The bill for Scotland’s flagship free elderly care deal has soared by almost 70% in six years to £358 million, a new report says.

Clackmannanshire’s new £20m community hospital has been officially opened by local MSP Keith Brown. NHS Forth Valley said the facility would provide 45 in-patient beds for the physically frail and day services for mental health patients.

DISCUSSIONS between Dundee City Council officials and the Scottish Veterans Housing Association may have found a solution to the funding shortfall at a Broughty Ferry ex-servicemen’s residence.

Doctors have inappropriately prescribed anti-psychotic drugs to as many as 150,000 sufferers of dementia in the UK, according to a government-backed review.

Child protection services in Orkney have been praised by government inspectors. An HM Inspectorate of Education report published today highlights good work in a number of key areas.

A sheriff due to pass sentence on a man who admitted shoplifting and assault has said she was unable to understand “nonsense” in a social work report.

A project aimed at improving support for children with troubled home lives has delivered “real results”, according the Scottish government.

A project aimed at improving support for children with troubled home lives has delivered “real results”, according the Scottish government.