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Inspection finds services for children and young people in Fife performing well

By Iain MacDonald3rd April 2019News Scotland

Care inspectors have identified key strengths in the way children and young people in need of care and protection in Fife are supported and cared for. Inspectors noted that robust

Allowing women to take abortion pills at home ‘fundamentally flawed’, judges told

By Lucinda Cameron3rd April 2019News Scotland

The Scottish Government’s decision to allow women to take abortion pills at home is fundamentally flawed because it is not consistent with legislation, a lawyer representing an anti-abortion group has

Alesha killer’s doctor ‘expected backlash’ over psychopath screening suggestion

By The Editorial Team3rd April 2019News Scotland

A doctor has faced criticism after suggesting young children should be screened for psychopathic behaviour in the wake of the Alesha MacPhail murder. Dr John Marshall, head of forensic clinical

Sexual abuse survivors launch campaign to reform need for corroboration in Scots law

By The Press Association3rd April 2019News Scotland

A group set up to support survivors of sexual abuse has launched a campaign to reform the need for corroboration in Scots law. It has claimed the requirement to have

Bed blocking in Scotland’s hospitals up 9% with delays for over 1400

By The Press Association3rd April 2019News Scotland

The number of patients stuck in hospital despite being well enough to leave has increased by 9% in a year, official figures show. The latest NHS Scotland Information Services Division

Health Secretary told to ‘look at real world’ over health and social care funding

By The Press Association3rd April 2019News Scotland

Former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has told Health Secretary Jeane Freeman she should “lift her head from a spreadsheet” and look at the reality of health and social care

Abuse inquiry hears child migration was used to keep Commonwealth white

By The Press Association3rd April 20193rd April 2019News Scotland

Child migration was pursued as a racial endeavour to keep the Commonwealth white, a legal expert has said. At the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry on Tuesday, Professor Kenneth Norrie spoke

Nearly nine in 10 Scots back legalising assisted suicide, according to new poll

By The Press Association2nd April 2019News Scotland

Nearly nine in 10 people in Scotland support legalising assisted dying, according to a new poll. The Populus survey, commissioned by campaign group Dignity in Dying Scotland, found 87% backed

Prison deaths ‘nothing short of a massacre’, say parents of student who took her own life

By Tom Eden2nd April 2019News Scotland

The number of deaths at Scottish jails are “nothing short of a massacre”, according to the parents of a student who took her own life while behind bars. Katie Allan,

Doctor who assessed Alesha’s killer calls for psychopathic behaviour screening for children

By Douglas Barrie2nd April 2019News Scotland

A doctor has called for young children to be screened for psychopathic behaviour in the wake of the Alesha MacPhail murder. Dr John Marshall, head of forensic clinical psychology services

Category: News Scotland

Inspection finds services for children and young people in Fife performing well

Allowing women to take abortion pills at home ‘fundamentally flawed’, judges told

Alesha killer’s doctor ‘expected backlash’ over psychopath screening suggestion

Sexual abuse survivors launch campaign to reform need for corroboration in Scots law

Abuse inquiry hears child migration was used to keep Commonwealth white

Nearly nine in 10 Scots back legalising assisted suicide, according to new poll

Prison deaths ‘nothing short of a massacre’, say parents of student who took her own life

Doctor who assessed Alesha’s killer calls for psychopathic behaviour screening for children

Net migration drops 20% to 728,000 after hitting record 906,000 in 2023

Urgent need for training to spot and act on sex abuse within families, review finds

Body-in-garden trial told three-year-old died after parents’ ‘breathtaking’ cruelty

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Category: News Scotland

Inspection finds services for children and young people in Fife performing well

Allowing women to take abortion pills at home ‘fundamentally flawed’, judges told

Alesha killer’s doctor ‘expected backlash’ over psychopath screening suggestion

Sexual abuse survivors launch campaign to reform need for corroboration in Scots law

Bed blocking in Scotland’s hospitals up 9% with delays for over 1400

Health Secretary told to ‘look at real world’ over health and social care funding

Abuse inquiry hears child migration was used to keep Commonwealth white

Nearly nine in 10 Scots back legalising assisted suicide, according to new poll

Prison deaths ‘nothing short of a massacre’, say parents of student who took her own life

Doctor who assessed Alesha’s killer calls for psychopathic behaviour screening for children