The Evening Times ran an article about figures in a new report showing that women from Lanarkshire experience higher-than-average rates of stillbirth and neonatal deaths than other parts of Scotland. The region recorded the second-highest rate in Scotland with 6.42 deaths per 1,000 births. However it is worth noting that the figure of 7,096 Lanarkshire resident […]
Win a £250 voucher from Forest Holidays
The Pulse and NHS Staff Benefits have teamed up with Forest Holidays to offer one lucky reader a £250 holiday voucher.
Forest Holidays are perfect getaways for families, couples and groups of friends.
Opt for sheer idulgence: relaxing in your hot tub, watching a movie, reconnecting with yourself and those around you. Or choose to get active: hire a bike, go on a hidden glen safari or try your hand at canoeing or gorge walking. The choice is yours.
Their cabins are pet friendly, meaning that you can bring your dogs too!
Allow yourself the space and time to recharge your batteries and reconnect with yourself, those you love and the natural world.
How to enter
To enter the competition, simply leave a comment at the bottom of this competition page saying why you would like to win the holiday voucher. The closing date for entries is 1 July 2016
Terms and conditions
The prize is a £250 Forest Holidays voucher which can be used at Ardgartan Argyll or Strathyre in Scotland. If your chosen break is over this price, you are welcome to pay the difference via debit or credit card. The voucher is valid for 12 months from date of issue and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. It is only redeemable against one cabin booking and not any other extras, for example activities. No refund will be given for any value below the voucher level. You are responsible for your own transportation to your chosen location.
NHS Offer
NHS staff can receive 10% off Forest Holidays using code SCOTNHS16.
The 10% discount an be taken at any time of the year including school holidays and Bank holidays and can be taken across all of our cabin types, from the great value Copper Beach to the ultimate luxury of a Golden Oak Treehouse. The discount applies to the cabin price only and not any extras, for holidays booked by 31 January 2017 and taken by 1 January 2018. May not be used in conjunction with any other offer and cannot to applied retrospectively. Forest Holidays reserves the right to withdraw this offer at any time.
Our family missed out on a holiday last year due to unforseen circumstances. I became unwell and had to have a major operation last July. My husband had taken on a lot more responsibility as a Director and worked 12 hour day shifts Monday – Friday and 6 hours every Saturday leaving him with little free time. He managed to look after me, do all the cooking and shopping, walk our dog, keep the house and garden clean and tidy, support our 4 adult children, occasionally look after our 3 year old grandson visit his elderly mum and dad, maintain our allotment and many other things, all things he loved to do. He did so much that he became ‘burnt out’ and his work became too much for him. He had to give up his work or he would have had a breakdown. He stopped working as I started to get better but then one day soon after that my mum and I were walking my dog when an American bulldog came running from behind us and attacked my dog. There was no owner in sight. It was such a vicious dog and it was so horrific and terrifying. My mum and I were shouting for help as we tried to get the big dog to unclamp its jaws from around my dogs neck. As my mum pulled on the dogs collar it turned towards her and growled, she got a fright, let go of the collar and fell on the road. She tried to get up and couldn’t – she had a fractured hip and was taken to Monklands by ambulance with me by her side. She had a hip replacement and when she got home we looked after her well as I was recovering and my husband made all of her meals. At the time of the incident I thought my dog was dead as he had stopped whining in pain when he was being shaken about in that other dogs mouth but he miracuously survived, thank goodness. I’m just looking forward to a nice peaceful holiday this year and I think my husband, my mum and my little dog deserve it!
Great opportunity to revel in the beauty of the Scottish countryside in a little bit of luxury
My husband and are currently in need of a break as most of our free time is taken up by caring for our mum’s who both have dementia. circumstances at the moment mean we are limited to holidaying in the UK so a Forrest holiday break would allow us to relax and take in the great outdoors on our doorstep. a relaxing hot tub would be the icing on the cake! bring it on NHS and Forrest Holidays!!