Scots care home residents to be allowed designated visitors during Covid outbreaks
Care home residents will be able to name a relative or friend who will still be able to visit even if there is a coronavirus outbreak in the home, the
Read MoreCare home residents will be able to name a relative or friend who will still be able to visit even if there is a coronavirus outbreak in the home, the
Read MoreMaternity and specialist support services must engage more with fathers to help prevent vulnerable babies being seriously injured or killed, a child safeguarding review has found. Insufficient attention to men
Read MoreTwo residents have died and others have tested positive amid a Covid outbreak at a care home. Dumfries and Galloway Health and Social Care Partnership (DGHSCP) confirmed the outbreak happened
Read MoreUnions are warning of “catastrophic” staff shortages in care homes unless the Government scraps a deadline for workers in the sector to be vaccinated against coronavirus. Unison said ministers should
Read MoreCare home staff in England will be able to temporarily “self-certify” that they are medically exempt from getting a coronavirus vaccine, it has emerged. Pregnant care home workers will also
Read MoreA care home provider has been fined £363,000 after failing to protect a woman who was raped by another resident responsible for almost 80 “sexualised” and violent incidents. The firm,
Read MoreA worker described their team as “struggling and broken” on a mental health ward for young people without enough staff to keep patients safe, a watchdog has said. The Care
Read MoreChildren who have gone through the care system in Scotland have poorer health and a higher rate of mortality compared to children in the general population, a medical report shows.
Read MoreCourts will be required to take rehabilitation into account as the primary consideration when sentencing young people under a new guideline. The Scottish Sentencing Council said it recognises that young
Read MoreThe chairman of the Prince of Wales’s charitable foundation has resigned, expressing concern over potential “rogue activity” after reports that the organisation accepted a six-figure sum from a Russian donor.
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