Special Needs Cash Concern
Almost £300m was spent on special educational needs in Wales last year, but it is unclear whether the money was put to best use, the auditor general for Wales warned yesterday.
Read MoreAlmost £300m was spent on special educational needs in Wales last year, but it is unclear whether the money was put to best use, the auditor general for Wales warned yesterday.
Read MoreSwansea Council is refusing to discuss the outcome of possible disciplinary action against a social worker involved in the case of murdered baby Aaron Gilbert.The 13-month-old baby died after being treated like a punchbag by hard-drinking brute Andrew Lloyd, who left him with 50 sickening injuries to his battered body.
Read MoreA string of Cabinet ministers have owned up to smoking cannabis after Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said she had used the drug at Oxford in the 1980s.
Read MoreOverseas doctors face prejudice after suspected failed bomb attacks in London and Glasgow, medics have warned.
Read MoreViolent crime is overwhelmingly fuelled by drink rather than drugs, with nearly half of all incidents linked to alcohol, according to the British Crime Survey published yesterday. Just 17% of violent offences are committed by people who have been using drugs, the figures show.
Read MoreStandards of care in Scotland’s nursing homes need to be improved, according to the minister responsible for services for the elderly.
{mosimage}Shona Robison, the public health minister, said she was “appalled” by the cases of neglect and mistreatment of elderly people highlighted by The Scotsman earlier this week, and pledged action to lift standards.
Following Monday’s investigation – which found that complaints about abuse in care homes had risen by two thirds last year, The Scotsman has learned of further serious instances of neglect.
Writing for this paper, Ms Robison said: “Like anyone else, I was appalled to read of the cases of neglect and mistreatment of older people in care homes highlighted by The Scotsman.
“The fact that these cases still have the power to shock us demonstrates that they are, thankfully, not commonplace – but it’s still not good enough that they happen at all.
“I am determined to prevent the unacceptable mistreatment of older people in care homes. The need to improve standards lies at the heart of this issue.”
Ms Robison said a new campaign would raise awareness of the existing care standards, which experts say are too often not being met.
Read MorePensioners at the centre of a controversial row over care fees are to receive £100 from Dumfries and Galloway Council.
Read MoreScotland’s drugs minister has said he is “sympathetic” to UK Government plans to upgrade cannabis to a class B drug.
Read MoreMajor health problems including binge drinking and bad eating habits are more common in the west of Scotland – even among the middle classes.
Read MoreOne educates some of the most privileged children in society while the other serves some of the poorest – but it is the further education college in the east end of Glasgow which could lose its charitable status following a ruling yesterday.
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