Scottish Government cash is being invested into efforts to help struggling youngsters considering running away from home. A total of £30,000 has been awarded to two charities – Missing People
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A leading psychiatrist has been appointed to oversee an independent review of the mental health support services available to young people behind bars. Consultant forensic child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr
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The parents of a malnourished toddler who died have been jailed for more than six years after admitting neglect. Lauren Wade died in hospital from complications arising from malnutrition aged
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Staff shortages within the NHS risk undermining the Scottish Government’s £100 million cancer strategy, a new report has found. A review of the five-year plan at its half-way point found
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An “emotive and provocative” television documentary about the work of a charity led to alleged abuse victims coming forward and sparked thousands of requests for access to records, an inquiry
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The group tasked with drawing up a code of practice for a key part of the Scottish Government’s named person scheme is finding it “challenging” to ensure this is “simple,
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Nicola Sturgeon has pledged to look into reports that a lack of care staff on a Scottish island has left a frail 90-year-old woman unable to get the help she
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An agreement in principle has been reached in a bid to bring an end to Glasgow’s long-running equal pay dispute. Susan Aitken, the leader of Glasgow City Council, confirmed the
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Recruiting and retaining staff was a “huge challenge” for some residential care establishments in the past, an academic has told a child abuse probe. The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry heard
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More than half of care homes for adults and older people plus care at home services have vacancies, a new report indicates. The joint report from the Care Inspectorate and
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