people out of their addiction with intensive support before, during and after rehab.
Dr McCartney, 63, acknowledges how it was relatively easy it was for him, as a well-off GP in 2003, to seek help compared to the clients he sees coming through LEAP.
He said: “I feel inspired on a daily basis and I do identify with the struggles people have.
“I feel very much that people with experience of addiction have a lot to bring to the field, in terms of credibility and knowledge and we hope to see very good results.
“A lot of our patients don’t have the kind of resources I had when I went to treatment, which was very open to me as a GP. So I really do feel their achievement seems much, much greater, although I’m not diminishing what I’ve been through.”
Dr McCartney his own rehab was hugely impactful but, despite having been a doctor and trying to support people with addiction, he realised he knew very little about the physical and social pricesses that
Jason Donovan beamed with pride as he attended his son Zac's graduation in Edinburgh. The Neighbours star posed for a photo with Zac in his graduation robes at Bristo Square as he graduated from the University of Edinburgh.
Much like Queen Elizabeth, King Charles and Queen Camilla are expected to spend at least part of the summer on the Balmoral Estate in Scotland, with a friend of the couple telling Vanity Fair: "The house was always full of guests coming and going and Charles will be continuing that tradition.That is very important to him." The Balmoral Estate was incredibly important to the late Queen and is comprised of several smaller properties, including Birkhall, Craigowan Lodge and Tam Na Ghar. While the King looks set to be returning to Scotland for a well deserved break in the coming weeks, former BBC Royal Correspondent Jennie Bond has questioned what the monarch's time up there could look like and why it will be different from how the late Queen would spend the period.
A man has been rushed to hospital following a 'serious assault' in Paisley.
A breast cancer survivor says she was made to feel "degraded" as a police officer told her to cover up her chest in her own home. Karen Trainor had both of her breasts removed after she was diagnosed with the disease more than five years ago.
A farmer who had appeared in a BBC series died after he was crushed by one of his cows, a sheriff has ruled.
Scottish actor Ncuti Gatwa, who landed a role in the new Barbie film, has shared some 'behind the scenes' snaps from attending the premiere in London on Wednesday as he brushed shoulders with his idol Greta.
Molly-Mae Hague didn't hold back when it came to her latest public appearance as she put on a dazzling display at the UK's star-studded Barbie premiere. The European premiere of the new movie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling took place on Wednesday night (July 12).
Humza Yousaf’s official residence doesn’t meet the Scottish Government’s own targets for energy efficiency, we can reveal. Ministers have been accused of “hypocrisy” after admitting Bute House in Edinburgh has an energy performance certificate (EPC) rating of D.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are being given a 'taste of their own medicine' as they desperately attempt to rebuild their reputation according to a royal commentator.
A Scottish health board has been fined fined £235,000 after a patient took his own life while in their care.
A teenager who was reported missing for eight years was kept as a sex slave by his own mother, it has been claimed.
Police have launched an appeal to trace a missing teen who was last seen in Fife on Wednesday morning.
[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content]
For those of us who are trying to lose weight or just live a healthier life, it can be difficult to know where to start and what kind of changes you should be making.
Scots guitar legend Davey Johnstone had the biggest night of his career as he took to the stage with Elton John at Glastonbury for their final UK show.
An 11-year-old boy feel 15ft from a set of rocks at a Scots harbour sparking a huge rescue mission.
Oh admits he's fond of a late night in Lennoxtown as he revealed the stick he gets from his parents over his Celtic stardom.
Police in Renfrewshire are appealing for the public's help to trace a missing woman from Paisley, as concerns for her wellbeing grow.
A new range of Primark pyjamas has been a huge hit with shoppers across the UK, as they help you to keep cool during the night.
Broadcaster Nicky Campbell has hit out at delays in bringing an alleged abuser at his former school to justice while he lives in luxury.