Statistics released by the Scottish Government on Tuesday show a jump in the number of reports from 2,545 to 2,785 between 2023 and 2024. The figure also increased by 25%
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Scotland’s social care and mental wellbeing minister has promised action will be taken at a mental health facility at the centre of cruelty allegations. Skye House (picture) in Glasgow was
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A new initiative aimed at tackling the “dramatic” differences in health and life expectancy across Scotland will be launched in three council areas this week. The new Collaboration for Health
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New guidance is needed on single sex spaces because of the “sheer mess” the SNP ministers have created on the issue, Scottish secretary Ian Murray has insisted. Murray said ministers
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The mother of a newborn baby who died in a Glasgow intensive care unit has told an inquiry her daughter died from an infection caused by an “absolutely putrid hospital”.
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An HR worker described a decision to suspend a female nurse due to a conflict with a transgender doctor as “ludicrous”, an employment tribunal has heard. Nurse Sandie Peggie, who
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Alzheimer’s patients are facing a “heartbreaking setback” as the result of a decision not to approve a drug which has been shown to slow the progression of the disease for
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A health board has launched two probes following allegations of cruelty at a mental health facility for teenagers. The BBC spoke to a number of young people who were treated
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A new report has found that unexpected events and systematic barriers have delayed progress on a national promise made to care experienced children, young people and adults. This year marks
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The number of alcohol-specific deaths in Scotland has reached a 15-year high, the latest official figures show. There were 1,277 deaths from conditions wholly caused by alcohol recorded in 2023,
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