An out-of-school care provider in Edinburgh and the Lothians must make urgent improvements in the care experienced by children at three of its services, inspectors have said. The Care Inspectorate
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Two competitions which recognised the contributions of social workers and social care workers in Scotland are to merge, it has been announced. The Scottish Social Services Awards (run by the
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A man who cut off a disabled woman’s hand in her home will be monitored for life after he was given a lifelong restriction order. Stephen Brisbane, 34, attacked Sandra
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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has instructed legal action be taken against a private contractor involved in building the crisis-hit Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH). Health board bosses have recommended
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Just 14% of people around the world have access to top level palliative care services that allow them to die with dignity, a new study has found. Researchers found more
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Nicola Sturgeon has said she has a “renewed, refreshed and strengthened” mandate for a second vote on Scottish independence, as the SNP made a series of gains in the General
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The Scottish Secretary has compared the austerity of the last decade to “housekeeping”, adding “true austerity” took place after the First and Second World Wars. Alister Jack told ITV Representing
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Voting rights should be extended to 16 and 17 year olds, a group of children’s charities will say as they launch an election manifesto. The 16-strong group, led by Children
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The Scottish Government has apologised for the “suffering” of child migrants sent abroad by institutions entrusted to care for them. Thousands of children from Scotland were sent overseas through child
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A lack of consistency in reporting on obesity across the UK has created a postcode lottery for patient care, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Glasgow
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