Some 600,000 people with arthritis are missing out on the opportunity to work, according to the charity Arthritis Research UK. BBC presenter Julian Worricker, who has psoriatic arthritis, spoke to people trying to juggle staying in work with a painful and debilitating condition.

Britain is a nation of "put up and shut up" when it comes to workplace health.

That's according to leading charity Arthritis Research UK. This isn't just based on anecdotal evidence - before Christmas the charity questioned more than 2,000 people about their attitudes and experience regarding health and the workplace.

One theme arose time and time again - people's willingness to suffer in silence.

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Labour MSP Pauline McNeill asks what the Scottish government is doing to help people with arthritis who are struggling to work.

Ms Sturgeon says the government has launched the Fairer Scotland for Disabled People plan.

The first minister says arthritis accounts for half of all work related illness, according to Arthritis UK.

Ms McxNeill says there is some evidence that the use of cannabis can alleviate the pain and she calls on the first minister to look at legalising cannabis for this use.

Nicola Sturgeon says she has long been of the view that there is a case for the medicinal use of cannabis.

The first minister says licensing and classification of drugs is reserved to the UK government.

She says drugs derived from cannabis can be looked at and she will ask the health secretary to look into this.

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SNP MSP Maree Todd asks if the first minister agrees the "dementia tax" is one of the most inhumane manifesto pledges ever devised.

Ms Sturgeon says: "Yes."

She accuses Ruth Davidson of defending the policy from a sedentary position in the same way she defends the "rape clause".

Mr Chapman says the first minister is "totally out of touch as usual" in that answer.

The Tory MSP says there has been a 44% increase in dementia in the North East in the last decade but there is not enough post-diagnostic support

Ms Sturgeon says Scotland is recognised for its high level of diagnosis of early dementia and she says the government will shortly publish its new dementia strategy.

She says there will be no "dementia tax" here in Scotland and people will not lose their own homes to pay for care.

Thousands of dementia patients are missing out on vital support they should be receiving from the NHS, a BBC Scotland investigation found in September.

The scheme, which promised support for one year after diagnosis of dementia, was launched three years ago.

But the BBC found patients' prospects of getting help varied dramatically depending on where they lived.

The Scottish government said Scotland was the only part of the UK to offer such support.

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Tory MSP Peter Chapman asks what the Scottish government is doing to provide support for people with dementia.

Ms Sturgeon says this is Dementia Awareness Week and the government have been support care measures for people suffering with dementia.

SNP MSP Joan McAlpine raises the Tory benefit sanctions and says the prime minister did not attend last night's TV debate.

Presiding Officer Ken Macintosh prevents the question being answered, saying it is not a supplementary question.

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Tory MSP Liz Smith asks if the first minister agrees with tweets made by John Mason in which he said we have moved on from the literacy and numeracy standards of his day.

Ms Sturgeon says the government will address variance in literacy training standards.

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SNP MSP John Mason asks what recent discussions the Scottish government has had with local authority directors of education concerning the quality of newly-qualified teachers.

There is much laughter from the Tory benches.

Ms Sturgeon says the government will discuss the next steps in teacher education with universities, the GTCS and local authorities.

Mr Mason asks about the director of education in Glasgow, who he quotes as saying she was impressed by the quality of teachers emerging.

The first minister says there are record higher and advanced higher passes and record numbers going into work, education or training.

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Almost a third of golden eagles tracked by satellite have died in suspicious circumstances, according to a report for the Scottish government, external.

Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) was commissioned to investigate the movements of the iconic birds of prey after a spate of disappearances.

It found that 41 of 131 tracked birds disappeared between 2004 and 2016.

Scientists have ruled out the tags and wind farms as possible causes for the eagles vanishing.

The study also found that the majority of cases were in areas which are managed for grouse shooting.

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Green MSP Mark Ruskell rasies the deaths of tagged golden eagles and asks for assurances about a licence regime for driven grouse shoots and calls for RSPB investigators to have their powers extended

Ms Sturgeon shares the concerns about the report into the illegal killing of golden eagles.

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SNP MSP George Adam asks what progress is being made in Scottish social security benefits.

Ms Sturgeon says the social security secretary has outlined the first steps.

The first minister says she is "proud to be standing on a platform of ending cuts" to benefits in the coming election.

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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says Willie Rennie's position in this election is beyond belief.

Lib Dem MSP Mike Rumbles shouts: "Who is getting party political?"

Ms Sturgeon says Mr Rennie calls for a Brexit deal referendum, but argues against indryref2 and she calls for consistency from the Scottish Lib Dem leader.

The death of a newborn baby at Wick's Caithness Maternity Unit could have been avoided, NHS Highland said in October 2015.

The health board said the incident had led to an immediate change to the arrangements at the unit.

It said the baby's death was "potentially avoidable" if there had been "more timely and immediate access" to advanced support in Inverness.

NHS Highland said an initial review of the incident had found no failings in the care provided by individual staff.

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Willie Rennie takes exception to what the first minister said and says she should accept he has a right to ask this question.

The Scottish Lib Dem leader asks how the first minister can come up with a triple lock for independence but not for patients.

Ms Sturgeon says she did not say Mr Rennie did not have the right to raise the issue, rather she asked for party politics to be kept out of it, as the decision was made after the tragic death of a child

The decision was made on the grounds of safety, she repeats.