Increasing the number of hours of free early learning and child care provision will be “absolutely transformative”, Maree Todd has said. Under Scottish Government plans, by August 2020 every three
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A terminally ill motor neurone disease sufferer who wants to die a “peaceful and dignified death” will go to the UK’s highest court in a bid to change the law
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People lost their home every 18 minutes in Scotland last year, according to a new study. Figures published by Shelter Scotland indicate 43,000 people, including children, became homeless in 2017.
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Patients at Scotland’s highest security psychiatric hospital are being impacted by low staffing levels, according to a report. An evaluation by the Mental Welfare Commission indicated emergency measures taken to
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Nearly one in five NHS hospital services have failed to hit any key national waiting-time targets in the last year, analysis shows. An investigation by the BBC found that 29
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GPs made more than 1.4 million referrals for talking therapies for patients with anxiety or depression last year, new figures show. The number of referrals for talking therapy increased from
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Campaigners have gone to the Court of Appeal to challenge a proposed new payment scheme for NHS services which they claim could put the quality and safety of services at
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A book which chronicles the struggles of NHS staff and the politics surrounding the health service has been honoured at the National Book Awards. Comedian and former doctor Adam Kay
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After climate change, there is nothing more serious than poverty and there is clear evidence that it leads to higher levels of child abuse and neglect, said the University of
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The Duchess of York has launched a fundraising campaign for her charity Street Child, urging the public to donate to give a child an education. The Count Me In appeal
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